Should have specified that. Put in the app as of now after the MTC event. Did the pilot flight ops internship back when I was a junior in college and good friends with the SEA chief pilot from that internship and told me I should get the interview call after the new year. Assuming things are a little slow right now.

The other thing to consider is PDX is by far the best base to sit reserve in as an FO if you like getting paid not to fly. I could probably hold a garbage line but I've been bidding reserve for months and averaging 2 days of work/month. Pick up 2 or 3 days work on your days off and you're now sitting at 95-100 hours of credit for minimal work. This situation could obviously change at any moment, but I'm enjoying it while it lasts.

You just want to have realistic expectations for base timing, I think it will take a while for you. There are FOs here now who want PDX or ANC that are now getting sent to SFO. They are waiting to get to at least SEA but the last vacancy bid (effective in March) only had room for 20 FOs to move to SEA. The funnel is SFO or LAX > SEA > PDX or ANC. PDX and ANC are small bases with few retirements so the math is challenging. Pick the earliest class date possible to get in the line.

Things could change but it seems like expectations for growth and movement are dialing back.

Definitely take the first class offered. I was surprised at the current hiring estimate for next year in SD's DEC Pilot Call e-mail.

Yup, 600 turned into 200 overnight.

Take the 200 and divide by two and you’ll be in the ball park of what we likely hire.

It could also easily turn into 400. Don't get too worked up about it.

Say you are based in PDX and on your way into work... If you come upon a road block due to protestors, does the Company hold you responsible for being late?

I guess the same question could be applied to the SEA base

You are definitely held responsible. A real pilot drives right through. Protests are fine, blocking roads is not.

Best effort, normal traffic
 

short answer, no. You’d be fine. Expectation is best effort, normal traffic.