Commuting to the Line

Sam Weigel walks you through the commutes of his career along with thoughts on how to choose if this is right for you.

Sam Weigel

Updated Mar 17, 2023 12:02 PM EDT

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Unlike many other professions, commuters to an airline or fractional pilot job make their trip by air, which allows for a degree of complexity along with the flexibility in where you can live. Sam Weigel walks you through the commutes of his career along with thoughts on how to choose if this is right for you.

Airline captain Sam Weigel takes you through the ins and outs of commuting.

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Sam Weigel has been an airplane nut since an early age, and when he's not flying the Boeing 737 for work, he enjoys going low and slow in vintage taildraggers. He and his wife live west of Seattle, where they are building an aviation homestead on a private 2,400-foot grass airstrip.

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