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January 27th, 2008, 01:58
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#1 | | Junior Member
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Posts: 38
|  Worried about your family
Hi all. I am the future 777 captain. I am on my way to the CPL, but I always wondered about what it is like to be a pilot with a family. My father has been a contract expat pilot since before I was born, which naturally resulted in many months at a time away from home. Naturally, he was always concerned with the well being of his family when he was away. Luckily, in the end all turned out well.
How do you guys handle it? | 
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January 27th, 2008, 01:59
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#2 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 38
| Worried about your family
Hi all. I am the future 777 captain. I am on my way to the CPL, but I always wondered about what it is like to be a pilot with a family. My father has been a contract expat pilot since before I was born, which naturally resulted in many months at a time away from home. Naturally, he was always concerned with the well being of his family when he was away. Luckily, in the end all turned out well.
How do you guys handle it? | |
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January 27th, 2008, 02:06
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#3 | | Agent Smith
Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: KSDL
Posts: 38,068
| Re: Worried about your family
Well, call every few days and check in!
I think if you plan on getting married, you're really going to need an independent spouse.
I know a guy whose wife, even though he was on the road in Europe, would call about every 3 hours because something was going wrong at home that was fairly solvable without a $1/minute telephone call.
This is assuming A LOT but co-dependence + airline job = trouble.
Last edited by Doug Taylor : January 27th, 2008 at 13:03.
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January 27th, 2008, 02:18
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#4 | | Administrator
Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona
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| Re: Worried about your family
Please don't post the same question twice in different threads. There's no need. | |
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January 27th, 2008, 09:16
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#5 | | Moderator
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| Re: Worried about your family
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Originally Posted by Doug Taylor  Well, call every few days and check in!
I think if you plan on getting married, you're really going to need an independent spouse.
I know a guy who, even though he was on the road in Europe, would call about every 3 hours because something was going wrong at home that was fairly solvable without a $1/minute telephone call.
This is assuming A LOT but co-dependence + airline job = trouble. | 
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January 27th, 2008, 11:34
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#6 | | Junior Member
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| Re: Worried about your family
My bad | |
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January 27th, 2008, 13:03
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#7 | | Agent Smith
Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: KSDL
Posts: 38,068
| Re: Worried about your family
Lemme restate that, his WIFE would call him about every three hours... Sorry about the confusion in the initial response. | |
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January 27th, 2008, 13:29
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#8 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Random hotels of America
Posts: 437
| Re: Worried about your family
A lot of trust/faith that everythingis going to be alright. My wife is very independent. She has her own business, and is also a dancer at Disney World. That woman can fix her own flat and can do almost anything around the house without my help. We talk on my downtimes while on the road which keeps our line of communication open. I can't stress that anymore. Make sure you and your family are talking. | |
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January 27th, 2008, 21:28
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#9 | | Old Skool
Join Date: May 2005 Location: Paradise:)
Posts: 4,299
| Re: Worried about your family
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Originally Posted by Doug Taylor
This is assuming A LOT but co-dependence + airline job = trouble. | My dad works a two weeks on/two weeks off shift, and luckily my mom is very independent and can do alot of stuff around the house(she still hasnt figured out our organized mess in the garage though  ). I can see how it can cause major problems if a spouse is not independent at all. | |
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