Wouldn’t ORD/IAH be an easier commute for you?

yes, there are three non stops on Delta from STL. I want to live and work in the mountains. Chicago and Houston don't do it for me.

Fair enough. On the last chance to make your life easier there is DMA flying out of ORD..

Definetly interesyed in DMA flying. I am for sure going to look into that. I just got the domicile yesterday. And I still have to pass MV KV LOE. Just looking for a place to sleep in SLC for now.

could be months before IOE. You may not need a place anytime soon.

Heard about crashpad411 dot com and hotelcrashpads dot com from a recruiter (not sure if linking sites is frowned upon).

Been waiting over 3.5 months....

Starting training with OO soon on the ERJ. I’m an hour and a half drive from IAH and according to the domicile map it looks like there are quite a few junior bases on the FO side: SFO, BOI, MSP, SEA, SLC.

Just how bad is commuting going to suck for a few months until I can get IAH? I know we don’t have a commuter clause but realistically how hard does the hammer come down when you just can’t get a flight to your base?

Look at passrider or other sites to look at rides on rides between the bases. Probably not terrible to some, ual-ual hubs will have a lot of traffic but maybe few seats. Try to minimize your legs and look at it as a game. Commuting is an adventure, look at it as a fun challenge.

depends on how many commutes you miss. If you miss one to two commutes per year and can show that you had multiple backup plans for each commute that fell apart, you’ll probably be fine.

however if you start missing commutes say more than 6 times a year and always bank on commuting same day or LFOTD the day before your trip with no back up plans to show… you might be getting scheduled for a meeting with your chief to discuss your reliability.