Any Pilots live in Canmore?

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flyingjerry
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Any Pilots live in Canmore?

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Interested to hear if any of you are living in Canmore or other close to YYC mountain destinations?

Is this do-able on reserve as a new hire? Long call? Short call?

How many days on the pairings?

Ultimately, how often do you end up needing to do the 1 hour + drive, and is it worth it to live in the mountains or would you have rather lived closer to the airport with a drive for recreation?
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Re: Any Pilots live in Canmore?

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Many pilots live 1+ hours from the airport and are able to hold reserve at WestJet. Realistically, if you're packed and ready to go, you can be as far as 1.5 hour drive from the airport, assuming 30 minutes to find parking, get through security and to the gate.
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Re: Any Pilots live in Canmore?

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dontcallmeshirley wrote: Tue Oct 31, 2023 12:19 pm Many pilots live 1+ hours from the airport and are able to hold reserve at WestJet. Realistically, if you're packed and ready to go, you can be as far as 1.5 hour drive from the airport, assuming 30 minutes to find parking, get through security and to the gate.
Definitely. I guess I was wondering more how it affects QOL on reserve.

Driving 2-3 hours roundtrip for 16 single days, would be very different than 3 or 4 day trips. Just hoping to get some insights from those that live further away.
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