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MQAAord · June 27th, 2004, 08:24

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Whats wrong with you guys? No one said she should become a pilot that way you both will move around. Not that it will be easy to find jobs but why not let her be a pilot if your going to be one? Imagine you being the CAPT and your Wife the FO? I've never seen that happen before except maybe for the Martha King and her husband. Does this happen?

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I can tell you from first-hand experience that a relationship where both people fly takes an incredible amount of patience, trust, and flexibility. It helps if both are around the same relative senority standing, or if one is significantly more senior than the other and can bid what the more junior one holds. It worked out fairly well when Bill and I were both flying because we were both relativly pretty junior, and his bids were out before I even saw a bid packet, so I had his days off in-hand when I put my bids in every month.

It can work, but it's not easy! Expect to spend a fair amount of time alone, or non-reving with the other on overnights. There were times when I'd spend 6 days on reserve in NY, some home, and with the hellish commute LGA/JFK - IND was I'd have one day off before having to go back. If I was lucky that day off would also be one of Bill's days off, sometimes it was, sometimes it wasn't. I got junior-manned several times and didn't get to go home when I was supposed to, as a result Bill was back to work before I'd finally make it back.

I see a lot more of him now!

June 27th, 2004, 08:24	#17
MQAAord Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The Looney Bin Posts: 9,042	Re: Snoop Dog? Fo Shizzle My Dizzle! [ QUOTE ] Whats wrong with you guys? No one said she should become a pilot that way you both will move around. Not that it will be easy to find jobs but why not let her be a pilot if your going to be one? Imagine you being the CAPT and your Wife the FO? I've never seen that happen before except maybe for the Martha King and her husband. Does this happen? [/ QUOTE ] I can tell you from first-hand experience that a relationship where both people fly takes an incredible amount of patience, trust, and flexibility. It helps if both are around the same relative senority standing, or if one is significantly more senior than the other and can bid what the more junior one holds. It worked out fairly well when Bill and I were both flying because we were both relativly pretty junior, and his bids were out before I even saw a bid packet, so I had his days off in-hand when I put my bids in every month. It can work, but it's not easy! Expect to spend a fair amount of time alone, or non-reving with the other on overnights. There were times when I'd spend 6 days on reserve in NY, some home, and with the hellish commute LGA/JFK - IND was I'd have one day off before having to go back. If I was lucky that day off would also be one of Bill's days off, sometimes it was, sometimes it wasn't. I got junior-manned several times and didn't get to go home when I was supposed to, as a result Bill was back to work before I'd finally make it back. I see a lot more of him now!