The best regional near SYR
10-16-2007 | 07:32 AM
#1
Thread Starter
Line Holder
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 34
Likes: 0
From: C-172P
The best regional near SYR
I am from the Syracuse NY area, and will be finishing my CFI-CFII-MEI ratings soon and am wondering what are the best choices for regionals if I want to continue to live in the Syracuse NY area.
10-16-2007 | 08:25 AM
#3
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 849
Likes: 0
From: Student Pilot
Well Colgan and Piedmont both have Syracuse bases... but Colgan is obviously far from best choice. (Can't speak for Piedmont as I don't work there.) If you don't mind commuting, it's not a bad commute (many 1 leg flights) between SYR and many of the regional bases in the Northeast.
10-17-2007 | 09:58 AM
#5
Thread Starter
Line Holder
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 34
Likes: 0
From: C-172P
When commuting on reserve, how near to the airport do you have to live? I currently live aproximately 55 minutes from SYR ( I live closer to rinky dink ART), so I'm wondering if I would have to move.
10-17-2007 | 10:00 AM
#6
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 3,847
Likes: 10
Don't choose to fly for a lousy Regional just because you can live at home - sure it makes life a little bit easier (in the short-term), but you'll be miserable there. Turn your life upside down and go somewhere you can be happy for several years, where life will suck on first-year pay only.
10-22-2007 | 08:26 PM
#9
Line Holder
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 68
Likes: 0
From: B737 FO
PDT hasn't been accepting any new pilots in SYR for the last few base bids. Both the number of hard lines and planes overnighting there are being decreased. I think the general consensus is that SYR is gonna get shut down as a base.
I'm having a blast at PDT, but if you don't wanna move or commute, its not gonna work out for you.
I'm having a blast at PDT, but if you don't wanna move or commute, its not gonna work out for you.
10-23-2007 | 07:49 AM
#10
Thread Starter
Line Holder
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 34
Likes: 0
From: C-172P
PDT hasn't been accepting any new pilots in SYR for the last few base bids. Both the number of hard lines and planes overnighting there are being decreased. I think the general consensus is that SYR is gonna get shut down as a base.
I'm having a blast at PDT, but if you don't wanna move or commute, its not gonna work out for you.
I'm having a blast at PDT, but if you don't wanna move or commute, its not gonna work out for you.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
