Commuting - Any POSITIVE Experiences?
02-05-2020, 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by BrazilBusDriver
I've heard of a couple guys that drive a little shorter than that distance where I work. Do you see that as an option if pairings aren't commutable?
For lineholders I'd say two hours drive is comfortable, three is doable, after that it becomes not fun and also will cause you to need hotels for very early shows and late finishes, especially for long, multi-leg regional days.
Also consider traffic conditions and report/release times (my drive is prone to traffic, but report/release tend to be early or late which is good for me).
02-05-2020, 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by DontLookDown
At what point do most people consider flying instead of driving?
If you only live 3 hours away from your base airport wouldn’t it make sense to just drive that?
If you only live 3 hours away from your base airport wouldn’t it make sense to just drive that?
The five hour drive was to avoid a 2-leg commute. Didn't last long, literally a few weeks and then took long-term military orders until I could hold a different base.
02-05-2020, 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
then took long-term military orders until I could hold a different base.
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02-06-2020, 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by DontLookDown
At what point do most people consider flying instead of driving?
If you only live 3 hours away from your base airport wouldn’t it make sense to just drive that?
If you only live 3 hours away from your base airport wouldn’t it make sense to just drive that?
02-06-2020, 09:00 AM
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02-06-2020, 09:59 AM
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Originally Posted by hydrostream
Yep. It’s expensive though, and means you are driving halfway for your reserve, or crashing in town. It’s fine once you have a line though, but still expensive.
If a typical 9-5 job involves a 30 minute commute to and from work 5 days a week you spend 5 hours in the car every week commuting.
If you drive 3 hours to work, fly a 4 day trip and then drive 3 hours home you spent 6 hours in the car commuting. So it might be slightly worse than average, but I think it would still be worth not stressing over trying to commute by airplane.
02-06-2020, 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by DontLookDown
Where I’m from a 30 minute commute is about average for most people, so what I described doesn’t sound that expensive to me.
If a typical 9-5 job involves a 30 minute commute to and from work 5 days a week you spend 5 hours in the car every week commuting.
If you drive 3 hours to work, fly a 4 day trip and then drive 3 hours home you spent 6 hours in the car commuting. So it might be slightly worse than average, but I think it would still be worth not stressing over trying to commute by airplane.
If a typical 9-5 job involves a 30 minute commute to and from work 5 days a week you spend 5 hours in the car every week commuting.
If you drive 3 hours to work, fly a 4 day trip and then drive 3 hours home you spent 6 hours in the car commuting. So it might be slightly worse than average, but I think it would still be worth not stressing over trying to commute by airplane.
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