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Welcome to Jetgirls.net
I'm Kristie, the founder of this site and the wife of a 767-300 ER (International) Delta Airlines Pilot based out of JFK, living in SDL. I created this site in 2001, after the twin towers fell, looking for some support and news on what was happening in the airline industry. Honestly speaking, there wasn't much action to be found, at the time, so I decided to "create some". Read More... |
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Summer 2007
Do YOU have a question about being a pilot's girlfriend or wife? I'd been a pilot girlfriend (for 8 years) and now a wife for the past 5 years...Whether it's double trouble with the love life, trying to understand how we do it or wanting to add your input on a particular question or 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. Before you hit send on that email, please look throughout the forum area and see if your questions haven't already been asked/answered. If you can't find your answer in the forums, i'll do my best to find the answer you need using the many resources I have. WRITE me at
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and let me try to help...
| Always A Pilot-Wife-In-Training? | Dear Kristie, Is it true that your "training" never ends as a pilot wife? Personally speaking, I don't think our *training* ever ends. It gets easier as seniority goes up for our pilots but once they change bases or aircraft, it's a whole new ball of wax with new constraints that have to be met...
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| Flexibility and My Pilot | 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...
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| Financial Burden? | Dear Kristie, I've been told, by people not even in the industry, that there's a large financial toll while husband is working his way up the career ladder. Are these people correct? Thank you so much for taking my question. I really appreciate your time! Well, to be honest, yes, there can be a financial toll while working your way up the career ladder...
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| What To Expect When Pilots In Groundschool? |
Dear Kristie, What is major airline groundschool like and what type of changes does it mean for us? Groundschool for a major airline can last for 6-9 weeks straight depending if your a newhire or switching bases, seats, aircraft or all three...
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| Gone All The Time? |
Dear Kristie, My husband is looking at getting out of his current career and into aviation as a pilot. Do you know if he'll be gone all the time? I've heard horror stories about not being able to stay in routine with children and always being gone. Thanks! Unfortunately, the answer is a resounding 'yes'. Our life basically runs around airline schedules and there isn't much we can do about it other than try to rearrange schedules to our liking prior to the beginning of the...
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| Does Routine Get Lost? |
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.
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| What Are The Typical Benefits Of Being An Airline Wife? |
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 y...
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