Eagle or TSA?
02-25-2008 | 03:26 PM
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There are a lot of people that commute ORD-STL or vice-versa. It's doable. However you're competing with all those other people for spots on flights that are, on the United side, very full because they're all RJs. You also have the joy that is ORD to contend with.
TSA doesn't have a commuter clause, which sucks for those early starts or sitting reserve but I know plenty of people that make it work. Ask me again in 6 months if commuting is worth it.
TSA doesn't have a commuter clause, which sucks for those early starts or sitting reserve but I know plenty of people that make it work. Ask me again in 6 months if commuting is worth it.
02-25-2008 | 06:24 PM
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Theres always the crashpad in East STL, where you know it'll be a safe drive to work! And once you make captain you can afford to buy a nice, big, shiny and safe car! Ive had some bad nonrev experiences, where I really had no pressure to get home..can only imagine how bad it is when you have a reporting time.
02-25-2008 | 07:45 PM
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Had this same decision last year and went to Eagle, haven't really thought twice about it. My initial reasoning was based on friends who had gone to TSA and bailed within the first 8 months because they "couldn't take it anymore." My final decision was the fact that my Eagle interview was very friendly and relaxed and my TSA interview was one of the most confrentational things I have ever experienced and I figured that the interview style is probibly a good indication of how the company is run.
That all being said, I have met people since then who are happy at TSA so just like everything else it is a personal decision.
That all being said, I have met people since then who are happy at TSA so just like everything else it is a personal decision.
02-26-2008 | 07:15 AM
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Had this same decision last year and went to Eagle, haven't really thought twice about it. My initial reasoning was based on friends who had gone to TSA and bailed within the first 8 months because they "couldn't take it anymore." My final decision was the fact that my Eagle interview was very friendly and relaxed and my TSA interview was one of the most confrentational things I have ever experienced and I figured that the interview style is probibly a good indication of how the company is run.
That all being said, I have met people since then who are happy at TSA so just like everything else it is a personal decision.
That all being said, I have met people since then who are happy at TSA so just like everything else it is a personal decision.
02-26-2008 | 08:12 AM
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I could not agree more. Commuting sucks. Period. If you live in Chicago, go to Eagle or Skywest. I'd choose eagle more than likely. There is more to life than a quick upgrade. Your QOL will be incomparably better if you don't have to commute. We all want to upgrade, but its not worth giving up so much to do it. I myself left TSA a little over a year ago to come to XJT, and despite the fact that I'd be a CA had I stayed, I'd make the same decision again without hesitation. I no longer commute, our 2nd year pay is livable, and my life overall is much happier. This job isn't worth the kind of sacrifices people routinely make to do it. Get a job with a company that has a base where you live. Hope that helps.
02-26-2008 | 08:18 AM
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Also being from Chicago I've been almost dead set on either Republic or SkyWest out of ORD, and now that SkyWest's hiring's gone down and Republic doesnt guarantee S5 i almost kind of find myself looking at the same situation, and AE is seeming more and more like an option, despite their long upgrades.
02-26-2008 | 08:26 AM
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Thanks for all of the great feedback guys, I appreciate it. I know commuting sucks, which is why its a tough decision. The reason I narrowed it down to TSA and AE for now, is that I don't want to instruct until 1,000 hours total for skywest. Otherwise I'd be apply there in a heartbeat. Shuttle America sounds great, but the odds of getting the E170 AND an ORD base seems like a long shot.
02-26-2008 | 08:31 AM
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Thanks for all of the great feedback guys, I appreciate it. I know commuting sucks, which is why its a tough decision. The reason I narrowed it down to TSA and AE for now, is that I don't want to instruct until 1,000 hours total for skywest. Otherwise I'd be apply there in a heartbeat. Shuttle America sounds great, but the odds of getting the E170 AND an ORD base seems like a long shot.
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