Any reason for MIA being a junior base?
02-24-2020, 06:07 AM
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Any reason for MIA being a junior base?
Thanks to the Base drops thread I know which bases are junior. I'm just wondering what the reasoning, if there is any reason outside of personal preference, as to why Miami is a junior base?
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02-24-2020, 07:50 AM
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Originally Posted by chrisreedrules
and not great for commuting because the loads are almost always completely full.
02-24-2020, 07:55 AM
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Originally Posted by SSlow
But isn't that pretty much every domicile at American? How would this be unique to MIA? I've commuted into three separate AA domiciles over the years (PHX, LAX, DFW) and the loads were usually always full.
It's like DFW without the volume and frequency. Miss one flight? Youre hosed.
"Oh I'll go through CLT or ATL"
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02-24-2020, 07:58 AM
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Originally Posted by ZeroTT
Being way out on the tip of Florida doesn’t help. If bna-dfw is full, the bna-iah-dfw is sorta reasonable. Not as many alternate hubs heading toward miami
02-24-2020, 08:00 AM
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Originally Posted by chrisreedrules
High cost of living and not great for commuting because the loads are almost always completely full... Also if you don’t speak Spanish you’re pretty much a foreigner in south Florida.
02-24-2020, 08:04 AM
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Originally Posted by chrisreedrules
High cost of living and not great for commuting because the loads are almost always completely full... Also if you don’t speak Spanish you’re pretty much a foreigner in south Florida.
02-24-2020, 08:25 AM
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Actually I’m not sure why Miami is so Junior. Weather is great in the winter, and the Caribbean flying can’t be beat the colder half of the year. It’s easy to get senior and it has a huge variety in aircraft and flying types. There’s technical terrain flying into Latin terrain, wide body long haul everywhere but Asia, domestic or relaxed island flying.
It does help to know Spanish in much of Miami, so a lot of pilots also live in the keys, on the west side of the peninsula, or near PBI and FLL. Having said this Miami does have nice areas and if you like to do things on the water you are super close. The food in Miami is hard to beat and if you want to learn Spanish it’s a perfect opportunity.
Couple of downsides are the multiple bases to cover, FLL, MIA, and PBI but the majority of flying is out of MIA and there is a train between FLL and MIA that can come in handy for commuting purposes. Also Hurricanes, and traffic can be problematic.
As for commutes it really depends where your commuting from. I hear PNS can be a real challenge while ATL or IAH is relatively easy.
It does help to know Spanish in much of Miami, so a lot of pilots also live in the keys, on the west side of the peninsula, or near PBI and FLL. Having said this Miami does have nice areas and if you like to do things on the water you are super close. The food in Miami is hard to beat and if you want to learn Spanish it’s a perfect opportunity.
Couple of downsides are the multiple bases to cover, FLL, MIA, and PBI but the majority of flying is out of MIA and there is a train between FLL and MIA that can come in handy for commuting purposes. Also Hurricanes, and traffic can be problematic.
As for commutes it really depends where your commuting from. I hear PNS can be a real challenge while ATL or IAH is relatively easy.
02-24-2020, 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by PilotAnalyst
Actually I’m not sure why Miami is so Junior. Weather is great in the winter, and the Caribbean flying can’t be beat the colder half of the year. It’s easy to get senior and it has a huge variety in aircraft and flying types. There’s technical terrain flying into Latin terrain, wide body long haul everywhere but Asia, domestic or relaxed island flying.
It does help to know Spanish in much of Miami, so a lot of pilots also live in the keys, on the west side of the peninsula, or near PBI and FLL. Having said this Miami does have nice areas and if you like to do things on the water you are super close. The food in Miami is hard to beat and if you want to learn Spanish it’s a perfect opportunity.
Couple of downsides are the multiple bases to cover, FLL, MIA, and PBI but the majority of flying is out of MIA and there is a train between FLL and MIA that can come in handy for commuting purposes. Also Hurricanes, and traffic can be problematic.
As for commutes it really depends where your commuting from. I hear PNS can be a real challenge while ATL or IAH is relatively easy.
It does help to know Spanish in much of Miami, so a lot of pilots also live in the keys, on the west side of the peninsula, or near PBI and FLL. Having said this Miami does have nice areas and if you like to do things on the water you are super close. The food in Miami is hard to beat and if you want to learn Spanish it’s a perfect opportunity.
Couple of downsides are the multiple bases to cover, FLL, MIA, and PBI but the majority of flying is out of MIA and there is a train between FLL and MIA that can come in handy for commuting purposes. Also Hurricanes, and traffic can be problematic.
As for commutes it really depends where your commuting from. I hear PNS can be a real challenge while ATL or IAH is relatively easy.
I hadn't realized it was a multiple airport base. You say it's mostly MIA, but if someone wanted to, could they regularly get a line out of one of the other two?
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