Dont know about question two...but on your first...
From what I know (and as always i may be wrong since i fly for my company and not commercial airlines) you usually will have to travel or move to your "home" airport so to speak. Anyone else knows better?
I know that a pilot I went to high school with ended up flying commercial she ended up moving to a different area for her job. But at the same time... I flew with someone once (wish it was more) that lived in my area and flew himself to his so called "home" airport a few hundred nm away. I also remember of a self loading cargo pilot that was hired with only very minimal hours out of
.... she made more stories and mistakes then i want to dream of. Made great convo tho
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