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Grew up in an airline family. Honestly, I didn’t think anything was different because the norm was just my dad leaving for a few days at...

Yeah, the slow ones are my favorite. I've spent plenty of time in an II and an SII. Even in my current bird we're sometimes doing King...

About the fastest I can remember was 309 kt ground speed at 17.5 burning 10.5 gph lean of peak coming back east from Oshkosh one year...

FTY to AMA 800 nautical miles, 4 hours in a Citation II SP, I swear I could watch the same trucks on I-10 for 10 minutes!! Humbling!!

Well crap, can't flex about the altitude, but call me if you're doing 500 knots true. ;)

Be sure if they are going to pursue a career as a pilot, they are doing it because they like flying, and not for the promise of a big...

I didn't mean to be a DB, but I tend to push back against the 'my kids must never see me' trope. Not to discount Zeldman's friends'...

I absolutely see my time away as work too. I enjoy my overnights, but it's still time away from the family. At my company they call it...

These kinds of stories always seem to start with: "I have an airline pilot friend that says..." I have a four year old at home and...

I flew turns for a couple of months as an FO on the 737 and decided I didn't like it. It *was* cool to be in my own bed every night, but...

Way too many variables to give one answer. Airline, living in base, seniority in seat, bidding strategy, airline manning, time of year...

One thing that makes this question harder to answer is that the definition of a 'good lifestyle' changes with time. That's why I tend to...

Some times suck, and some are better. Everything gets better with seniority. Where I'm at right now at my major/legacy, I can pretty...

If he goes for an airline career he won't know if it was the right call till he retires. It's a fickle thing and timing is everything...

It's really too early and there are too many variables to know what your kid's home life will be a decade+ from now. And it'll change...