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Originally Posted by Goflynow
Yah i agree crazy to Orlando. But can't see living in ewr lga iad pit.
what about dtw?
thanks a bunch
The thing with any Florida city is the Florida/Georgia border. Once you cross it going in the direction you want to go, things get
much simpler (weather depending). But thousands of pilots and FAs live in Florida, so you will wind up wasting gobs of time. Having lived and been based there, I can vouch that the commute is pretty tough.
I've commuted to and been based in DTW before as well. It's easier than some, and harder than others. Relatively few pilots live there (it is, after all, Detroit). It's always easier to travel on whatever airline you work for (or, if you are regional pilot, on the brand you code-share with) than it is on other carriers.
If you are not willing to live in base for whatever reason (and it must be reiterated that living in base will make your life much, much more enjoyable), I'd choose a mid-sized city that is served with a lot of frequency from a number of carriers or that has service to all of the major hubs. RDU, for example, or BNA, or someplace similar. What you want to avoid is living somewhere that is
only served by RJs. That
will bite you at some point--probably at many "some points."