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01-16-2022 | 06:37 AM

#1831

JTwift

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Originally Posted by Outof410

If your scheduled for a class and recruiting emails to move you up a week or two, do you have to take it?

I got an e-mail, I responded to it within minutes of getting it, and the spots were already taken. I'd have loved to get the extra 50+ seniority! Darn it.

01-16-2022 | 06:53 AM

#1832

worstpilotever

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Originally Posted by Northern Light

So, with all WB reserves starting out on 12-hr call-out, how often do you get switched to short-call? is it an option for commuters to try to stay on long-call as much as possible?
Thanks!

it depends on how many people are on reserve. On the 777, you can probably count on getting 2-3 SC a month. They have just started throwing in more FSB as well. There is the option to not pick up a SC or FSB, but if you at the top of the FIFO list and they assign one to you, there is no backing out of it.

01-16-2022 | 09:56 AM

#1833

TexPilot97

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Question for the group:

How long would it take for a new hire to be based out of Denver? Is the 320 or 737 more junior? If moving to Denver, what are some of the best suburbs/mountain areas west of Denver that some pilots live in? Nederland/Evergreen/Bergen Park seem like great areas. Thanks!

01-16-2022 | 11:36 AM

#1834

Oma4545

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Originally Posted by TexPilot97

It shouldn’t take long. I live in downtown Littleton. It’s not in the mountains but close, and doesn’t feel like I live in Kansas. The 320 is slightly more junior at the moment but it’s pretty irrelevant if things continue to move.

01-16-2022 | 12:13 PM

#1835

TexPilot97

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Originally Posted by Oma4545

That is great news. It seems like such a great area. Always loved Denver and the close proximity to great skiing and mountains.

01-16-2022 | 12:24 PM

#1836

threeighteen

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Originally Posted by TexPilot97

That is great news. It seems like such a great area. Always loved Denver and the close proximity to great skiing and mountains.

SLC may be better for you then. DEN is physically close to the skiing, but it's a 2-3 hour drive these days.

01-16-2022 | 12:57 PM

#1837

Oma4545

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Originally Posted by TexPilot97

That is great news. It seems like such a great area. Always loved Denver and the close proximity to great skiing and mountains.

As others have said, weekend day ski trips are not worth it to me these days. I am not willing to spend three to four hours on the hell hole that is I70. I tend to go elsewhere in CO where there are fewer people and just pay for lodging. Weekdays off are nice but it isn’t what it used to be. That being said, I love where I live and don’t want to be anywhere else.

01-16-2022 | 02:09 PM

#1838

glassnpowder98

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Originally Posted by TexPilot97

As said, DEN is slightly more junior on the 320, but I was fortunate to only have to commute for 2 months on the 737 before getting my DEN bid activated recently. Obviously things may change, but that is the most recent gouge.

Denver has changed a lot recently, but airline schedules and weekdays off work great for my wife and I. Recently drove back from a few days in the mountains on a Saturday. All of the ski parking lots were full at 9:30am and drove past what looked like about 3.5 hours worth of traffic. If you can find somewhere along I-70 it’s convenient for getting to the airport as well as up to the mountains.

01-16-2022 | 04:58 PM

#1839

TexPilot97

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Originally Posted by glassnpowder98

Thanks for the update! I’ve been looking along I70 it seems like that would be the best option. 30-45 minutes to the ski areas, about an hour to the airport. Can’t get much better than that unless there is a lot of traffic or a wreck!

01-16-2022 | 09:20 PM

#1840

Tankerdriv3r

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Originally Posted by JTwift

I got an e-mail, I responded to it within minutes of getting it, and the spots were already taken. I'd have loved to get the extra 50+ seniority! Darn it.

What were your original dates? I'm in 15-Feb and haven't seen anything.