SFO - Commute
#21
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I have been commuting from
RNO to SFO for 10 years. At one time I would almost always fly. Either to SFO or OAK and BART over to SFO( BART is dirty and dangerous in my opinion).
I now drive about 85% of the time three times a month. I allow 4 hrs. My 4 hrs is based on missing the peak traffic times. I have taken as long as 8hrs. If I fly out early. I get a hotel the night before.
I am looking into getting a RV-7 to
fly myself. That alternative will work maybe 6-7 months a year. Mostly due to winds over the Sierras.
Good luck with your choice.
RNO to SFO for 10 years. At one time I would almost always fly. Either to SFO or OAK and BART over to SFO( BART is dirty and dangerous in my opinion).
I now drive about 85% of the time three times a month. I allow 4 hrs. My 4 hrs is based on missing the peak traffic times. I have taken as long as 8hrs. If I fly out early. I get a hotel the night before.
I am looking into getting a RV-7 to
fly myself. That alternative will work maybe 6-7 months a year. Mostly due to winds over the Sierras.
Good luck with your choice.
#23
Correct. Many drive, only the more senior try to fly every now and then. Have to have backups too. If you're going to be on reserve, not really doable on short call. Too far.
#24
Even as a senior pilot you can be pretty far back in line to some of the more permanently enduring FA’s commuting out of Reno. Add to that the inconsistency of the crappy RJ’s, density altitude issues in the summer, fog and visibility issues in SFO, and getting bumped out of the jumpseat at the last minute by a 12 year-old Skywest FO and I’d say the chances of “reliably” getting on a flight are about nil. It’s never completely reliable. As a reserve on your way to FSB or the hotel you probably have a little buffer so you can usually back it up pretty easily by driving (except in winter over Donner because, well, the Donner Party) but as a line holder driving all the time would get really old. I honestly couldn’t imagine doing the RNO commute my whole career, but if you do, just keep telling yourself that it pays for itself in tax breaks (maybe).
Last edited by 13n144e; 07-17-2022 at 10:17 PM.
#27
Maybe LAX might be better. There use to be more flights a day between UAX/Eagle/Southwest to LAX. Don’t know now. But it might be worth looking into. LAX guppy seems to be as junior as SFO.
#28
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Live where you want to live.
#29
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and no one “wants” to live in Reno. They just live there because they think they are saving a bunch of money on taxes.
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