It seems lately that long overnights are getting more and more common around here. The quality of the trips that this company is building has certainly dropped lately. Part of the problem, however, is that with the recent Miami flying we are doing, the legs are so long that after a turn, its been 5-6 hours. We’re only legal 8, so they park us for a day and we resume the following day. A side effect of this route structure, I am afraid.
At present, I am 2 hours into a 23 hour overnight in Pittsburgh, PA. However, it could be worse. I am propped up in a king bed on the 6th floor of a Hyatt Place hotel gazing out a huge window which overlooks a sea of red, yellow, and orange leaved trees spread up and down the rolling hills. Pittsburgh, from what I have seen, is one of the prettier cities I’ve been to (and I’ve been to MANY over the last 2 years) and I’ve got a 40+ inch HD flatscreen TV in my room.
On a side note:
I just submitted a job application with Mesaba Airlines. I am not sure if I even care to go there. However, they apparently just sealed a deal to do some flying for Delta out of Atlanta. If I can be Atlanta based and get some good seniority and work for a growing company, it may be a good deal. All I want out of this aviation business is quality of life and a respectable income. With all of this back and forth I’ve been doing trying to decide between accounting or aviation, I’ve gotten no where. My gut says stick with aviation – I work for one of the worst regionals in the business AND I commute. I am officially in the worse possible situation that the airlines can dish out at the moment – short of being fired. It can only get better from here. Perhaps in time it will.