That's what I'm trying to figure out, except I live in Fresno, which I know is a base but feel like it would almost be too good to be true to get that as a newbie. Someone did tell me on here a month or so ago that it may be easier to move in the CRJ? I know it changes daily but does anyone think that's true or has it changed?


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My commute was easier to ORD to put it nicely. So many people on reserve there were times where I thought they forgot about my phone number


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Most junior PDX pilot is a September 2016hire.

 

FAT is one of the more junior bases on the CRJ. Right now it looks like it's the third most junior after DTW and ORD. November 2016 hire. Training is about 3 months so plan on commuting for maybe 2-4 months on the CRJ.

 

It's always good practice to use all available resources at all times for redundancy and increased situational awareness. Especially at night. However. When it's clear and a million during daytime operations it's good to disconnect that AutoPilot and FD and use some hand flying and visual descent planning to keep the skills rust free. I love that the majority of My colleagues here turn off the auto pilot/FD for the majority of visual approaches. Some runways don't have glideslopes. And sometimes the glide slope is out of service. And sometimes you could be using the glideslope as a visual reference and it could go out of service. But always always have the pilot monitoring load an approach for redundancy. Don't want to land at the wrong airport. Not that that would ever happen...... when in doubt. Go around. We get paid by the minute.

 

Ugh, Now I'm motivated, haha.
Not sure I could take sitting for months, paid to convert oxygen to carbon dioxide...

 

Yeah, thanks. I see that, but then I run into a couple guys who say their times were double that or more. And no flying, less than 20hrs/month in PDX. I could still switch to the CRJ, last min, and be away from everyone, family. Decisions....

 

You won't probably get FAT out of training, but can make it back there inside a year.

 

Hi guys,

I am new to SKW and am looking for some tips. I'm new to the airline world and don't really know a whole lot as I'm the first pilot in my family. I'm assigned to the ERJ and from what I've heard is ORH is the junior base for the ERJ. Is it possible to live in DEN while based in ORH??
Also, any tips for a new guy to the airline world is greatly appreciated!!

 

Hey, welcome! Yes it is possible to live in DEN and be based in ORD. You will be a commuter, and making it to ORD will be your responsibility. There are lots of people who commute between DEN and ORD so plan accordingly. Don't plan to take the last flight to ORD for example. If you see a storm approaching DEN or ORD, you might want to commute a whole day early. You will probably want to get a crashpad in Chicago so you have a place to stay while on reserve or between trips (or for those days that you come early.)

Focus on getting through training and you will have lots of resources to get you through your first year.