ASA/ExpressJet
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CRJDriver
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Being junior sucks, no matter how you look at it. I used to do a two leg commute from out West for many years to several different bases (CVG, JFK, ATL, IAD, DTW) and it sucks, wether I was a line holder or a reservist, which I have been for most of my career. I don't even want to know how much time I've wasted and money spent on commuting. Now that I live in base, I really never want to commute again, at least on the regional level. I understand you are tired of reserve and not flying, but man, commuting to another base if you already live In a base? Either way, hope it works out for you! Hopefully you won't get screwed by Pinnacle and their many cancellations on your commute! It's been a nightmare for some folks!
89-LX
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Trust me, I agree about living in base. DTW is my first pick, with IAD as the "displacement" bid just in case. I don't even care about being reserve, as long as I can fly more on reserve. Breaking guarantee isn't a big deal, but I;d rather block more than 15 hours a month.
Screaming_Emu
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Im probably going to go from line holder in DTW to edge of line/reserve after the last preliminary award, but I don't trust those preliminary awards anyway, mostly because of the person who does them. Either way, living in base beats commuting to a line. My time at home is more important.
I can't wait for all these ATL guys to come up and bitch about the horrible commute and cry a river about how bad the pairings are and how much they are spending on hotels. It's going to be fun for a while, until I tell them to shut the hell up and go back to where they came from
Its the same with IAD. I love being based here. Yeah its a mess, but the crews are great, the flying is better than Asslanta, and its a good place to be once you get over the things you can't control. Yet the ATL based crews come up and try to spread their very negative attitudes and it's funny to watch.
Im probably going to go from line holder in DTW to edge of line/reserve after the last preliminary award, but I don't trust those preliminary awards anyway, mostly because of the person who does them. Either way, living in base beats commuting to a line. My time at home is more important.
I can't wait for all these ATL guys to come up and bitch about the horrible commute and cry a river about how bad the pairings are and how much they are spending on hotels. It's going to be fun for a while, until I tell them to shut the hell up and go back to where they came from
Ahh, yes.
"Commuter hotels are TOO EXPENSIVE and this facility is a wreck! And why is ground sending up clockwise when the runway is right there, blah blah blah blah..."
"You oughta bid back to Atlanta and let the big boys take care of business here in JFK"
Trip7
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Stock up 24% today, back over $8. Expect even more after the AMR flying announcement.
Pilots are bad investors because they let their emotions lead to very irrational decisions, and tend to think short term. Those who are calm, cool, understand the market and a company's financial metrics are the ones who succeed in today's volatile market
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dasleben
That's just, like, your opinion, man
You put a stop-loss order in yet?
Screaming_Emu
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Trip7
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Cav
Former Maddog Whisperer
The even bigger mistake pilots make in the marketplace is buying airline stock because they think they understand the sector....regional airline stock no less. No sane long term investor buys airline stock given all the other options out there.
Trip7 claims to be a long term thinker and therefore I'm guessing not a short term investor yet he puts stop loss orders in on regional airline stock. Does anyone else see the contradiction here?
CoffeeIcePapers
Well-Hung Member
That type of volatility isn't good for long term investing. DUCY?
Cav
Former Maddog Whisperer
I think that's about the only smart thing he's done with this stock, personally.
I've made two employee stock plan purchases in my life. One was XJT and the other was when I worked for DELL. Both were terrible decisions. Thankully few shares were involved and I quickly saw the stupidity in my decision. Never again will I make that mistake.
dasleben
That's just, like, your opinion, man
I actually bought up XJT stock in '08 in much the same manner as Trip7. I had faith in Branded, and wanted it to succeed. I thought that buying it up at all-time lows was a "good deal," and that it'd come back up eventually. It did not. As always, the market has a tendency to make our individual opinions completely moot; when a stock is at all-time lows, the market is usually telling you something.
Trip7 may very well get his "double bagger" off this one, but the real test is whether or not he can consistently do it. Having an up day after a good earnings call does not automatically make one a "calm, cool" investor who "understands the market." Anyone who actually studies and works to understand the market knows that it can slap you in the face the very next day, and that true understanding is not a matter of simply putting on a winning trade (and I wonder if "true understanding" is even attainable).
dasleben
That's just, like, your opinion, man
I'm trying to tell you that many have done exactly what you've done, including myself, with predictable results. I'm not "hating," rather telling you that you might consider putting the work in toward bettering your own understanding.
If you feel you're being picked on, and that you know better than anyone else to the point you can ignore everything posted above, you're in for a real eye opener in due time. Perhaps not with SKYW, but if you continue doing what you're doing (buying stocks at all-time lows on a whim), you will donate your whole account.
I wouldn't buy airline stock to save my life.
Even when I get allocations from the company for one thing or another, my financial advisor LOSES HER MIND until I liquidate it and put the proceeds somewhere else.
She's a financial advisor, not some pilot.
Even when I get allocations from the company for one thing or another, my financial advisor LOSES HER MIND until I liquidate it and put the proceeds somewhere else.
She's a financial advisor, not some pilot.