Do YOU have a question about the aviation lifestyle? Whether its double trouble with the love life, trying to understand how we do it or wanting to input on a particular topic...WRITE me and let me know. I'm here to help as I have the available knowledge and resources to find the answers you need.

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Dear Kristie:

My boyfriend is having a hard time trying to mix my schedule with his. We hardly are ever able to see eachother and it's starting to show. Is there a way that I can try to be more flexible, so he doesn't feel so bad about never spending time with me?

To be honest, this is kind of a difficult question to answer because there is more than one way of being flexible to make things work better for both of you. I'll start off with what my idea of flexibility is...

Dear Kristie:

Now that my husband is an airline pilot, can I fly with him when he's working?

Sure, there's no reason why a pilot's family cannot fly with him when he's actually on duty and flying the plane. Actually, there is ONE reason and that's if there are no seats available. 

As a non-revenue pax, you can't demand a seat just because your husband is flying the plane. If there are seats open and your seniority number or priority number is high enough, you might be lucky and get a seat but that's not always the case.

Here are some considerations to be aware of when you're flying with your significant other while they're on duty…

Dear Kristie:

What are the typical benefits for an airline pilots and are they good for families? I appreciate any information you can offer. Thank you!

Personally, I think airline benefits are probably the best around. But then again, i'm somewhat biased since we work with an airline. I really don't have all the information on what benefits would be included from other airlines other than our own (Delta) or any other types of aviation companies like fractional, corporate or freight. If your concerned about benefits from other types of avaition companies, i'd suggest putting that question in the Aviation Topics section of the forum and see what people say.

Dear Kristie:

What kind of routine should pilot wives expect when it comes to children? Thanks so much for offering to answer our questions!

Great question and one I simply can't answer because I don't have kids, i have cats and taking care of them is completely different. 

This question has been asked a few times in the forums, so what I'd like to do is have you take a gander through the forum called "while raising...people". You should be able to find your answer there and if not, you can do a search or post what questions you don't feel have been answered.

Thanks for the email, it's a very valuable question to know!