New Vacancy Bid 21-10V
04-22-2021, 04:01 PM
#71
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Originally Posted by WarEagle28
73...you’d think I’d know how to bid but I haven’t left IAH, so I never had the need...only so many penguins on the iceberg
04-23-2021, 04:23 AM
#73
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Originally Posted by biggun
It certainly doesn't look like it.
I guess they retire there, and then die there.
pizza, brats, and beer. What else is there?
I was surprised at how senior it is. Too much snow. Too expensive. Too liberal. No offense at all intended. So don't read into it. Just surprised with those three big issues...
I wonder how many commute there - percentages wise?
I guess they retire there, and then die there.
pizza, brats, and beer. What else is there?
I was surprised at how senior it is. Too much snow. Too expensive. Too liberal. No offense at all intended. So don't read into it. Just surprised with those three big issues...
I wonder how many commute there - percentages wise?
04-23-2021, 05:17 AM
#74
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Originally Posted by Guppydriver95
I think iah has ord beat. The top 10-15% on the guppy are dug in like ticks. They could be wide body pilots anywhere in the system, but they aren’t ever leaving.
04-23-2021, 06:00 AM
#75
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Originally Posted by Hedley
Those guys live in base, fly productive turns, sleep in their own bed every night, never fly back side of the clock, and with premium pay they can make what the 777/787 pilots make. Can’t say that I blame them for staying put.
If you can keep your ego in check and don’t care about being a wide body captain for the sake of prestige. Being a senior narrow body captain is a better lifestyle as far as sleep and fatigue go any way. If you are senior you can make a very good living on PP and such.
It all boils down to personal preference and desire. As I get older I’m less inclined to want to fly international again.
Both WB & NB have their pluses and minuses.
04-23-2021, 07:24 AM
#76
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Originally Posted by Hedley
Those guys live in base, fly productive turns, sleep in their own bed every night, never fly back side of the clock, and with premium pay they can make what the 777/787 pilots make. Can’t say that I blame them for staying put.
04-23-2021, 08:35 AM
#78
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Originally Posted by bigboeings
I love it when guys senior to me say that.. I didn't become a pilot to be home every night.
04-23-2021, 09:53 AM
#79
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Position: 737 Captain
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Originally Posted by Hedley
After a couple of decades flying all over the world, all I care about these days is money and maximizing time at home. As a commuter, long haul better meets those goals. If I lived in base, I’d rather be a senior NB captain (even the 737) flying 7 hour turns and home every night than a WB captain flying back side of the clock. That’s what I like about a place like this. There’s something for everyone.
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