Commuting to ORD from DTW/FNT?
 

It shouldn’t be too bad, being a short flight? Am I gonna get screwed by winter weather? Considering Envoy over DTW regionals because I like the security of the flow. Or, is driving 5 hours before and after a trip crazy?

Well my show is 10am, I'm up at 3am to make my commute, that's 7 hours. So 5 hour drive would depend wear tear on car, toll cost and fuel cost. They add up fast.

One has to be flexible, watch the weather, bunch up trips/days off.

Often it can cost a handful of hours on each end getting to work, then home. One only gets so many misses, especially on probation.

While still positioning for long term, no need to move everywhere. Eventually I’d move somewhere within a two hour drive, unless you own the 3 generation, 900 acre family ranch.

I am not awake yet so removing everything I said about dFw.

I live about that distance from my base, and I have to deal with a lot of winter weather where I live.

There is no way in hell that I'd do that. The plows don't keep the roads as clean at 2am as they do at 2pm.

That being said, there are other folks for whom that seems to work well. YMMV.

He's talking about Detroit, not Dallas lol

lol, you are totally right, coffee hadn't kicked in yet. My apologies for totally messing that up.

I am leaving now, lol.

We have quite a few DTW commuters. Between Delta, United, and American there are a tremendous number of opportunities to get to work. FNT isn’t as busy as it used to be, but still has a few flights. With 22 flights today, your best bet is DTW for sure.

Not sure about your situation, but you are giving up a lot of QOL and pay for flow. Being in DTW, you have several other options that will advance your career with more flying time and pay with a lot less stress.

Long before you'd flow through Envoy, you'll be competitive at Spirit, Kalitta, and eventually Delta and United by flying for Skywest or Endeavor; all without the headache of commuting.

And at least in terms of Endeavor, lots more money.