Compass Pilots - Are You Happy There?
12-25-2017, 02:05 AM
#21
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Joined APC: Aug 2017
Posts: 35
Originally Posted by Shangri La
I'll chime in been here just over 2 yeasrs now;
The good: commuter friendly, decent movement, not many lifers, good crews.
The bad: short sided management, trip efficiency is going downhill, gaping holes in our contract language.
Bottom line: we're not the worst, but we definitely not the best either. If you live on the west cost or a very short commute away, come on over the wasters fine. If your gonna commute from east of the Rockies.. dont. there's much better options currently available to pilots looking for work. I personally commute two time zones via two legs to get to work, I wouldn't wish it upon my worst enemy. So if you live west coast or plan to, sure it's a good place to work, but if your going to commute I'd look elsewhere first .
The good: commuter friendly, decent movement, not many lifers, good crews.
The bad: short sided management, trip efficiency is going downhill, gaping holes in our contract language.
Bottom line: we're not the worst, but we definitely not the best either. If you live on the west cost or a very short commute away, come on over the wasters fine. If your gonna commute from east of the Rockies.. dont. there's much better options currently available to pilots looking for work. I personally commute two time zones via two legs to get to work, I wouldn't wish it upon my worst enemy. So if you live west coast or plan to, sure it's a good place to work, but if your going to commute I'd look elsewhere first .
12-25-2017, 06:54 AM
#22
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Joined APC: Feb 2009
Posts: 1,267
Originally Posted by Patrickc
Any Compass pilots living in San Diego? How is it commuting with the trip schedules? Is it possible to be in San Diego with a two hour reserve?
1. Commute in on a flight and hang out.
2. Drive about half way and stage themselves for the two hour call out.
3. Just risk it and hope they can catch one of the many flights to lax and beat their show time.
12-25-2017, 08:28 PM
#23
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Joined APC: Oct 2016
Position: E175 FO
Posts: 186
I did the PHX LAX commute for a year and a half. You have a few things going on in your favor.
PHX LAX market is served by, Delta, American, Southwest, United, Mesa, and Skywest. There's literally a flight leaving every hour between here and there. Would I use it to stay home and wait for the short call between scheduling assigning you a trip and then getting there? No...lot can happen and there is often flow between the two so getting there inside of two hours from the call to report is minimal at best.
I have had to use the commuter clause once in my entire 1.5 years between the two. There were no questions or hassles between the Chiefs and I, and it was a done deal.
I have missed my first commute back home twice, always got on the second. Use our commuter policy to your advantage, that chiefly being that you can get on our FA jumpseats in order to get home. Plus, with adequate warning and advance notice, you can reserve the cockpit jump and no one can bump it from you.
It's not bad, but from where I live in Queen Creek, it would average me 4 hours to leave my house to exiting the jetway in LAX. Same on the back way home. That's 8 hours gone with each trip spent commuting. Average 4 trips a month that s an almost 40 hour work week spent commuting. I hold Phoenix now and the 45 minute drive to the airport cannot be beat, especially with parking in Terminal 3.
Good luck.
PHX LAX market is served by, Delta, American, Southwest, United, Mesa, and Skywest. There's literally a flight leaving every hour between here and there. Would I use it to stay home and wait for the short call between scheduling assigning you a trip and then getting there? No...lot can happen and there is often flow between the two so getting there inside of two hours from the call to report is minimal at best.
I have had to use the commuter clause once in my entire 1.5 years between the two. There were no questions or hassles between the Chiefs and I, and it was a done deal.
I have missed my first commute back home twice, always got on the second. Use our commuter policy to your advantage, that chiefly being that you can get on our FA jumpseats in order to get home. Plus, with adequate warning and advance notice, you can reserve the cockpit jump and no one can bump it from you.
It's not bad, but from where I live in Queen Creek, it would average me 4 hours to leave my house to exiting the jetway in LAX. Same on the back way home. That's 8 hours gone with each trip spent commuting. Average 4 trips a month that s an almost 40 hour work week spent commuting. I hold Phoenix now and the 45 minute drive to the airport cannot be beat, especially with parking in Terminal 3.
