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flyingRUM 11-01-2019 03:27 PM
Originally Posted by YLpilot (Post 2916275)
I am aware. I said to hold. Not hold a line. Reserve here sucks but not as bad as commuting.
Sorry still getting used to all the terms. When you say hold vs hold a line does that mean just being able to transfer?

So 6 months to transfer and then another 6 until having a line? Or 3 years until a line?

YLpilot 11-01-2019 03:47 PM
Originally Posted by flyingRUM (Post 2916398)
Sorry still getting used to all the terms. When you say hold vs hold a line does that mean just being able to transfer?

So 6 months to transfer and then another 6 until having a line? Or 3 years until a line?
So 6 months to hold the base as an FO, another 6 months in MIA to hold a line as an FO. Then once you upgrade the junior Captain in MIA I believe is an early 2017 hire so 2.5-3 years to just hold the base as a CA. It is the most senior base in the company and a few senior guys snowbird in during the winter and bid back out in the summer. Frustrating.

flyer2710 11-01-2019 09:11 PM
Originally Posted by flyingRUM (Post 2916000)
Yeah that’s what I looked into, of those options, I found only DFW has 777 flights with a lot more seats. Not sure if that factors in.

So if commuting is relatively equal, which would be my best bet in terms of holding a line. Looking around seems like DFW 175 but it’s all about 2 months old info.
You’ll be amazed how easily those flights on the 777 are oversold every single day. I would stay away from a commute from Miami to DFW. The best commute from Miami by far is LGA. If I were you I would stay in LGA until I could hold Miami. On the FO side it is very junior.

SkylineAviation 11-02-2019 06:09 AM
Originally Posted by flyingRUM (Post 2916000)
Yeah that’s what I looked into, of those options, I found only DFW has 777 flights with a lot more seats. Not sure if that factors in.

So if commuting is relatively equal, which would be my best bet in terms of holding a line. Looking around seems like DFW 175 but it’s all about 2 months old info.
Former Envoy here, and word of advice is absolutely don’t commute any longer than you have to especially if you live in a base. I did the commute out of Miami to LGA, DFW, & ORD when they shut down Miami while I was there, and nothing compares to living in base. Loads between hubs are extremely high and lots of non-revs. Bid the 145 any base and transfer home to Miami.

flyingRUM 11-02-2019 06:36 PM
Originally Posted by SkylineAviation (Post 2916622)
Former Envoy here, and word of advice is absolutely don’t commute any longer than you have to especially if you live in a base. I did the commute out of Miami to LGA, DFW, & ORD when they shut down Miami while I was there, and nothing compares to living in base. Loads between hubs are extremely high and lots of non-revs. Bid the 145 any base and transfer home to Miami.
That advice stands even with a 1year wait for a line as a FO in Miami vs possibly 4 in DFW? Also wondering while I commute what would you consider was the easiest base to get to from MIA?

havick206 11-02-2019 06:41 PM
Originally Posted by flyingRUM (Post 2916919)
That advice stands even with a 1year wait for a line as a FO in Miami vs possibly 4 in DFW? Also wondering while I commute what would you consider was the easiest base to get to from MIA?
Lga is the easiest commute from Mia

SkylineAviation 11-03-2019 03:58 AM
Originally Posted by flyingRUM (Post 2916919)
That advice stands even with a 1year wait for a line as a FO in Miami vs possibly 4 in DFW? Also wondering while I commute what would you consider was the easiest base to get to from MIA?
To be honest, it’s not even close in my opinion. Living in base is like a different job. Commuting out of Miami to LGA is easier. Many from South Florida also commute out of FLL to LGA which offers many more options.

But seriously 11-03-2019 06:19 PM
Originally Posted by flyingRUM (Post 2916919)
That advice stands even with a 1year wait for a line as a FO in Miami vs possibly 4 in DFW? Also wondering while I commute what would you consider was the easiest base to get to from MIA?
Without a doubt. Don’t commute if you don’t have to. The only caveat to that is if you live “in base” but are really a 2-3 hour drive from the airport, it changes the calculus a bit. If you can sit RAP from your living room, reserve is not that bad.

flyer2710 11-04-2019 04:37 PM
Originally Posted by flyingRUM (Post 2916919)
That advice stands even with a 1year wait for a line as a FO in Miami vs possibly 4 in DFW? Also wondering while I commute what would you consider was the easiest base to get to from MIA?
Again, stay away from DFW if you live and commute out of Miami. As a new FO sitting reserve without commuting IS like a different job. If you cannot hold Miami right away the easiest commute out of MIA, FLL and PBI is New York. Don’t let the shiny 777 out of MIA blind you.... ALL of these flights are sold out with 2,564,135,711 mainline listed for the jumpseat.

AV8R72 11-05-2019 05:18 PM
RUM, what base and equipment did you get? ORD 175?


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