Crash Pads.

AEROSTAR-33S

AEROSTAR-33S

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Just wondering how crash pads are? Anyone have any first hand experience with them...good or bad? Basically, I'll probably have to live in one for awhile if I get a regional job!
Thanks for any input.
 
Like the name says, they're a good place to crash. I wouldn't expect too much "Home sweet home." Once you get the regional you can consider longer term accommodation. Good luck on the job search!
 
AEROSTAR-33S said:
Just wondering how crash pads are? Anyone have any first hand experience with them...good or bad? Basically, I'll probably have to live in one for awhile if I get a regional job!
Thanks for any input.
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My crashpad had 14 bunk beds in it. At any given time, there were 5-10 other people sharing a three bedroom apartment.

Enjoy.
 
Everyone's opinion will vary, as every crash pad is different. I was fortunate enough to have a great experience. Mine was a new 4 bedroom 3 bath house. Each room was setup to have 2 beds. The owner of the house was an FO and he live there. It was meant for commuters so on your days off, you went home. There were lots of times where I would have the entire house to myself.

Having said that, literally next door was another crashpad. It housed something like 14 people. The place was always packed, and they hot racked.
 
AEROSTAR-33S said:
Just wondering how crash pads are? Anyone have any first hand experience with them...good or bad? Basically, I'll probably have to live in one for awhile if I get a regional job!
Thanks for any input.
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"Crash pads" aren't for living in. If you try to live in one, you'll probably be miserable.

Crash pads are places in your base city to spend the night if you have to go in the night before a trip, stay the night if you have to. Also, for sitting RSV in your base city if you don't live there.

The quality of the crash pad is entirely dependent on the people involved. The owner/operator and the other crash-padders. I ran a crashpad in ORD for several years, and it was a lot of work. We had a tremendous group of people though, they were really great people.
 
dasleben said:
My crashpad had 14 bunk beds in it. At any given time, there were 5-10 other people sharing a three bedroom apartment.

Enjoy.
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Is that even legal? Almost everyplace I have lived the fire code wouldn't allow more than (number of bedrooms) + 1 to live anywhere.
 
drunkenbeagle said:
Is that even legal? Almost everyplace I have lived the fire code wouldn't allow more than (number of bedrooms) + 1 to live anywhere.
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It's typically very illegal and usually against rental leasing agreements. :)

That's why all the crashpadders are not on the lease. ;)

However, keep in mind that on any given day, all 14 people are not there at the same time.
 
Here in Roanoke, we have a two bedroom apartment attached to a 4-plex. It belongs to one of our FA's so natuarlly she takes the master bedroom for herself. Three of us FO's share the other. The room is big so fitting in three beds is no problem. We each pay our hostess 150 bucks a month. The PBR in the fridge is provided by the crashpadders.
 
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