Not that I have a dog in the Delta fight yet, but in normal/light traffic, SAN and PSP are a 2hr drive to LAX. BUR, SNA and ONT can be less but if you hit rush hour, forget it. I don't know the public transit too well from most of those to LAX but I know from San Diego it would not be convenient at all, unfortunately. LGB is 20-30min during normal traffic but I've seen it take upwards of 2hrs in traffic. Good luck, I hope this helps somehow!

 

Spot on. The traffic in the LA/SoCal area is the worst and getting "worster." If you have to manage the 5, the 101 or the 405, its totally a wild card. I'm a DAL guy based in LA and live 45 miles northwest. I have to navigate the 101 and the 405.

Getting to LAX is a hassle, covering the other airports is a complete crap shoot. If I have an early sign in at SNA or ONT, I drive down the night before and get a hotel. There really isn't much public transport unfortunately. It largely serves downtown LA and the Inland Empire (otherwise known as San Bernadino).

If you choose to move to SoCal, know that guys commuting from LAS, SMF and SLC can oftentimes beat me to sign in from their homes and mine. Same on the way home after a trip. Friday nights? Forget it, its a slog. Rush hour? 5-10 mph most of the way.

LA's a great base and I love the guys I fly with. We're here because my wife is a Cali girl, our kids love the outdoor stuff and the beaches, and I'm gone most of the time. :0

 

So I know NYC cover all three, but are there any trips that start out of Newark and what aircraft would have the best chance of doing that? Also, is it true that short call reserve you only have to be within a couple hours of any one of the three. Basically trying to figure if living in eastern PA is doable for QOL.

 

Out of curiosity, how junior is DTW? I know it's been typically junior, but is it new hire junior? Is the a320 and 737 junior out of DTW? How about Slc 320 and 737?

 

If you can make sign-in in EWR in 2 hours you're legal. When I was on reserve I usually camped out at a mall/Strarbucks/Panera in northern NJ for short-call. Now that it's 14 hours (?) it's tolerable.

 

A guy I commute with (Compass flow) with roughly APR hire date, held back and had summer training is DTW73B. Not sure on the Airbus.

 

What's 14 hours?

 

From blowing SC to the CPO.....

 

Sorry. A SC period is now 12 hours. There have been so many changes.

 

Question about reserve in NYC. I live in south Jersey and Newark is the closest to where I live. When on short call, do I need to be within 2 hours of all NYC airports or just one?


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