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#6791
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On first year reserve your per diem is not likely to be that much (at least in my case it wasn't, especially with day trips and sitting.) So when it came to taxes I opted not to pay for the FLICA accounting. It would have been a wash for me. Wasn't worth the hassle in my personal case. Second year? There's probably a benefit but not a windfall. In the realm of most creative tax methods, I flew with one captain that started a "church" so that he could shield his income from taxes. Amen, I guess?
Amen.. gotta love it.....
#6792
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Joined: Oct 2015
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slam clicker? At the Lodge, at least you get to socialize and hang out with your classmates.
#6793
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Joined: Jan 2008
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From: Blue fifi flogger
All depends on the person I guess. I've done four long training events here, and all were at the Staybridge or Residence. Our new hire class hung out waaaay too much, (in a good way). So did the three transition/upgrade groups after. It was still really nice all four times to decompress off campus and have my own kitchen. The lodge food would get really old after a week imo. If you're hoping to chase newhire FAs it's probably the place to be. Just enjoy the cameras pointed at you at the bar, fire pit, etc.
#6794
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Joined: Oct 2008
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You know where you hang out and socialize with classmates? Off company property at a non company owned bar. Man if there was video cameras on us during our new hire class we'd probably have had a few meetings with the bosses.
#6796
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From: CA
#6797
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Joined: Oct 2015
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All depends on the person I guess. I've done four long training events here, and all were at the Staybridge or Residence. Our new hire class hung out waaaay too much, (in a good way). So did the three transition/upgrade groups after. It was still really nice all four times to decompress off campus and have my own kitchen. The lodge food would get really old after a week imo. If you're hoping to chase newhire FAs it's probably the place to be. Just enjoy the cameras pointed at you at the bar, fire pit, etc.
#6799
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Joined: May 2009
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From: Square root of the variance and average of the variation
I find day drinking followed by a red eye to have a deleterious effect on my sleep. So yeah, I slam click instead of slam beers at 7am when I have to fly all night in 23 hours. I never understood the perceived obligation to force oneself into a social situation one would not engage in if one were in another profession. Because the 20 something FAs would CERTAINLY hang out with us 40+ something pilots if we were 9-5 accountants not picking up the tab. Yeah. I guess I'm a "non-pilot pilot" in that I actually enjoy hanging out and sleeping with my own wife. But that's just me. If the company ink is your thing dip your pen right in. By the way, all my classmates were at the same hotel and we socialized just fine outside of a company compound.
#6800
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From: Square root of the variance and average of the variation
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