Likelihood of being based at MSP upon hire?
02-10-2020, 06:45 PM
#11
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Originally Posted by arch19
Oops...I totally goofed...I meant 1,500 hours before joining regionals (not legacy, as I had stated). I should add that I have a flexible job where I work remotely and am done by 2 or 3 in the afternoon each business day. I also have five weeks of vacation time. So I do have three extra hours each day versus somebody who works a traditional 9-5. But I get it...hard to do if working full time. So if four years to get to 1,500 hours is pretty aggressive, let's say six years is more realistic. Hopefully six years from now isn't too late to be joining the game?
02-11-2020, 04:16 AM
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Originally Posted by arch19
Oops...I totally goofed...I meant 1,500 hours before joining regionals (not legacy, as I had stated). I should add that I have a flexible job where I work remotely and am done by 2 or 3 in the afternoon each business day. I also have five weeks of vacation time. So I do have three extra hours each day versus somebody who works a traditional 9-5. But I get it...hard to do if working full time. So if four years to get to 1,500 hours is pretty aggressive, let's say six years is more realistic. Hopefully six years from now isn't too late to be joining the game?
Your current job sounds pretty not bad, sure you want to give it up?
Do you have any certificates now? Get your PPL. That'll get your foot in the aviation door and give you a taste. Give you the ability to make a more informed personal decision about possible paths forward.
Your job does sound like a pretty good setup for an aggressive flight training timeline, that will help with affordability.
02-11-2020, 06:25 AM
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Originally Posted by tennisguru
...but those two months of summer...
Originally Posted by notEnuf
...have no chance of time off. Definitely not a vacation.
We put up with the 9 months of winter for those two months of summer. (The other 4 weeks are divided equally between spring and fall.)
02-11-2020, 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by FangsF15
When I lived in Alaska, there was a well-known joke there were only two seasons... “Winter” and “construction”. 
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