Here I sit in seat 24A at 34,000 feet headed home from a long two day trip. “Zzyzx Rd” is being played on my Zune HD. The song’s lyrics almost fit the life of a low seniority pilot. I get to go home in one week. But I’m leaving home in three weeks. They throw [...]

Yesterday was a long day. I woke up in my own bed around 5AM as that’s when my sugar momma (aka my wife who thankfully agreed to support a regional First Officer) gets up. I was assigned reserve at home from 10AM until 2AM. At 9:59AM my phone rang. Three day trip assigned. It wasn’t [...]

I flew with three different Captains last week. Each one was unique. The first Captain, I will call him Brian,  is the most junior Captain on my plane in my base. I am the most junior First Officer on my plane in my base. So there are many times that we get assigned the same [...]

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