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Old 03-09-2022 | 07:00 AM
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Uhh yeah….I think the title says (asks) it all…..thanks for your thoughts!
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Old 03-09-2022 | 08:07 AM
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Constantly in and out of crashpads or hotels when you had a commutable 4 day previously for starters. Which will cost you money. Not to mention the gas prices if you commute from surrounding communities. Like in DFW I drive 40 min one way. 60 miles a day if we do predominately out and backs. I wouldn’t mind 3 day trips though but the credit just sucks.
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Old 03-09-2022 | 08:34 AM
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Supposedly still going to be 50% 4 days in the system just doing out and back out of non-domiciles. Vegas may have a higher percentage as the 1-2 day trips will be in FL domiciles.
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Old 03-09-2022 | 08:40 AM
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Day trips go fairly senior at f9 in las. I can’t hold many at 40ish%.
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Old 03-09-2022 | 09:24 AM
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And even our “turns” are still 2-3 day trips.
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Old 03-09-2022 | 11:06 AM
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We have always been heavy on 3-4 day trips, so it's nice to see some variety. For every one pilot on here complaining about in domicile turns (which is mainly Florida bases per the townhall), there are ten others living in base who will be all over them because their seniority previously could not hold them.
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Old 03-09-2022 | 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by fcoolaiddrinker
Day trips go fairly senior at f9 in las. I can’t hold many at 40ish%.
Lots of guys live in base and there’s a metric butt-ton of red-eyes.
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Old 03-09-2022 | 02:54 PM
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Just get mentally prepared for a lot of four days that are IAH IAH IAH or LBE LBE LBE or MCI MCI MCI.
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Old 03-09-2022 | 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by BeechedJet
Just get mentally prepared for a lot of four days that are IAH IAH IAH or LBE LBE LBE or MCI MCI MCI.
If it’s the long MCI, I’d take it!
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Old 03-09-2022 | 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by BeechedJet
Just get mentally prepared for a lot of four days that are IAH IAH IAH or LBE LBE LBE or MCI MCI MCI.
Makes it easy to pack for the weather.
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