What hope for two-pilot relationships?

[GravityHater]

I know a couple that is going together, and working for the same airline. They are having a very difficult time spending any time together... Anyone know of any ways around it? Or is it as bad as it seems to them?
They can never fly together, and seem to be zooming off in opposite directions of the country at any given moment.
If it weren't for cell phones it might be mainly a USPS relationship.
They are thinking one of them will sacrifice their career, (or get another one) in order to save their relationship. But they would prefer to both fly... somehow.

 

[mattpilot]

sure... one flies for the airlines, the other is a career instructor at the local airport

 

[aviatrix]

In one. It works. Time together's good, as is time away. The only advice is to be flexible and understand what you're in store for.

 

[English]

I'm also married to a pilot. We used to work together at the same airline and really enjoyed flying together.

We spend alot of time together, much more so than couples where one is not a pilot. That's because we can more easily travel to see each other (going on each other's overnights, etc.).

I just did a trip last week where I took my spouse along as a copilot. Wouldn't have been able to do that if my spouse was an accountant.

I can't see how two pilots that work for the same company don't see each other, unless they are both FOs or are based in different domiciles.

 

[flx757]

I am also married to a pilot. We also flew for the same company at one time, although that is not the case now. One of the biggest pluses is that I am with someone (as is she) who understands this business and the difficulties it can put on a relationship, and we are therefore better prepared to handle them.

But more than that, she is just an absolutely wonderful person and the best friend I could ever hope to have. The fact that she is a pilot is really just a footnote. I married the person, not the pilot.

 

[Tim47SIP]

Aids

Sounds like they are coming down with AIDS.

Airline Induced Divorce Syndrome

Well, I hope not, good luck to ya. Being associated with the Mil, we have the same problem. My wife is stationed in DC and I am working in LA (Lower Alabama) while on MLOA. But we feel it is for a good cause.

 

[KigAir]

I'm also married to a pilot. We used to work together at the same airline and really enjoyed flying together.

The airlines allow spouses to work together?

 

[English]

The airlines allow spouses to work together?

Yes they do.

 

[Metro752]

Ya ever see the "Airline" Episode where the two pilots fly off and get married, that was pretty neat. Wouldn't want to fly with the other all the time though.

 

[celloman]

i happen to know a couple who have a corp. gig and really enjoy it. He is the capt and she is the FO..... Dont think she wants to get they type this is the only reason they do it this way.

 

[Diesel]

The wife and spend some time together.

She's 121 and i'm fractional guy. We see each other a couple of times a month.

It only works if you both understand the job.

 

[9GClub]

Not to hijack the thread, but I'm fascinated with this topic from a personality standpoint. I'm 21 and single, and it seems to me that I could be great friends with a female pilot but probably never marry one. I guess I'm having a tough time imagining being compatible with the female equivalent of my ego, "pilot personality," etc. It seems like she'd be too much like me. Granted, people are all too frequently attracted to people who are much different than they are-- and then down the road they wonder why they're not on the same page-- but there's also something to be said for marrying a compliment and not a mirror image. Any comments on pilot personality as it relates to attraction and long-term compatibility?

 

[Brett Hull]

I know of a couple at a DCI company who are 1 seniority number apart.

 

[CSY Mon]

I was married to a pilot as well...(Female she was)

It lasted 4 years.
Good times and bad.

We flew together now and then, but in the long run it was 2 strong personalities that did not get along forever.

We met proffesionally so to speak..She was my ATP instructor.

Still attracted to female pilots as I think we speak the same language, but not so sure anymore.

Ended up marrying an artist....Not sure about that either...

Should take my best buddy, the one that likes sailing, beer-drinking and dirty jokes, take him to the hospital, get him a quick sex-change and then marry him.

Maybe not.

Aye them females..."Femme Fatal" as the Frogs say.

 

[FracCapt]

I have had relationships with 2 female pilots and a couple flight attendents. None really worked out well because of our schedules. We rarely saw each other, which caused a lot of stress and problems. In one case, we saw each other on average 3 days a month. We were together for a bit over a year. When we were together, it was great....but neither one of us was willing to give up our career in order to be able to spend more time together. I guess that means that it was not "meant to be".

I don't date pilots or flight attendents anymore because of my experiences. On the up side, the women I date now don't have jobs where they are away from home a lot....on the down side, they just don't understand what the world of aviation is like. Can't have it all, I guess.

 

[Hugh Jorgan]

It's amazing how many of these happily married women who fly and have pilots for husbands are willing to drop on their knees for a taste of a strange pecker when they are on a trip and daddy isn't around. Girl mice play just as much as boy mice.

 

[FracCapt]

It's amazing how many of these happily married women who fly and have pilots for husbands are willing to drop on their knees for a taste of a strange pecker when they are on a trip and daddy isn't around. Girl mice play just as much as boy mice.

And it only took 16 posts for somebody to say what everybody was thinking....

 

[aviatrix]

It's amazing how many of these happily married women who fly and have pilots for husbands are willing to drop on their knees for a taste of a strange pecker when they are on a trip and daddy isn't around. Girl mice play just as much as boy mice.

Hmmmmmm..........Naw, I think I'll take "daddy" anyday over that strange pecker!
I'm the ultimate slam-clicker!

 

[secks]

Am I the only one who thinks that female pilots tend to be .. how can I put this delicately .. butch? Although to their credit, they look like a million bucks compared to most of the "female" railroaders I've seen. Maybe you pilots just need to get out a little more.

 

[Hugh Jorgan]

There certainly aren't enough lil' brown ones.