SWA pilots with families living around OAK

[LiveFreeorDie]

Just do yourself a favor and rent for a bit before you decide to make it a permanent decision.

Why OAK vs PHX, DEN, BWI or MDW?

 

[easydoesit]

I don't think I will ever move to CA, just exploring all options. I am around 7100 on the combined list. Do you think I will be able to hold a line in MDW or BWI or MCO?

 

[psysicx]

Amazing what people will pay to have nice weather. Sunshine tax is high but when your not freezing your ass off in January and sweating your balls off in July its worth it.

 

[LiveFreeorDie]

Fwiw...

Right now CWA is showing for April '13

BWI - could not hold with 7100 seniority # (bottom pilot is 7013)
MDW - could hold with 14 below you out of 457 f.o.'s (bottom is 7644)
MCO - could hold with 6 below you out of 315 (bottom is 7646)

It is very likely you will be able to hold MDW when you come over.

BWI and MCO there are a lot of variables.

Also the master seniority list ends at 69xxx so I don't know why the base seniority lists show higher numbers (76xxx)

Chicago is a very nice base, plenty of cheap crash pads and people based there have a reputation for being friendlier/younger than your average crew.

I am based in BWI but commuted to OAK and MDW before I could hold BWI. MDW is the only place I would consider commuting to to upgrade to Capt before I can hold Capt in BWI.

 

[airplane wizard]

Amazing what people will pay to have nice weather. Sunshine tax is high but when your not freezing your ass off in January and sweating your balls off in July its worth it.

They have earthquakes though.

 

[easydoesit]

Thanks for the info. Dummy me but what is CWA?

 

[LiveFreeorDie]

CWA = Crew web access. It is the interface for our schedules, open time bids, trip trades, etc

It can be launched from www.swalife.com which is the employee website

 

[scoreboardII]

They have earthquakes though.

It snows in MDW, hurricanes in MCO.

 

[j41driver]

I don't think I will ever move to CA, just exploring all options. I am around 7100 on the combined list. Do you think I will be able to hold a line in MDW or BWI or MCO?

I'm about 6700 on the combined list and I'm holding blank lines about 20 or so away from RSV in MDW if that helps.

 

[easydoesit]

Can you pick up trips on your days off while on reserve?

 

[Tripower455]

Can you pick up trips on your days off while on reserve?

Yes, as long as you're FAR legal.

 

[waveflyer]

Each reserve day counts as 6 hours block for legality purposes- then what trip said-
Goes above guarantee

 

[sflax]

Get ready to take a HUGE paycut. Your money will go NOWHERE in CA compared to GA. Ridiculously high taxes, gas prices, real estate, everything. Making $159k a year in CA is like 60k to 70k in GA. Make sure you research the insane cost of living.

There is no way in hell I'd EVER consider moving to CA. EVER. Forget the moonbat bed-wetting liberal hippy $hit, I wouldn't do it simply for the ridiculous increase in cost of living. Not worth it.

If the above math was true the average IQ in Georgia would go up with all California people moving there. ...hahaha, just kidding. It's not that bad, but 150 would get you and live comfortable, where I live with two kids, a minivan and 1800 house on a big lot. If you don't have to drive everyday, you can live anywhere with in two or three hours of Oakland cheap and nice.

 

[duc driver]

Surf in the morning, snowboard/x-c ski in the afternoon. Great trails for hiking/running. Great weather, so good we don't need AC in the house. Spending 90% of our time outdoors. I could go on and on but I feel my money is well spent.
On other thing, I work for XJT and am based in ORD. When I first transferred here my company listed me as a Illinois and the taxes taken from my pay were higher than the taxes taken out for CA.
I'm not trying to be negative to anyone who has posted in this tread. It's just that I feel many people over look all that NorCal has to offer and just cry about taxes and the cost of home ownership.

 

[Oakum_Boy]

The commute to ord? Good bad?