Originally Posted by
BluesGuitar
Just over a decade at B6. Just put the apps out and called all the corporate contacts from when I was an FSI instructor and corporate contract pilot. (Couple of corporate type ratings). Less than a decade to retirement. looking to base here in Texas. Have land, an airplane and a hangar, livestock, and low cost of living here in a rural county. Not moving to a B6 base and the commute to mediocre seniority is just not doing it for me. I could “justify” a commute if seniority or QOL was better here but it’s not. I’m a 2 hr Drive to DFW and DAL and 4 to IAH. For me, it’s just my time to go do something else.
Yeah, after 9+ years of stagnation patiently waiting to upgrade only to be back in the right seat our attrition is going to moon.