LAX Crashpads Average Cost?
08-07-2006, 03:41 PM
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In my own personal circumstances, I would bring home $800 more a month or so. I figured that using 95 hours in the right seat of the 70 vs. 80 hours in the left seat of the 50. The 80 hours is assuming I would be on reserve and bring in around 5 hours of premium. For me, having a crashpad to save money, the commute would be worth it from ATL.
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08-07-2006, 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by stickwiggler
Like I said guys, depends on were you are on the list. I was looking at the difference between 43/hr and 68/hr that's 25 bucks
25x 85hrs= 2,125
but I think you did your math from 100 hrs to resv or crappy line. kinda apples and oranges
You are right to conservative on the money guessing, it all depends on what seniority you would have when you get there. We'll see.
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25x 85hrs= 2,125
but I think you did your math from 100 hrs to resv or crappy line. kinda apples and oranges
You are right to conservative on the money guessing, it all depends on what seniority you would have when you get there. We'll see.
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Originally Posted by stickwiggler
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Once the awards come out, one of us should start a string (on alpa site) and maybe make their own crash pad. I use to live there but I lived in Brentwood and Encino, so I'm not much help. Ijaz lives in LA, maybe he would be a good source of info
Once the awards come out, one of us should start a string (on alpa site) and maybe make their own crash pad. I use to live there but I lived in Brentwood and Encino, so I'm not much help. Ijaz lives in LA, maybe he would be a good source of info
08-07-2006, 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by IFlyFL410
In my own personal circumstances, I would bring home $800 more a month or so. I figured that using 95 hours in the right seat of the 70 vs. 80 hours in the left seat of the 50. The 80 hours is assuming I would be on reserve and bring in around 5 hours of premium. For me, having a crashpad to save money, the commute would be worth from ATL.
Actually, that is about the same figure that I've been hearing from others as well. The commute will probably eat up a good chunk of that though. Crashpads aren't going to be cheap.........I'm glad I like Ramen Noodles.......
08-07-2006, 06:25 PM
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I can live for 4 days out of one lunchbox....so spending a lot of money on food while in LAX won't be a big deal. I read somewhere that a guy in LAX stays at the Hacienda Hotel there by LAX. I looked it up on the net and it looks pretty nice....alot better than alot of the places ASA sticks us in. He said he gets it for $55 I believe. Assuming we're all confortable with our sexualities (I'm married with a child), shacking up for less than $30 a night with free transportation to and from LAX might be something to consider. A group of us could get each other's numbers and or schedules and find out who's going to be in town that night(s) and split the cost. At, say 3 nights a week, 4 weeks a month, that's $360....about what we'd be paying for a crashpad. We'll have to have our own wheels to and from the pad too, which of course, is even more money. We used to do this in SYR when I was with Allegheny and none of us had a crashpad at the time. It seemed to work well then.
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08-07-2006, 07:21 PM
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I have stayed at the Hacienda before (personal business) and the hotel is pretty nice, it does have a shuttle, but the "cheap airline rooms" are o.k. at best. Fortunately, ASA has conditioned us to some crap rooms, so it won't be a big deal, they all look the same with your eyes closed!
There is fast food, chain rest., and convienence stores within short walking distance, as far as the neighborhood goes, we might want to watch over our female pilots/flt atts, but over all not bad. Don't know about there parking.
Oh, and the ever important, they have a bar, kinda spooky though.... serious twilight zone cafe, but the beer is cold.
There is fast food, chain rest., and convienence stores within short walking distance, as far as the neighborhood goes, we might want to watch over our female pilots/flt atts, but over all not bad. Don't know about there parking.
Oh, and the ever important, they have a bar, kinda spooky though.... serious twilight zone cafe, but the beer is cold.
08-08-2006, 01:15 PM
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Originally Posted by stickwiggler
Oh, and the ever important, they have a bar, kinda spooky though.... serious twilight zone cafe, but the beer is cold.
Cold Beer is all that is needed to mask an unsightly room (or even stench for that matter).
Can't wait to see the revised "Prelims"
04-25-2008, 12:43 PM
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With everything said, does anyone know where to find current good lists of available LAX 'crashpads'? I'll be heading out that way next month and will need a place for a while until I can eventually move out there.
04-25-2008, 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by IFlyFL410
Anyone have any idea the answer to this question??? Also, are there any crashpads with safe public transportation to and from LAX? Thanks.
I used http://crashpads.com/ to find them intially. It was $15 well spent for the info.
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