Originally Posted by
SkiBum112
Ha! He works at "Fill in the Blank" Airlines, he summed up a regional FOs life pretty well, for any carrier. But since you're gonna live in base, just swap out the 1900 mile commute for 3 hours in bumper to bumper traffic, it works out to about the same.
Precisely.
Originally Posted by
V1Rotate
Which airline do you work for I will be sure not to go there. No plans to commute, want to live on base.
And actually I planned to "live in base" too. Did, for a while actually. Yea...that was until the
second fleet reduction/downgrade and base displacement that occured, that was followed very closely by yet another reduction/downgrade and base displacement that culminated in my furlough. And as an added bonus, each time they publish the results of all those shakeups, they call them "awards." So you get your "base displacement award" or your "furlough award."
That's when you know you've made the "big time." I always wondered if maybe I could list those on a job application when it says "list your job-related accomplishments/awards."
All cynicism aside though, just hang in there. I know that we all have to actually experience it before we know whether or not it's as bad as everyone says. And I hope you do get to experience it sooner than later. You never know, things seem to happen at the most unexpected times, in life generally, and in this industry. So hook up the iPod to the headset, settle in for steep turns and teardrop hold entries (again) and wait. Your only other option is to join me, down here on my computer and APC, while my wife goes to work everyday to pay the bills.