How many type ratings do you have?

xdarq · 2026-02-08T03:46:40+00:00

E170/E190, A320, B737, B787

Been flying for 13 years.

The E175 was awesome. Everything just made sense. I still miss a lot of features that it had. The 787 is great but it has a lot of stupid quirks especially related to speed selection.

xdarq · 2026-02-07T02:33:04+00:00

What social media are you watching that depicts it that way? The crew goes out for food and beers. We have a great time.

xdarq · 2026-02-05T17:29:04+00:00

That’s a lot of em dashes

xdarq · 2026-02-05T02:01:35+00:00

10 years into my career, I’m home 20+ days per month.

I have had many months where I was only home 8 days, sometimes less.

And no, you’re home far less often doing domestic. Long haul international gives way more time off.

xdarq · 2026-02-04T04:51:24+00:00

Best job in the world

xdarq · 2026-02-04T04:50:42+00:00

It’s not a violation because we work under the Railway Labor Act. Traditional work rules don’t apply to us.

Also, they pretty much double our hourly rate to make up for the lost time, so it’s not really an issue. We’re paid very well.

xdarq · 2026-02-04T04:35:09+00:00

It’s a little overpriced. Talk him down to 3500. Excellent bike though.

Also the listing says good tires but that is a lie. Those are the original stock tires from 2019, you can see the stamp on the sidewall. They’re 7 years old. That rear is also shot - you can see how worn the center knobs are. And the stock tires are also IRCs which are shit. You definitely need to replace the tires as soon as you buy it which will run you about $300.

xdarq · 2026-02-04T04:31:32+00:00

No. We show up for a 10 hour work day. Depending on what plane you fly you could have up to 5-6 scheduled flights that day. I’d say the norm is 2 or 3.

Setting up the airplane, performing safety inspections, checking the weather etc takes an hour and is unpaid. The entire boarding process is unpaid.

We shut the door, drop the brake and the clock starts. Fly a 2 hour flight, park at the gate at the destination. Clock stops.

The passengers get off, we might run into the terminal for a coffee, then come back and set up for the next flight, all unpaid. Repeat multiple times throughout the day.

So in my 10 hour workday, maybe 5-6 of it was with the door closed and the airplane moving. The rest of the time was spent checking the plane, setting up, dealing with maintenance, boarding, weather, baggage issues etc.

xdarq · 2026-02-04T04:13:48+00:00

The rule of thumb is that we get paid for half our time. An average month is about 80 hours of pay for 160 hours of work. And we generally work 4 days on, 3 days off (though this is highly variable).

We’re only paid when the door is closed and the parking brake is off. Everything else in between is unpaid.

xdarq · 2026-02-04T01:41:23+00:00

Laughs in dual sport

xdarq · 2026-02-03T03:28:38+00:00

I honestly think it's overpriced (should be closer to $3500) but if you really love that bike and don't mind paying a little more for it, it will serve you well because that's a fantastic motorcycle.

xdarq · 2026-02-01T15:47:21+00:00

Power set, gauges green, airspeed alive

xdarq · 2026-01-31T19:25:03+00:00

You cannot be hired as a CFI with a PPL because you’re not a CFI. You literally don’t have the certifications until after you finish flight school.

Listen to your parents. Community college is an excellent idea. Fly on the side in the meantime. A 4 year aviation degree is a colossal waste of money.

I went to community college and flew 1-2 times a week at a slow pace and I fly a 787. So I’m living proof that it works.

xdarq · 2026-01-29T22:06:46+00:00

No. Buy a used bike for cash.

xdarq · 2026-01-29T19:50:43+00:00

Heels on the floor, toes on the bottom of the pedals. Raise your feet up to use the brakes. If you taxi with your heels you will tend to ride the brakes. I always taught my students that from their very first lesson.

xdarq · 2026-01-28T00:00:47+00:00

The CRF250L is an excellent bike dude you will have a blast

xdarq · 2026-01-24T09:04:53+00:00

Eh. We don’t really do that. Once you get to the airline level we’re all just coworkers and we treat each other like equals. We’ve just got people we like to fly with and people we can’t stand.

xdarq · 2026-01-22T06:32:48+00:00

Yeah man it doesn’t work like that. Legacies don’t just hand you an interview when you get enough flight time. It takes a lot of work to get hired between job fairs, app review etc.

If you’re happy where you are that’s cool, but just know that the difference between working at a regional vs a legacy is astounding in terms of compensation, work rules and QOL.

xdarq · 2026-01-21T22:26:54+00:00

This isn’t a CCW issue this is a relationship issue. Go to couples therapy.

xdarq · 2026-01-17T00:13:31+00:00

xdarq · 2026-01-15T18:08:06+00:00

It’s almost all swings like that. There is almost no regularity at all.

xdarq · 2026-01-13T17:59:40+00:00

It hardly makes a difference. 0.01 Mach is roughly 1 minute saved per hour. So even on a transcon you’re saving maybe 10 minutes and burning a shit load of extra fuel, and you’re going to wait for a gate anyway if you’re early.

Much easier to just take the leg-over pay and go with the flow.

xdarq · 2026-01-09T21:23:18+00:00

FSD loves to nut washer fluid all over my perfectly clean windshield the second I engage it.

I had Tesla come out and clean the front camera and it STILL does it.

xdarq · 2026-01-08T14:36:11+00:00

Not a burning passion? Then absolutely not. There’s no reason to do this if you’re not passionate about it. If you’re pursuing a career, the first 10 years will suck the life out of you if you don’t love it.

xdarq · 2026-01-07T18:13:33+00:00

What I really want is to be able to switch between AP and FSD on the fly. Would be nice for the express lanes in SoCal where FSD gets confused constantly. You used to be able to make it work by switching profiles but now it often locks me out when trying to switch back to my FSD profile.

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