LAX Base Living in PHX - NetJets

[NCherches]

I live in PHX and will most likely get a LAX base. Anyone doing this commute? Can i usually be safe flying in on Southwest on the first flight on day 1. This gets me into LAX around 6-7am or would I need to commute the day before.

Would I need to be on the 7/7 schedule to make this work?

I know they will fly me back to PHX on the last day, etc.

Anyone have a real idea of upgrade times if hired in the next month? I hear 3 years if I get on soon, but some swear more like 5-6.

 

[CA1900]

I live in PHX and will most likely get a LAX base. Anyone doing this commute? Can i usually be safe flying in on Southwest on the first flight on day 1. This gets me into LAX around 6-7am or would I need to commute the day before.

That would be really risky. I've had 5:30 AM FBO reports on several occasions, which would be impossible if you're on a morning airline flight, obviously. (The earliest SWA flight gets into LAX at 7:20am.) You won't know your actual show time until the evening prior, and by then it's possible the flights will all be booked.

On the positive side, last-minute one-way flights from PHX to LAX are only $120 on Southwest, but if you're going to be going by air, I'd still recommend you come out the night before. You're really not going to want to find out you have a 5am show, and end up driving all night to make it.

Would I need to be on the 7/7 schedule to make this work?

Unless you're willing to risk last-minute one-way tickets, it'd probably be best to get on the 7/7, yes.

I know they will fly me back to PHX on the last day, etc.

Yes, they will, if they were going to airline you back to LAX, and up to the value of that original ticket. Every once in a while you'll end up flying a plane back to your domicile, and in that case, you'll have to get yourself a ticket home. But that's happened only once or twice to me in the past 6 months.

Anyone have a real idea of upgrade times if hired in the next month? I hear 3 years if I get on soon, but some swear more like 5-6.

My wild-ass guess would be 4-5 years.

 

[NCherches]

How often would you say you have flights before 8am on day 1?

 

[NCherches]

...Also what time at night do you know your next days flight info?

 

[Wiggums]

On the positive side, last-minute one-way flights from PHX to LAX are only $120 on Southwest, but if you're going to be going by air, I'd still recommend you come out the night before. You're really not going to want to find out you have a 5am show, and end up driving all night to make it.

The advance purchase fare from PHX-LAX is $49 on SWA. What you do is buy your tickets ahead of time, and if you don't need them cancel. You can't get your money back on that fare, but you can put it towards another $49 ticket with no penalty. I used to stay about a month ahead and used or canceled the tickets as needed. You could even have two tickets, one for the evening before, and one for the morning, just use the one you need and cancel the other.

 

[NCherches]

Those cheap FUN FARE tickets can be cancelled and redeemed at a later date? Sounds like just buying two early, then canceling the one I don't use and redeem it on the next tour's tickets seems like a good plan...

 

[Ultra Grump]

How often would you say you have flights before 8am on day 1?

Rarely, because then they'd have to pay you OT for the time prior to 8am, and for all time over 9 hrs for the day. Scheduling drones do whatever they can to avoid paying the pilots OT.

 

[Buckeye]

I like your website, but noticed you took yourself off? Did you sell or just decided not too?

 

[NCherches]

Trying to get on with Phoenix PD as a reserve officer and I figured it would be bes not to have my name affiliated with the site, at least for now, even though they do know about me owning it...

 

[honeycomb]

NCherches...

I have a buddy that makes this very commute. If you'd like I can ask him the details if you like.

He is a G200 FO domiciled in LAX.

(He typically travels in day before late. Spends the night in a hotel. Starts early a lot. Ends with enough time to catch a flight back or Dummy ticket from other places in the US of A to PHX. He then drives a little bit to get home.)

PM me if you'd like me to pass your info along to him. He is working his 7 on right now though.