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#2681
Interested in opinions about becoming DTW based.
If you were already living within 40 minutes of DTW, planned to stay indefinitely, and had a SSN last four of 00XX (likely no choice out of Indoc in the December time frame), how might the first couple of years play out? I see a lot of MDs going to the bottom of each class...and they aren't (currently) DTW based.
Thanks for any forecasts or advice. Priority will be QOL with no short-term concerns about money.
If you were already living within 40 minutes of DTW, planned to stay indefinitely, and had a SSN last four of 00XX (likely no choice out of Indoc in the December time frame), how might the first couple of years play out? I see a lot of MDs going to the bottom of each class...and they aren't (currently) DTW based.
Thanks for any forecasts or advice. Priority will be QOL with no short-term concerns about money.
The good news is that the transition from 88 to 717 is pretty painless and DTW 717 should become available as soon as your freeze expires. In addition, you'll have 85 new hires coming in under you every month which should help you get a line sooner rather than later..always better to commute to a line!
The bad news is you'll have to commute to reserve for at least a few months. I would avoid NYC88 if you can and avoid having to cover 3 airports. If you can't avoid NYC, bid ATL88 or MSP88 as soon as you get access to DBMS so you only have to cover 1 airport on reserve. Remember, you can bid any base you want as long as you don't change equipment during your first year (IIRC?). With the pace of AE's every 30-45 days, you may get awarded ATL or MSP before you get off IOE and only have to fly out of NYC for a month.
DL just opened a NYC 717 category. It should be really junior. If you can get NYC717 out of indoc...take it and bid DTW717 as soon as you can.
Congrats and Welcome Aboard! You're gonna have a great career, especially if you make it back to DTW and fly out of the base where you live for the next 20 yrs.
Last edited by CGfalconHerc; 09-04-2014 at 05:45 PM.
#2682
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Thanks CGfalconHerc! That's exactly what I was looking for. I didn't know how senior the 717 in DTW would be a year from starting, but even at the bottom it would seem to make sense to aim for that if the conversion from the 88 is easy.
#2683
I think you're asking about having to commute the first year if assigned the 88 out of indoc until you can get back to DTW.
The good news is that the transition from 88 to 717 is pretty painless and DTW 717 should become available as soon as your freeze expires. In addition, you'll have 85 new hires coming in under you every month which should help you get a line sooner rather than later..always better to commute to a line!
The bad news is you'll have to commute to reserve for at least a few months. I would avoid NYC88 if you can and avoid having to cover 3 airports. If you can't avoid NYC, bid ATL88 or MSP88 as soon as you get access to DBMS so you only have to cover 1 airport on reserve. Remember, you can bid any base you want as long as you don't change equipment during your first year (IIRC?). With the pace of AE's every 30-45 days, you may get awarded ATL or MSP before you get off IOE and only have to fly out of NYC for a month.
DL just opened a NYC 717 category. It should be really junior. If you can get NYC717 out of indoc...take it and bid DTW717 as soon as you can.
Congrats and Welcome Aboard! You're gonna have a great career, especially if you make it back to DTW and fly out of the base where you live for the next 20 yrs.
The good news is that the transition from 88 to 717 is pretty painless and DTW 717 should become available as soon as your freeze expires. In addition, you'll have 85 new hires coming in under you every month which should help you get a line sooner rather than later..always better to commute to a line!
The bad news is you'll have to commute to reserve for at least a few months. I would avoid NYC88 if you can and avoid having to cover 3 airports. If you can't avoid NYC, bid ATL88 or MSP88 as soon as you get access to DBMS so you only have to cover 1 airport on reserve. Remember, you can bid any base you want as long as you don't change equipment during your first year (IIRC?). With the pace of AE's every 30-45 days, you may get awarded ATL or MSP before you get off IOE and only have to fly out of NYC for a month.
DL just opened a NYC 717 category. It should be really junior. If you can get NYC717 out of indoc...take it and bid DTW717 as soon as you can.
Congrats and Welcome Aboard! You're gonna have a great career, especially if you make it back to DTW and fly out of the base where you live for the next 20 yrs.
Thanks!
#2684
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Are the flights from DTW - MSP as bad as ATL - DTW in reference to non revs? I know every plane is full now days, but the ATL - DTW ones have 30-40 non revs every time I look at the list. I guess it's because people from legacy NW bidding to ATL for schedules and legacy Dal bidding dtw for schedules. I was wondering if MSP - DTW was like that since they were both NW bases.
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#2685
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I think you will find that any commute from a base to another base ( in some cases an ex-base like LAS or DFW) will always be difficult. With the expected rapid movement over the next few years it will only get worse. FWIW, I commuted my entire 30 year career and if had to do it over, I would have moved to a base and stayed there at all costs. Best of luck to you in you're a Delta career. You will love it.
#2686
I think you will find that any commute from a base to another base ( in some cases an ex-base like LAS or DFW) will always be difficult. With the expected rapid movement over the next few years it will only get worse. FWIW, I commuted my entire 30 year career and if had to do it over, I would have moved to a base and stayed there at all costs. Best of luck to you in you're a Delta career. You will love it.
#2687
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Hmm, is my thinking backwards then? The reason I'm considering a commute is my daughter just started high school this year. Due to military moves, she saw 4 different schools by the time she hit 7th grade and I just want some stability in her life. Do you think one more move is worth the trade off of more time at home vs. being the new kid one more time? I know there is no right answer, but I wouldn't mind hearing from those who have been there.
#2688
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Hmm, is my thinking backwards then? The reason I'm considering a commute is my daughter just started high school this year. Due to military moves, she saw 4 different schools by the time she hit 7th grade and I just want some stability in her life. Do you think one more move is worth the trade off of more time at home vs. being the new kid one more time? I know there is no right answer, but I wouldn't mind hearing from those who have been there.
It does also depend on your commute. All commutes suck, some however more then others.
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Last edited by sailingfun; 09-05-2014 at 04:51 AM.
#2689
Hmm, is my thinking backwards then? The reason I'm considering a commute is my daughter just started high school this year. Due to military moves, she saw 4 different schools by the time she hit 7th grade and I just want some stability in her life. Do you think one more move is worth the trade off of more time at home vs. being the new kid one more time? I know there is no right answer, but I wouldn't mind hearing from those who have been there.
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