does most of the DFW EMB flying contain itself to south central us and mexico, or does it go north and east too?

With our bases now only being ORD, DFW, MIA and JFK/LGA, our entire route structure is connected. Which means GENERALLY you will do "turns" out of your base but often times connect to another base through an outstation - either during the day or through an overnight. For instance, In one day you may do something like DFW-XNA-ORD-DSM. Then for the next day or so you may do ORD flying, DH back to DFW, or connect back to the DFW system somehow.

I did a 4 day trip that left ORD leg 1 day 1 and didnt return till day 4 last leg. It actually is nice sometimes to get out of the same flying pattern, see a bit more of the country and do some overnights you don't do all the time. It's always nice when ORD is getting hammered with winter storms and deicing SNAFUs, to be enjoy 80 degree weather in JAX.

DCA, BNA and RDU often times act as mini hubs, meaning you might actually not go to a hub after an outstation. For instance, something like ORD-BNA-DCA-RDU.

Nice, I loved RONing at DCA.....do you guys stay down by King Street?

Never done the overnight there... Is King street a good/fun place to stay with lots of neat activities?

If so, no, we do not stay there.

lol.....yeah King Street is a great place in DT Alexandria.....

No Crystal City across from the Pentagon a couple blocks from the AF Memorial.

close....could be worse.....

It may have moved, but it was the Sheraton pentagon city, near the mall. The hotel had a shuttle that took you to the mall. The mall was on the subway line, so DC was an easy shot. Also tons to do around the mall. That is still one of my favorite overnights, but I have not seen it since I left NY, as that is the main source of the mini DCA hub flying.

Also Rich, a typical 4 day could be something like this, from the MIA system:

2pm MIA-CVG
CVG-ORD
ORD-CMI 10pm
9 hour overnight


7am CMI-ORD
ORD-DSM
DSM-ORD
3 hour sit
ORD-CMH 5pm
19 hour overnight


2pm CMH-JFK
4 hour sit
JFK-PIT 6pm
14 hour overnight

8 am PIT-MIA
MIA-EYW
EYW-MIA
3 hour sit
MIA-GGT
GGT-MIA 5pm
Customs.....

worth lets just say 21 hours block.

I just odd balled everything, and its not to be close to what things are, but its a good rough idea.

you could also do this:

8pm MIA-GNV
8 hr overnight

6amGNV-MIA
MIA-EYW
EYW-MIA
sit 4 hours
MIA-JAX 6pm
11 hour overnight

6am JAX-MIA
MIA-CLT 12Noon
16 hour overnight

550am CLT-MIA
MIA-NAS
NAS-MIA
sit 4 hours
mia-NAS
NAS-mia 7pm

worth 17hours.