​​​​​​He's not intelligent. If he's a LCA at Endeavor, he's been there long enough to get the "favor" from his buddy already and could have left before the bonuses. If you want to go to FedEx, by all means, byeeee

 

I fly out of Fresno when I jumpseat. BTW, thanks! I just checked and we are down to 1 direct flight a day that leaves at 6:25am. Without your input I would have thought we still had 2. That just doesn't cut it for a 11pm SYD departure. I've done the 2-leg commute thing on DL through SLC and that just sucks and really not doable unless PS; WN through LAS works better. Not to mention, it is a 45min drive to FAT for me. My home airport is 2O6 and is 5 min from my house, hanger lease is $1,200/year. I usually preflight the day before just to make sure everything is good (didn't leave the master on or stupid stuff like that). Now the bad: winter. When and if we ever get rain, the freezing level tends to be quite low; the MEA for the direct routes is 9,500. They often close I-5 also due to snow. After the rain we get Tule fog and the horizontal visibility is almost nil but surprisingly the VV is good. I’ve flown VFR into our airport when visibility was reported 0/0 as you can see through the fog all the way to touchdown; it makes taxiing interesting. It’s class G airspace below 1,200’ here, no instrument approach and no fuel on the field. On the days I can’t get back in I VFR, I just do an ILS to MCE which is like 15 miles north and if that fails, I head for one of the VFR mountain airports MPI, O22, to wait it out and enjoy their coffee and reasonable fuel prices.



Probably way too much information, I know. Figuring out a routine and doing it a few times is like riding a bike (get on, fall off, repeat). The turbo Mooney is a great airplane. You’re not going to carry 4 PPL, bags and fuel but you can pick 2 out of 3, well 2 1/2. You can climb high and haul ass at 170kts burning 11-12 GPH or pull the power WAY back to 120-130kts burning 5.5 GPH. Bottom line, airplanes are expensive but being able to leave my house and be in the air in less than 30 min is great. No drive and parking at the airport, leaving a backup flight, all to sit around the crew lounge for hours before report. BTW, when I do commute due to wx or the airplane being down and such, my backup is to drive so I still allow 4+ hours from the last departure. Driving in LA traffic is horrible and the drive home consist of 3 hours of dead straight road, boring. The replies are going to be “just move closer to the airport.” NO THANK YOU. We love living in a small red-neck town.

 

I want to collect my bonus money from endeavor. It requires me to flow to delta first.

 

Don’t forget leap year! Even if it’s not leap year.

 

Very short sided given the seniority numbers you are losing at FedEx. Enjoy it at FedEx. I have a lot of friends there. It’s brutal if you lack seniority!

 

What’s an extra year at the top of the FedEx pay scale pay?


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Doesn't that describe Southern GA and most of Alabama....all drivable to ATL

 

This^^^^^^

 

FedEx hiring has slowed significantly. If that’s your goal, do us all a favor and apply now so you actually get an interview

 

Cool story