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05-24-2018 | 08:03 AM
#321
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Just curious -- I presently live in NJ but like most sane people I want to get out ASAP.
Say I come to PSA and get my local base (PHL) initially. I move to CLT once I can hold at least SCR as an FO there (less than a year it appears).
But then, say after 6-12 months in CLT I am force upgraded, which requires me to commute to reserve. All other things being equal, would it be easier to commute from CLT or another outlying base like PHL? I guess what I'm asking is whether I am more likely to get commuter-friendly flights out of CLT vs a smaller base like PHL and therefore whether it makes more sense to move to CLT sooner rather than later.
Say I come to PSA and get my local base (PHL) initially. I move to CLT once I can hold at least SCR as an FO there (less than a year it appears).
But then, say after 6-12 months in CLT I am force upgraded, which requires me to commute to reserve. All other things being equal, would it be easier to commute from CLT or another outlying base like PHL? I guess what I'm asking is whether I am more likely to get commuter-friendly flights out of CLT vs a smaller base like PHL and therefore whether it makes more sense to move to CLT sooner rather than later.
Now, if you wanted to move somewhere else that was an easy drive to DCA, PHL, ORF, or heaven forbid, DAY/CVG, then life becomes even easier. As you can see on the last Base Update posted by MaCrOs, holding CLT as a CA could be a while.
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05-24-2018 | 08:22 AM
#322
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I can see from the data that I may wind up being stuck in NJ (PHL, really) for about three years. But if the CA SCR times remain where they are (long shot I know, but possible) I might be able to upgrade at roughly 1.5 years and do my time on CA reserve in base, which is a huge positive.
05-24-2018 | 09:02 AM
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05-24-2018 | 09:12 AM
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(It's the only serious outstation MX base we seem to be missing. I suspect that as our fleet grows, we could end up the sole AA operator there...To all the hubs (CLT, PHL, DCA, LGA, and even eventually ORD)...)
05-24-2018 | 09:32 AM
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But then there would be no more Ramada + Fox & Hound Overnights, oh the horror!
05-24-2018 | 10:06 AM
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05-24-2018 | 11:11 AM
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Fox and Hound shut their doors couple of months ago.
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