Lucky us! We have a guest! Chris, a pilot for a major carrier non revs everywhere with his 3 children and super organized wife! They have a special needs daughter and he wants people to know that you CAN non rev with preparation and patience. Chris is a fantastic guest!First we talk shop! Lara was on NPR in Los Angeles talking about a Wall Street Journal article on the etiquette of asking people to switch seats.  Lara knows Dawn Gilbertson, the writer of the article, from Dawn’s prior gig at The Arizona Republic. Here’s the link if you want to listen to Lara talk about switching seats, overhead bin space and seat back reclining. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/airtalk/id73329334?i=1000652532008Monique explains how gate agents try to seat people together. Chris now works in the pilot training department for B737 so he is home each night. They home school so travel is part of their learning!Their daughter is autistic. So they work together to get their daughter comfortable with non revving. Off for a month to Asia!! DMZ in South Korea! Airbnb is the way they go.Tokyo immersive art museum World wide program ?Sunflower ? Lanyard which signifies a person with hidden disabilities?Follow his wife Robin on IG: bgbarnstormerHarrowing adventure trying to connect with all the kids from one country to the next!!?✈StaffTraveler is a great app that can assist your non-rev travels! Use it to find the loads for your non-rev travel! Use this to sign up:https://stafftraveler.com/nonrevlounge✈️Don’t  forget your PERX.COM discount!! Use NONREVPOD30 https://www.perx.com/nonrevloungepodcastThanks for supporting our show,we really appreciate it!Find us on Instagram @NonRevLoungePodcast and X @NonRevLoungePod.If you have any questions or feedback please feel free to reach out to us via email at: Nonrevloungepodcast@gmail.com