CheesyPilot

Any suggestions on how to get my name out there? I'll be getting my commercial ratings next month and will be applying, but with low time I know I have to somehow stand out. Any suggestions greatly appreciated!

Cheers.

ChicagoJohn08

I'm just getting back into the pilot game, but would commuting from Chicago be feasible? My current career in already gone most of the week already, so 15/15 would be a improvement even commuting.


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PrettyFlyGuy

Definitely possible but way harder than a commute from the northwest. United has direct flights to Anchorage on a 37 out of ORD in the summer and maybe even all year now. When I was up there we had a kid from Michigan and one from Boston and several from Texas. There were plenty of shifts they complained about it taking 4 days or more to get home. So just be prepared to lose days off if flights are full. I had times where flights out of ANC only had 20 people on board and the next time had a standby list 60 people long so its kind of about perfect timing and a lil luck.
If your going for a captain spot with the new pay you could afford to buy your tickets months ahead of time for practically nothing out of ORD. Mine were less than a day of pay for round trip out of MCI. So in theory you could work one extra day and pay for the tickets and potentially save several days off commuting and with the long trips probably get enough points for a free ticket every 6 months. Plus the extra day will be premium pay as well. Some people will probably say this is stupid but if working one day will save you 3 its not a bad way to go. Having a set ticket makes the job way less stressful and you get to travel in comfy clothes and not wear a tie for several days commuting. Good luck and welcome back.

Panzon

It's no problem getting from ORD to ANC. Most times it's direct on AS, and for a six week period during the winter it's ORD - SEA - ANC. You arrive in ANC in the afternoon, so if you're going to BET or possibly OME or OTZ you can continue on to your base. I usually spent the night in ANC and did a grocery run, then caught the morning flight to my base.

The return involves a red eye that usually leaves ANC at 11:20 pm.

zav1

Do you get confirmed seats on company planes for commuting to base from ANC?


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Ramen

Yes.

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akIPA

Article on Hageland, aka Ravn Connect: https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/avia...k-plane-crash/

Javichu

Hey guys, any idea on future classes? Estimated dates?


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Yeti AK

Next ground school starts 18 Sep.

Swakid8

Any word o. Interviews for that ground school September, I shot a email to them but it's been crickets....


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