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I guess I'm watching too much Bluey, because my first thought was "This isn't the 80s, Pat!" :) We are absolutely NOT allowed to put an FA in a pilot seat, and I think our policy is pretty standard these days. Regardless of the actual risk, the airlines are very sensitive to the optics in...

It's not easy to get fired, but man this certainly seems like a good way to go about it. What the hell were they thinking???

My daughter was coming up on 6 months old when I finally went back to work, and I had to sit reserve on the 737 over the winter. For some reason I kept getting tagged to do our two day Cabo - one leg there, long overnight, one leg home. Great trip and I loved it, but my poor wife - I'm sitting...

I do a similar thing - leave late on Sunday after everyone is in bed, then either come home midday Tuesday if I want to do the Europe stuff, or first thing Wednesday if I want to do SA or the longer stuff out east. Do that three times per month (or four if all Europe) and call it good. To...

I've seen it first hand - Brazil is big for this. I don't know how they do it - one wife is PITA enough! :D (juuuuuust kidding honey!)

I like the second one better.

That's my point - the only way anyone can make a decision is to hear how it works (or not) from a variety of folks and see if it fits their situation. I'm simply giving my perspective. You mention three nights per week. That was the crux of my argument - starting the family late allowed me to be...

I absolutely agree. But that goes both ways - if someone posts to imply that a pilot career and being a Dad is mutually exclusive, I am happy to show how it works for our family.

Not sure how you define it, but I'd guess my definition of "being a Dad" requires significantly more involvement than how it was commonly defined 50 years ago.

As am I, but I think the quote has more to do with the path required to get to where we currently are. Both of us became Dads after we ended up at our destination jobs, and we both live in a junior base where QOL comes quickly. But to the OPs question, I had the destination job first, then...

Yeah, that's probably the worst of what I've done, but I've definitely heard some good stories from the Gulfstream guys too. Fortunately most of the folks willing to slum it with me in a lowly Citation were a bit more level headed. ;)

Exactly. I'm also of the opinion that it's unlikely to suddenly turn into something the OP enjoys - might as well come to that conclusion now before pouring more money into it.

Yeah, that won't even cover the fuel.

Sometimes it's just the pet. I once flew an Ultra up to Vancouver to pick up a cat, then bring it back down to Orange County.

We called that 'panic drinking'. ;)

Hopefully attrition will be higher than planned and the total number will be lower than what was stated.

Reverse seniority, but yes. Bunch of captains being sent back to the right seat as well. Really sucks for the guys over at Spirit - at least there's a lot of hiring going on elsewhere.

2677. :)

Well yeah. I'm pretty sure we established that a loooong time ago! :p

Huh - never thought about it. If it's just me, I say 'I'. Otherwise I'll use 'we'.