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HercDriver130 06-11-2012 08:03 AM

commuting out of FL sucks...no way around it.
Life at ANY regional and commuting ... well QOL sucks......
If you insist on making your life miserable for the foreseeable future, see the advice above.

PBSG 06-11-2012 08:04 AM


Originally Posted by HercDriver130 (Post 1209557)
commuting out of FL sucks...no way around it.
Life at ANY regional and commuting ... well QOL sucks......
If you insist on making your life miserable for the foreseeable future, see the advice above.

Seriously. If my wife insisted on staying in FL, I'd probably just get a new wife.

MachJ 06-11-2012 08:11 AM

+1 Florida is a tough commute


Originally Posted by CaptainCarl (Post 1209521)
Remember, once you pick the airport to commute out of, that's the one you need to get back in to if your car is there

Not necessarily true in S. FL...FLL, PBI, and MIA are all connected by the Tri-Rail.
That being said, I have had friends that do it tell me a few times they ended up going to RSW and MLB and then renting a car.

CaptainCarl 06-11-2012 08:59 AM


Originally Posted by MachJ (Post 1209562)
+1 Florida is a tough commute


Not necessarily true in S. FL...FLL, PBI, and MIA are all connected by the Tri-Rail.
That being said, I have had friends that do it tell me a few times they ended up going to RSW and MLB and then renting a car.

I hear ya, but now you're just tacking on an hour or more to the commute. No matter what this guy does, his life is gonna be rough for a couple of years.

IBPilot 06-11-2012 10:44 AM


Originally Posted by Wingtips (Post 1209546)
cant hurt as bad as working for PNCL

explain, oh wise "my regional is better than your regional" one...
:rolleyes:

trip 06-11-2012 10:48 AM

Remind the wifey she married a pilot not the local beer truck driver, we'll probably be moving more than once.

roro 06-11-2012 01:26 PM

Getting based in ewr is probably your best bet. You can take the tri rail to pbi fll or mia and as someone said earlier a shuttle from lga or jfk is $15 if you're unable to fly directly into ewr. I live in sfl and haven't really had problems getting to or from ord, iah has proven to be more difficult (the few times I've tried at least). Msp and dtw are terrible commutes from sfl.

How often you're home depends on the reserve rules and schedules on where ever you decide to go.

Hope this helps!

exdashtrash 06-11-2012 01:29 PM


Originally Posted by PBSG (Post 1209558)
Seriously. If my wife insisted on staying in FL, I'd probably just get a new wife.

I signed up for an APC account after years of lurking just to +1 this comment. Thank you, sir.

hc0fitted 06-11-2012 01:29 PM


Originally Posted by PBSG (Post 1209551)
For ExpressJet, you'll hold EWR or ORD right off the bat, then maybe CLE and then IAH. All the bases are not out of reach.

He would not hold ORD . ORD is most senior right now

Flying Enoch 06-11-2012 01:38 PM

I commuted from PBI-MSP for 9e from March 2010-July 2011 and it yielded a few "no shows". My best advice is to get familar with the Tri Rail system, which runs between all three South Florida airports. Because it may be easy to get out of one airport, but hard to get back into it.

As of 2010, the annual parking rate at PBI was $250.00 (non-pro rated), which must be renewed on January 1st each year.

Good luck


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