when did you have your interview?

 

September 22

 

Living in base and not commuting is the way to go. I tried that in ORD after probation by signing a 12month apartment contract and 3months in the apartment we furloughed and I was SENT to JFK!

I am in DFW and just bought a brand new 1month old house. I have a mother-in-law sweet available, but it requires a car. If your interested PM me. 25minutes to airport. In Keller, TX.

I was hired March 2008. I cant tell you which would have best QOL. Its just gonna suck for awhile brother. EMJ has better lines. Although the CRJ lines are changing and no one knows what their gonna be like. Not to be negative, but dont worry about what you get, your gonna be @#$%^& the first 1-2 years regardless of Equipment, I dont know what A/C you should bid. Good news is we have A LOT of movement happening! PM with questions. Wish I had a recommendation for you. But my recommendation is dont commute. I lived out of a suitcase for 2.5years minus the 3 months in the apartment.

 

That doesn't sound like much fun lol.

 

Just an example of why your paperwork must be in order. IF THEY CALLED YOU, THEY WANT TO HIRE YOU. You just have to go in there and not screw it up.

I asked a guy that used to do interviews what they would send you home for. His said that you could techincally pass all portions of the interview, but if you were "marginal" that meant failure.

Pass the interview and don't just barely do it.

 

If you can avoid a commute, do it. Reasons live in base:

1. no crash pad ($$$)
2. no airplane ride to work ($$$ for 1st 5 yrs @ eagle)
3. you can make your lunches at home ($$$)
4. you can pick up OT easier ($$$)
5. ...and many more.

Money is very important when you only make 20k your first year.

 

I must add (which is what I'm doing):

If you have a friend from the same or other company that live in that base already, talk with him/her and stay at their place for a wile until you have enough $$$ to rent something by your own.

 

You won t break your ankle getting out of the top bunk in your crashpad.

You won t get shanked walking to your crashpad.

You won t have to share every communicable disease know to science with 12 other ppl.

There will still be light in your eyes and your heart.

All reasons wh you should live in base.

 

He isn't joking boys and girls. My crashpad in Queens NY. A convenient walk to LGA. An guy was shot and died in a pool of blood on our steps to the cpad. Took awhile to remove the stain. He called his girlfriend, said he loved her and he was gone...

...So another reason to live in base. (it was gang/drug related. It wasn't an FO who had a bad landing, so thats good news! )

 

I start in the Nov 22nd class and I was told that there will be 3 ATRs in MIA and 1 in DFW... Emb and crj were pretty spread out amongst DFW, ORD, and JFK. See you guys in class.