From RJ pilot point of view, what is most desirable base to fly out of?

[Skymeg]

Not speaking of any specific airline or flight schedule, what is a favorite base to live at regarding cost of living, area activities, quality of life, etc. Anyone have an opinion?

 

[Homer Jay]

Definitely not Cincinnati! This place blows!!

 

[mnalpha]

your hometown

 

[Rogue5]

Not ORD.

SBA would be very, VERY nice if I'd inherited a house from my parents or something...

 

[viper548]

Not ORD.

SBA would be very, VERY nice if I'd inherited a house from my parents or something...

I've had SBA overnights the last couple months. It would be nice to be based there, if the housing were taken care of.

 

[generaltso]

Any base where you can walk from employee parking to the terminal

 

[GuppyPuppy]

Portland, Oregon.

Live in Vancouver, WA (no state income tax). Buy stuff in Oregon (no sales tax).

Good weather, lots of outdoor activities and friendly people.

Cheers!

GP

 

[ASAFOE120]

Well lets see, if you took away the afternoon thunderstorms, the lazy rampers, the louzy customer service, the airport being built smack in the middle of the hood, and the occasional cloud that floats by that facilitates a ground stop program, then maybe ATL wouldnt be too bad.

They closed our good base earlier this year. Want to guess where it was??

Just my $.02

 

[miles otoole]

your hometown

Still live at home, huh?

 

[KO King]

Not ORD.

SBA would be very, VERY nice if I'd inherited a house from my parents or something...

SBA sucks...SMALL town and very, very expensive. The only upside is the amount of hot women.

 

[Rook]

Hey KO king your boy Vargas is fighting tomorrow. You gonna watch?

 

[KO King]

Hey KO king your boy Vargas is fighting tomorrow. You gonna watch?

YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!
Traded my trip just so I could have it off!
Cant wait, im not too optimistic about this "comeback", but he is my favorite boxer and I will back him until he retires. Hopefully it wont be tomorrow!

 

[Rook]

He'll be ok. As long as his back holds up. He's looking to improve his defense and now that he's working with this guy Smith, it should be vastly improved. He's gunning for the Golden Boy again. Grill's gonna be goin' and the beer's gonna be flowin'. Should be a good fight.

 

[Hovernut]

MCO

Get to ride the Harley to work all year long, no state income tax, all the attractions at resident rates, and da beaches!

 

[rtmcfi]

definetly IAD

It's easy to get through security, and you get a close up view of ramp operations via the mobile-lounge. The rampers are all hard-working, and excellent communicators to boot. ATC handles the traffic with amazing skill. Lot's of affordable housing ner the airport, which is located in a fantastic area. If you happen to be a commuter on United, the gate agents will treat you with a great deal of respect, and are very kind. I could go on and on. IAD is truly paradise for the rj pilot......

 

[NuGuy]

MCO

Get to ride the Harley to work all year long, no state income tax, all the attractions at resident rates, and da beaches!

Beaches? You $hitting me? Orlando is in the middle of a frakking swamp 2 hours (maybe 4 with the horrific I-4 traffic) from any non-manmade beach.

Speaking as a native Floridian, Orlando could dissapear into a great big sinkhole, and the state's average IQ would jump 100 points.

Here's an idea, let's move to a huge town in the middle of a swamp in the hottest, buggiest, most humid envrioment this side of the Amazon. But hey, at least to can make ends meet wearing a mouse costume on your days off from the RJ.

Nu

 

[91100 100 set]

Still live at home, huh?

Baaa-zing!

You beat me to it!

 

[SouthTex]

Plano?

Well lets see, if you took away the afternoon thunderstorms, the lazy rampers, the louzy customer service, the airport being built smack in the middle of the hood, and the occasional cloud that floats by that facilitates a ground stop program, then maybe ATL wouldnt be too bad.

They closed our good base earlier this year. Want to guess where it was??

Just my $.02

 

[Skymeg]

That is the answer I was hoping for. I'm originally from Seattle and can't imagine a better place to live than the Northwest. Just wonderd if there was anything comparable for outdoor activities in the U.S. somewhere. Guess probably not. The good old Pacific Northwest wins again!

 

[Skymeg]

I'm guessing DFW.

 

[jumppilot]

That is the answer I was hoping for. I'm originally from Seattle and can't imagine a better place to live than the Northwest. Just wonderd if there was anything comparable for outdoor activities in the U.S. somewhere. Guess probably not. The good old Pacific Northwest wins again!

Good luck getting hired out there. I've been trying to get home for quite awhile, but the job opportunities just don't exist.

 

[Rook]

Beaches? You $hitting me? Orlando is in the middle of a frakking swamp 2 hours (maybe 4 with the horrific I-4 traffic) from any non-manmade beach.

Speaking as a native Floridian, Orlando could dissapear into a great big sinkhole, and the state's average IQ would jump 100 points.

Here's an idea, let's move to a huge town in the middle of a swamp in the hottest, buggiest, most humid envrioment this side of the Amazon. But hey, at least to can make ends meet wearing a mouse costume on your days off from the RJ.

Nu

Maybe he meant...Da beetches!

 

[Sioux115]

For a strictly work stand point I would have to say is the easiest airport to get in and out of is DIA.

 

[Hovernut]

Beaches? You $hitting me? Orlando is in the middle of a frakking swamp 2 hours (maybe 4 with the horrific I-4 traffic) from any non-manmade beach.
Nu

Well, you pretty much summed up why I don't particularly LIVE in Orlando...just work there. I stay off I-4 at every opportunity and am 40 minutes from the beach on a nice meadering 2-lane country road. I live far enough and out of the way enough to not have to deal with the tourons as well.

I have my Disney season pass mainly to see the "Flower Power" (60's bands) concerts in the spring and fall, other than that, the Mouse is off limits. I get my coater fix in STL at Six Flags.

I can't believe how much Central Florida is growing. I heard there's quite an exodus off Long Island and other NE locales to FL because of the tax situation.

Cheers!

 

[RP170]

Beaches? You $hitting me? Orlando is in the middle of a frakking swamp 2 hours (maybe 4 with the horrific I-4 traffic) from any non-manmade beach.

Speaking as a native Floridian, Orlando could dissapear into a great big sinkhole, and the state's average IQ would jump 100 points.

Here's an idea, let's move to a huge town in the middle of a swamp in the hottest, buggiest, most humid envrioment this side of the Amazon. But hey, at least to can make ends meet wearing a mouse costume on your days off from the RJ.

Nu

I live in MCO and can get to Cape Canaveral Beach in 45 min. Love it here.

 

[2yrs2go]

The best base is one where:

The housing is cheap
The taxes are cheap
Car and home owners insurance are cheap
Beer is cheap
Gas is cheap
Utlilities are cheap
Groceries are cheap
The airport parking is cheap
The girls are cheap (and easy).

 

[USCtrojan]

Best Base

I started out in Dallas, I ended up really loving Dallas!! Moved to Atlanta, other than meeting my wife and some unbelievable friends, that place blows. The South sucks IMHO. West Coast and South do not mix. However, I'm based out of Salt Lake City now and I can say, personally, this is by far the best place I have ever lived. No, I'm not a morman. However, I do love the outdoors and Utah is the place to be if you like the outdoors.

Trojan

 

[Flyeys]

Anywhere south of the Mason-Dixie line not in the path of hurricanes.

 

[Gofish]

What about KCLT?

 

[mullet]

Grew up on the west coast and now living in my 2nd southern state. No desire to move west again.