Good luck.
12-26-2017, 04:37 PM
#24
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Joined APC: Jul 2017
Position: FO
Posts: 167
Originally Posted by WingedCelt
I did the PHX LAX commute for a year and a half. You have a few things going on in your favor.
PHX LAX market is served by, Delta, American, Southwest, United, Mesa, and Skywest. There's literally a flight leaving every hour between here and there. Would I use it to stay home and wait for the short call between scheduling assigning you a trip and then getting there? No...lot can happen and there is often flow between the two so getting there inside of two hours from the call to report is minimal at best.
I have had to use the commuter clause once in my entire 1.5 years between the two. There were no questions or hassles between the Chiefs and I, and it was a done deal.
I have missed my first commute back home twice, always got on the second. Use our commuter policy to your advantage, that chiefly being that you can get on our FA jumpseats in order to get home. Plus, with adequate warning and advance notice, you can reserve the cockpit jump and no one can bump it from you.
It's not bad, but from where I live in Queen Creek, it would average me 4 hours to leave my house to exiting the jetway in LAX. Same on the back way home. That's 8 hours gone with each trip spent commuting. Average 4 trips a month that s an almost 40 hour work week spent commuting. I hold Phoenix now and the 45 minute drive to the airport cannot be beat, especially with parking in Terminal 3.
Good luck.
PHX LAX market is served by, Delta, American, Southwest, United, Mesa, and Skywest. There's literally a flight leaving every hour between here and there. Would I use it to stay home and wait for the short call between scheduling assigning you a trip and then getting there? No...lot can happen and there is often flow between the two so getting there inside of two hours from the call to report is minimal at best.
I have had to use the commuter clause once in my entire 1.5 years between the two. There were no questions or hassles between the Chiefs and I, and it was a done deal.
I have missed my first commute back home twice, always got on the second. Use our commuter policy to your advantage, that chiefly being that you can get on our FA jumpseats in order to get home. Plus, with adequate warning and advance notice, you can reserve the cockpit jump and no one can bump it from you.
It's not bad, but from where I live in Queen Creek, it would average me 4 hours to leave my house to exiting the jetway in LAX. Same on the back way home. That's 8 hours gone with each trip spent commuting. Average 4 trips a month that s an almost 40 hour work week spent commuting. I hold Phoenix now and the 45 minute drive to the airport cannot be beat, especially with parking in Terminal 3.
Good luck.
12-26-2017, 09:19 PM
#25
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Originally Posted by flyboy94
I start training at the beginning of February, what do you think the chances are getting PHX right out of the gate? I currently live in Chandler and was hoping not to have to commute to LAX if I can avoid it. If commuting is the only option about how long before PHX is possible?
12-27-2017, 03:12 AM
#26
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Joined APC: Dec 2017
Posts: 44
Originally Posted by flyboy94
I start training at the beginning of February, what do you think the chances are getting PHX right out of the gate? I currently live in Chandler and was hoping not to have to commute to LAX if I can avoid it. If commuting is the only option about how long before PHX is possible?
12-27-2017, 07:01 AM
#27
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Joined APC: Oct 2016
Position: E175 FO
Posts: 186
Originally Posted by 3PerRev
The recruiters are saying that all domiciles will be available either right away or within a few months of completing training.
12-27-2017, 09:18 AM
#28
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Joined APC: Dec 2007
Position: 777 FO
Posts: 791
Originally Posted by WingedCelt
It's not bad, but from where I live in Queen Creek, it would average me 4 hours to leave my house to exiting the jetway in LAX. Same on the back way home. That's 8 hours gone with each trip spent commuting. Average 4 trips a month that s an almost 40 hour work week spent commuting.
Good luck.
12-27-2017, 04:18 PM
#30
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Joined APC: Jul 2017
Position: FO
Posts: 167
Originally Posted by flyjustinfly
For those of you that have just interviewed or hitting training, how long was it from the interview to a training date? Example if I interviewed in Jan., could you get a May class date?
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