rswitz

For the CRJ it's pretty much at minimums. For the ERJ, I'm not really sure but I've been here nearly 4 years on the 175 and haven't upgraded. I've had my bid in since day 1.

Utah

A couple things come to mind... First, you don't have to use your move days right after IOE. If need be you should be able to wait a while on them. Unless policy has changed they can't force you to use them immediately. They may try to tell you that, but I don't believe it's the case. I think there is a provision for a certain number of hotel rooms provided by the company in the new domicile as well. Someone else will have to chime in on that though.

Second, it won't surprise me to hear of IOE taking a long time to get scheduled. With all of the training go on, the shortage of instructors, and attrition that's probably going to go through the roof, you might wait weeks between sim and starting IOE.

Third, you may get assigned a domicile initially that you don't want. There is a company bid every month where you might be able to change domiciles. So if you initially don't get based where you want, there's a chance you might get it after a short wait. Don't move to IAH if you want to be in DEN, and so on. Once you are here, you can look at the standing bid list and awards, as well as the domicile vacancy report and start making a plan. Yeah, you ain't going to hold PDX, but DEN, IAH, and LAX are probably going to be really easy to get into.

Wheelsup69

Would it be worth a 20+ hour car ride to have a car with you while at new hire training?

MtnFlying

Previous consensus was no. The hotel provides a shuttle to and from the training facility and then out into town for groceries as needed. I think that discussion was about 10 or 15 pages back in this thread or it may have been in the new hire thread.

I don't plan on driving out there.

f1racer328

I think it's worth it, but I'm not as far away as you are.

Chances are, someone in your class will have a car and you could probably bum a ride if you ask nicely.

captive apple

Couple things:
Would you enjoy the fringe benefit of a cross country drive?
Is your transportation reliable for such a drive?
Great if you can have it, but not terrible if you don’t.

skyhawk33

What headsets should I buy? Any suggestion ?

PokesPilotJake

One thing to keep in mind is SIM location...

Had a buddy that told me a “horror story” of a guy driving his car to SLC and then almost getting assigned sims in ATL.

All that effort just to use your car for 2 weeks.

With my luck that would be me...


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threeighteen

Gas is close to $4/gallon right now in most states. If the trend continues it could be $6/gallon by the time you're done. So probably not worthwhile unless you've got one of those electric vehicles.

This too... I'd say anything more than a day's drive may not be worth it.

Royalblueskies

Random but can anyone explain the pros of not having a union? The captain I spoke with presented it as a really good thing but I've heard from a few others how it's a con rather than a pro.