Hopeful,
They added 4 FO and 4 CPT positions in MIA
Best of fortune!

Numerous reasons besides UPS, good for you :D

Enjoy the search, and good luck in the pool :D

4 capt thats a mega bid for Mia 🤣🤣

Don't I know it :rolleyes:

Almost 30 years airline flying, 4 companies, 9 domiciles, 3 furloughs, 14 houses, 5 state drivers licenses, etc

And I consider my career lucky, but it hasn't been uneventful.

Enjoy the ride. All I was saying is don't make a MIA move or decision based on a UPS job. I think Hopeful understood that.

First off, the information and insight provided by many people here have been outstanding! Thank you for your time to help prospective new hires in answering questions. I know our APC section has had a lot of ruffled feathers lately, but overall the solid information and advice extending from IPA members has been top-notch -- very proud to see our overall cohesiveness.

As for your question Hopeful:
Miami is a 2-hour callout as previously mentioned, but I do believe it's important to note that you don't have to worry about reserve in Miami for maybe 10, 15 years? It goes very senior.

The real question to ask is how you and the family feel about driving 10 days a pay period (PP=28 days) for night turns for 1-2 years, ~12 days a PP for day turns 2-5 years or maybe doing domestic NDA week-on/week-off for 2-5 years, 2/3/4-day trips 5-10 years, and then maybe reserve or the longer international trips 10-15+ years after DOH.*

Follow up question: are you familiar with South Florida and the traffic situation?

*Standard disclaimer of variable results apply. :D

Thanks to all for the information. I like the idea of no reserve and would happily deal with the MIA schedule issues I’ve read about in this thread. We still plan to live within 30-40 minutes of MIA. My wife gets to choose this time; she has followed me through a few less than desirable locations in my previous career. If I have to commute, so be it.

As far as traffic, I’m somewhat familiar. I think my years in BOG, MEX and OAKB have prepared me for driving here.

On a side note, except for the past week, I’ve found the UPS forums to be much more civil and helpful than any of the other airlines which I have studied. A good group of pilots can make up for a whole lot of management issues.

You only ever hear from the vocal few on APC. The pilots at UPS are awesome. Great group of professionals. Of course every pilot group has their 1%. Don’t listen to those and you will be fine. Good luck!

Agree with CC on not buying a house while on probation but I understand your other considerations.

Just remember that we have MANY Floridians based in Anchorage right now. Many are getter fed up with the commute and I wouldn’t be surpassed if some end up bidding MIA. (Especially if they get bumped out of ANC MD11)

And not be able to tell their buddies that they are international B747/MD11 pilots? I don’t think so! 👨*✈️

Wait a second, what is a MD11?

You do know that living "30-40 minutes of MIA" puts you living on Le Jeune or Milam Dairy Road :D