Originally Posted by hookshot123

Lodging: If it is a family, get an apartment thru airbnb,vrbo,etc. You can get an apartment for what one nice hotel room costs a night and much closer to the action. We stayed 2 blocks from the coliseum for $150/night, two bedroom apartment.

Guides: Rick Steves is the guy. Free audio tours. Best tips: Buy Vatican tickets in advance online and skip the normally HUGE line. Buy a 3 day Roma pass for all public transportation and entrance to three attractions, and get to skip the huge lines for the coliseum (or buy your ticket at the forum which has shorter lines, the ticket is good for both) Pantheon.. my favorite building in Rome and its free. Must sees: Colosium, Forum, Pantheon, Fountains, Vatican, Piazzas, Secondary must sees: Museums Churches, Catacombs, Aqua duct park, Ositica Antica,..many others depending on your preferences.

Day Trip..Ositca Antica..a mini Pompei. your Roma pass provides free train out to this site. It is OK if you have a free half day, I would not sacrifice any of the must sees for this, and it can be very hot in the summer. Orvieto: classic hill town about 1.5 hours from Rome. Pompeii is actually doable in a day but really long day. If you have time for an overnight get away, my first choice would be Amalfi coast.

Sorry for spelling and format, Hook

Originally Posted by MikeF16

Agree. That said, knowing the last day makes a big difference, especially since my training ends the 2nd.

Originally Posted by TurbineDriver

Does anybody know how FAA medical reimbursements work? I submitted a rotation expense in iCrew and a picture of my receipt and got an email back saying a receipt isn't necessary.

Originally Posted by Justdoinmyjob

When you submit your new medical to Crew Records, you get automatically reimbursed on the following month on the 15th. It doesn't matter what you actually paid. The reimbursement rates are set.

Originally Posted by Free Bird

That's good gouge, also be VERY careful about pick pockets / gypsies.

Originally Posted by badflaps

Gypsies are good, I get all my tiny executive look-alike dolls from Gypsies. (Pins are extra.)

Originally Posted by GunshipGuy

If you put in a bid for a line then try to get as many days of flying in on the shadow days (don't know why they're not showing up on your calendar...might need to inquire about that). Try and get a trip that starts on the last day of your shadow period and has as much time as possible: You get paid for it and it is dropped. You then get credit for all the trips you had in the shadow period, and no credit for the trips you do during OE, unless the OE trips turn out to be worth more than what you had dropped from the shadow period.

For your reserve bid just put as many reserve days in the shadow period.

Originally Posted by Viking busdvr

There would be two complete crews on two separate rotations. My rotation has an F/O getting TOE. Five pilots because it's 2 flights over 12 hours apiece.