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03-22-2016, 01:29 PM

#11

phalanxo

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Joined APC: Mar 2010

Posts: 218

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Originally Posted by musketeer

What is a CDO? Is long call 12 hours?

long call is 12 hrs yeah, CDO is a highspeed. ie fly somewhere at 9:15pm, land 10pm, you go to the hotel and have a 5:15am van or something for a 5:30am show for a 6:15am flight that gets you back home at 7am. Basically you don't get the 10 hours of minimum 117 rest, so you never go "off duty", they keep you on duty overnight. They aren't super fun but they have their upsides. Especially if you're good at naps. You are also limited in how many you can do in a row. They also vary greatly in quality, some of them aren't so bad, some I feel are pretty ugly. The april CDO line there was MOT turns out of MSP but it can change month to month in the bid packet. Sometimes people will continue to sit reserve instead of bidding for CDOs if it doesn't work for their situation, so they can go very junior.

03-22-2016, 01:34 PM

#12

saxman66

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Joined APC: Jul 2006

Position: 767 Pilot

Posts: 1,133

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Originally Posted by musketeer

The truth is I'm looking for a base with a one leg commute from FAR and IAH. I'm going to have a very interesting 12-18 months due to some unforeseen circumstances. If it was up to me I wouldn't be commuting.

It looks like there are quite a few options: DEN, ATL, DFW, MSP, and ORD.

Thank you everyone, for the information so far.

Do any of the crew lounges have showers or any exercise equipment? I'm brand new to the 121 world, forgive my ignorance.

Well from FAR, MSP is definitely drivable if you get in a bind. And regional crew room that I know of has a shower or any exercise equipment. Though I know some guys like to use the gym at the Hilton O'Hare. It's about $12 or half off for crew members. But I wouldn't use that as a deciding factor. IAH to ORD is a hub to hub commute for United and traditional hub to hub for the same airline can be more difficult. But you also have AA and Spirit as a choice for that route. IAH to MSP is mostly RJ's so plan on an uncomfortable long jumpseat ride sometimes. But again, its DL and UA, so multiple airlines is a plus.