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02-23-2017, 08:17 AM
#1111
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jun 2006
Posts: 1,523
Originally Posted by 2ndchance
How do you book the $35 rooms? That's really cheap!
02-23-2017, 09:45 AM
#1114
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jun 2013
Position: A320 FO
Posts: 501
Originally Posted by bigtime209
Depends on where you're commuting to. DFW for instance, it's pretty rare that rsv commuters mess with a crashpad these days. Between actually flying trips, company provided commuter hotels, and $35ish hotel rooms, you can get by without a crashpad. But places like NY I'd imagine it'd be tough to get by without one.
I agree as well. Also, if the red rash isn't your cup of tea, you can always ask any hotel if they have air crew rates and if any rooms at that rate available. I did that on average about once or twice a month, sometimes never in ORD (which happened to be close to cost of crash pad). Also, keep in mind you do have a commuter policy. So if you make two attempts to commute you get to try again the next day. No reprimand, unpaid of course. You get six of those in one year.
So in other words, it all boils down to what's the best course of action. If there are plenty of flights between base and home, most likely able to get out of the pad. Otherwise, it may be more beneficial to get one. I recommend doing one or two months without a pad and see if you can manage. If not, get a bed in one.
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02-23-2017, 10:32 AM
#1117
Pathological Flyer
Joined APC: Jul 2007
Posts: 690
Originally Posted by highflyer1980
I agree as well. Also, if the red rash isn't your cup of tea, you can always ask any hotel if they have air crew rates and if any rooms at that rate available. I did that on average about once or twice a month, sometimes never in ORD (which happened to be close to cost of crash pad). Also, keep in mind you do have a commuter policy. So if you make two attempts to commute you get to try again the next day. No reprimand, unpaid of course. You get six of those in one year.
So in other words, it all boils down to what's the best course of action. If there are plenty of flights between base and home, most likely able to get out of the pad. Otherwise, it may be more beneficial to get one. I recommend doing one or two months without a pad and see if you can manage. If not, get a bed in one.
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So in other words, it all boils down to what's the best course of action. If there are plenty of flights between base and home, most likely able to get out of the pad. Otherwise, it may be more beneficial to get one. I recommend doing one or two months without a pad and see if you can manage. If not, get a bed in one.
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02-23-2017, 11:09 AM
#1119
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Joined APC: Aug 2016
Posts: 91
Originally Posted by Flightsoffusion
Good points to ponder. Appreciate the info. Soon to be 56 yrs. old, just have to decide whether to start my career over again or just rest on my laurels that I had a good long run with it already. No question about it, there's never been a better time to be a pilot..
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