[pilotwife3]

Originally Posted by skyblupink

Thank you ladies .. you've made me feel pretty darned blessed to have the husband I have. Not only does he text me when he lands n the base from his commute, he then calls once he's off the plane and we often talk (despite terminal noise) for upwards of 30 minutes. Because he's usually commuting in for a late night departure, he goes to the pilot lounge to catch some zzz's and there's no cell reception down there. But once he's rested, and before he's due in the weather room, he's back on the phone with me. Our cell service gives us ulimited minutes between the 2 of us, and he again calls before push.

Once he lands at his destination (Asia, Europe, the Middle East, India) he'll text me his hotel room number and it's MY turn to call using SKYPE. We've been Skype users nearly 5 yrs now; it's free to download and the calls to landlines are outrageously low. Even better, if hubby has internet service at the crew hotel, we can Skype from my computer to his for FREE.

When he's in-country we generally talk on Skype twice a day and shoot a few "Love U" texts back and forth. After reading what some pilots' wives go through, I feel doubly blessed to be married to such a sensitive and caring man.

Check out Skype.com if you're interested in cheap and free calls!

Skyblupink
wife of CO 777 FO

Ouch!!

Well he's arriving in TO from HKG tonite and staying over again because he has SIM Sunday through Tuesday....will keep you posted on whether I receive another travelling phone call