Commuting
 

Long ago I used to think, i'd never live in that "Mud-puddle" I'll commute.

But I just do not have the personality for it. Never have.

So I live in base. My whole career. I love it.

I do mentoring for the recallees and the new hires. I rarely visit the chief pilots office. Once a decade. Since I began speaking with actual new hires this week for the first time. I popped in.

He said, "Never Lie, and call the flt office if you need anything and ask. Most of the issues for missed trips in MIA are due to commuting and it is a problem!"

My friend aa73 commutes alot in his career here. He doesn't seem to have a problem. But then again, he is Charming and known to be a big tipper.

Hopefully he'll chime in here.

There is a Huge TDY for April. If you are a new hire and based in MIA and don't understand it feel free to write or post.

Does AA have a commuter clause?

Glad to say, I dont commute no mo! Live in DC and based here. Never want to commute again, it truly sucked.

Big tipper? You meant "stripper" right? ��

Edit: in sims today and my sim P is Mike Ricotta, ex Reno. Says hi!

I commute (one guess as to where from). We were in the Keys for a couple years; I loved driving into work. Commuting sucks, and as soon as I can be a non-commuter again, I will.

The loads for me are pretty easy to deal with out of MSY, but it's the sheer waste of time that gets to me.

I don't recommend commuting - unless you want to stay married.

I know Mike!!! Hello Mike!

I think everyone agrees commuting sucks and for some we are stuck doing it

Unfortunately there are numerous reasons for commuting. One of the most unfortunate is due to the company closing the base you moved to and the lack of a relocation package that adequately compensates you for the forced move. Except for the brief period the base we moved to was open I commuted and never had a missed trip, however things have changed dramatically with the domination of the "Beagle" in our market and the ever increasing load factors, commuting sucks. As long as it is allowed pilots will commute. In my case the sacrifice in time and upgrades, had to remain senior to get commutable schedules, were worth it however if I was starting all over again in todays world I would never commute by airplane.

I intend to commute only until the merger is complete, we have an ISL and I can hold DFW. Until then I can't force my wife to move her career around. Based on movement I'm hoping I'll only have to commute for a few years. We may even move to DFW in the meantime if a position opens up out there for my wife to transfer into, because there are far more options out of DFW than our current location.

It's not TOO bad if you commute on your own mainline metal and there is decent frequency. Reserving the jumpseat makes it stress free. But the question is which jumpseat policy do we keep.....