Anyone near Boston or Southern NH?

[Tram]

Hey guys-

I am looking at a job in Boston..

However, I am a small town kinda guy and do no wish to live in Boston, nor do I think I could do it on Regional pay..

Anyway, I'm looking for somewhere maybe an hour to 2 hours outside of Boston and just drive in for work..

I'd love to be able to drive about an hour and hop on a train and ride it in, but not sure if that is possible..

Anyone have any city reccomendations I could check out?

Thanks

Jeff

 

[navigator72]

Come to Maine, it's only 105 miles from Portland to Boston. Amtrak operates out of Portland and will get you to Boston in about 2.5 hours. It's definitley a 4 season state.
It's a beautiful state with lots of outdoorsy things to do. It sucks if you are looking for a nightlife though.

 

[Tram]

Can you get a "season pass" on Amtrak?

Does Amtrak have crazy hours? Like if I got off a trip at like 10pm, would I be hosed trying to get home?

 

[navigator72]

Here's a link to the Amtrak line that operates in Maine.
http://www.thedowneaster.com/

 

[av8orboy]

www.planesense.aero

We need pilots.

 

[Mr. Irrelevant]

Tram,

If you want to go north of the city, you could try southern NH or along the Maine coast somewhere. I'd think going all the way up to Portland, although a great city is a bit extreme. You could live outside Portsmouth, NH and drive to the Newburyport train station for a commuter rail train ride into Boston. That would be about 15-30 minute drive with a 55-60 minute train ride. Then the green line train to the blue line train to the airport. Another 25-30 minutes. Try http://www.mbta.com. Copy and paste if link doesn't work.

If you're going to work for AE, they do have employee parking in Chelsea with a busride to the terminal. Maybe an hour drive from that southern NH/Maine border area.

Mr. I.

 

[navigator72]

The closer you are to BOS, the more expensive it gets.

 

[bap327]

http://www.planesense.aero/ out of MHT, word on the street is that they will double the fleet in the next two years = 50 pilots

 

[navigator72]

They are setting up shop in Portsmouth, NH (KPSM) too. I'm considering their job fair later this week.

 

[Mr. Irrelevant]

http://www.planesense.aero/ out of MHT, word on the street is that they will double the fleet in the next two years = 50 pilots

Very, very unlikely.

Mr. I.

 

[av8orboy]

http://www.planesense.aero/ out of MHT, word on the street is that they will double the fleet in the next two years = 50 pilots

If we double are fleet that would be 100 pilots. We need 50 pilots for the fleet we have now. Make that 52 by months end.

 

[bap327]

OK...I heard 50 pilots and double the fleet...sorry for the confusion.
Also Cape Air, Linear Air are looking.

 

[Tram]

Thanks for all the help guys..

I'm not looking for a job in the Boston area, I already found that..

Trying to find a place near Boston that is affordable to live..

 

[av8orboy]

Dorchester....Nice area.

 

[Hung Start]

That's "Darchester" to you.

Right by Stabbin Hill

Hung

 

[deafsound]

I have some non-aviation friends that live in Dover, NH and Berwick, ME. It's a little over an hour's drive from Boston, and they are both cute little small towns.

 

[Tram]

Hmm.. I wonder if I could find a spot about 30-40 minutes out of Dover to pick up a train to the airport..

How expensive is Dover?

 

[OrphicSeth]

You can always get on the bus. Probably better schedules than the trains. C+J Trailways out of Portsmouth, Concord Trailways out of Concord- is a start. If I remember correctly they have commuter passes too. Free Parking.

 

[MOCHA HAGoTDI]

Dover is getting rather expensive. There are a lot of subdivisions and new houses going up in town which have raised property values significantly. It's not as bad as Mass, but not nearly as good as Maine. It will be tough if you are living alone - especially on regional pay. An apartment in Dover is doable, as long as you don't want too many extras or plan to have a $400 car payment.

The property taxes aren't too great either..

You can easily find a decent (and much more affordable) place 30-40 minutes from Dover. Think North and West.. Plan to take a 2-lane road to get here, unless you're coming from the north or south. I can vouch for the bus schedule being much better than the train - especially if you want to come back in the early afternoon or late night.

 

[Tram]

I am easy to please, I have no desire to live in a large city, I am from Rural Alabama..

I will have my wife with me...

 

[Mr. Irrelevant]

Look at my previous post with the MBTA website. The commuter rail is as far north as Newburyport, right on the Mass/NH border. The bus may be a good option as well as some of them go direct to the airport and have discounts for employees. Lots of crew take em. I'd try and stick near Portsmouth, within 15 minutes or so. Good town.

Mr. I.

 

[navigator72]

here's a link to the big newspaper in Maine. Just in case you want to come to Maine.
Fridays high temp was 3F with a windchill factor of about -15F
http://www.mainetoday.com

 

[Hung Start]

Oh, come on guys,,, suck it up!

We used to operate a flight from PQI to BOS, six nights a week, 8 stops a night!!!!!! I think in a couple of years, we maybe missed 2 nights. Mostly because braking action was nil in a few places.

So cold once and a while the uplocks on the 40c would freeze,, the hydraulic fluid in them!

So cold, the hair in your nose would freeze!

Colgan does it, you can too!!!!

Besides, summer is only a couple of months away, think positive.

(of course, easy for me to say, I moved to Miami after all those years )

Hung

 

[Goose Egg]

Bump....

Nashua is ok. I'd love it if I were married and wanting to settle down, although I'd want to be closer to the ocean.

-Goose

 

[PURPLEHAZE21]

NH... "Live Free or Die" !!!!

 

[navigator72]

Dover, NH is a college town but it's close to everything.
No sales tax unless you like that sort of thing then you can come to Maine where we have some of the highest taxes in the USA.