Wirbelsturm, sorry I was only talking about the initial training. once completed and on line 2 hrs is too far. Some other arrangements would have to be made. Just depends how much you want the job.
I was being a little tounge in cheek myself!
As far as two hours I'm afraid we have to disagree here. Many of my colleagues live further than 2 hours from either LGW or LHR. Some commute from abroad. BA recommend being within 2 hours for the purposes of home standby.
The initial rostering as an FPP pilot may mean that there will be lots of early/late reports on and over weekends but, generally, day tripping is reserved for the more senior FO's and trips are the flavour of the junior FO.
These vary from 2 day to 5 day trips with a plethora of sectors contained within. So the nasty drive need only be done a few times a month.