In your experience, why are some pilots are regionals “lifers?”

Cherokee_Cruiser said:
To each his own I suppose. Frankly if I wanna see far away places, I do that in my off time on vacation. Most of the Europe trips out of EWR/JFK are about 24-30 hrs or less layovers and turn back and return for a 3-day type thing. Hardly any time to explore.

Since the 2nd rugrat in 2017, we haven’t vacationed anywhere. But our last big vacation was a 2 country tour Austria/Spain on our own time and our own terms.

P.S. Astronaut is over rated. :) you go to space at best 4-5 times your whole 25+ Yr career. It’s a whole lotta down time on earth doing “stuff.”
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You sound dead inside, seriously.

Live a little! It goes quick.

And there’s plenty of time to explore on a layover, don’t fool yourself. Remember, I’ve been there.
 
Derg said:
Domestic suuuuuucks. It really isn’t for me.
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Come on sir. You’ve said yourself the life is way better being 320 CA versus 330 FO. It was a post a while back about guys taking in Beirut Restaurant near DTW when they were asking you if you missed it (330 FO). You will take your domestic layovers in LGA and FAR and like it!

I got my Mexico and soon to be Hawaii flights, I’m okay with that. The cheddar stacks regardless of overnight location. ;)
 
Cherokee_Cruiser said:
Come on sir. You’ve said yourself the life is way better being 320 CA versus 330 FO. It was a post a while back about guys taking in Beirut Restaurant near DTW when they were asking you if you missed it (330 FO). You will take your domestic layovers in LGA and FAR and like it!

I got my Mexico and soon to be Hawaii flights, I’m okay with that. The cheddar stacks regardless of overnight location. ;)
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Yes, but the machinations of multiple legs in a day, and domestic layovers aren’t even close to the adventure that an a international layover is.

The best job in the company is senior wide body copilot, but I do enjoy being skipper.
 
Cherokee_Cruiser said:
Come on sir. You’ve said yourself the life is way better being 320 CA versus 330 FO. It was a post a while back about guys taking in Beirut Restaurant near DTW when they were asking you if you missed it (330 FO). You will take your domestic layovers in LGA and FAR and like it!

I got my Mexico and soon to be Hawaii flights, I’m okay with that. The cheddar stacks regardless of overnight location. ;)
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To clairfy, the job is exponentioanlly better as a newbie major fo vs a regional capt. The job really goes to 11 when you’re doing international flying. And there is always time to explore. You kind of sound like a regional lifer. Thankfully youre at the PNW Craft Regional so it’s atleast a big step up.
 
Cherokee_Cruiser said:
To each his own I suppose. Frankly if I wanna see far away places, I do that in my off time on vacation. Most of the Europe trips out of EWR/JFK are about 24-30 hrs or less layovers and turn back and return for a 3-day type thing. Hardly any time to explore.

Since the 2nd rugrat in 2017, we haven’t vacationed anywhere. But our last big vacation was a 2 country tour Austria/Spain on our own time and our own terms.

P.S. Astronaut is over rated. :) you go to space at best 4-5 times your whole 25+ Yr career. It’s a whole lotta down time on earth doing “stuff.”
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Im with you on this. A 24 hour layover where I have to sleep twice, and feel like garbage while im there, isnt enough for me to bid over and start commuting. If I was a commuter anyways, yeah, I might as well commute up for 1 or 2 trips and fly 2-4 legs and be done. But living in base and spending <5 nights on the road each month is where its at for me.
 
Cherokee_Cruiser said:
P.S. Astronaut is over rated. :) you go to space at best 4-5 times your whole 25+ Yr career. It’s a whole lotta down time on earth doing “stuff.”
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Yeah, staying current between spaceflights seems like such a bore.

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Kingairer said:
Im with you on this. A 24 hour layover where I have to sleep twice, and feel like garbage while im there, isnt enough for me to bid over and start commuting. If I was a commuter anyways, yeah, I might as well commute up for 1 or 2 trips and fly 2-4 legs and be done. But living in base and spending <5 nights on the road each month is where its at for me.
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That’s the beauty of this job, something for everyone. I am a HUGE fan of 1 leg to 40-96 hour layover then 1 leg home. Fantastic.
 
Kingairer said:
Im with you on this. A 24 hour layover where I have to sleep twice, and feel like garbage while im there, isnt enough for me to bid over and start commuting. If I was a commuter anyways, yeah, I might as well commute up for 1 or 2 trips and fly 2-4 legs and be done. But living in base and spending <5 nights on the road each month is where its at for me.
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Hit the hotel, down a cup of coffee, hit the sack before the caffeine hits, wake up an hour or so later, go explore, steal underpants, go to bed late afternoon/early evening, ?????, profit.
 
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