Originally Posted by
cdancy
For anyone who's flown for Planesense (or similar companies): I understand it will vary greatly from day to day, but how much flying would you expect to do each day, and how early do you typically have to show at the airport? How much time rest time do you get between days of flying?
You are correct it varies GREATLY. Some of it depends on schedule, aircraft (nextgen or not), season, and pure luck. Some weeks you will end up flying 8 hours a day everyday, some weeks you might sit on home standby the whole time. In over 4 years with the company I can count on one hand the time I've had 4 am shows. I would say the average early show is more like 6 or 7. But like I said, luck of the draw. Other schedules (like Monday start perhaps) might have a lot of 4 am shows on day 1. Pilot base also has a lot to do with it. I think the PSM guys get a lot more early shows than we do at PDK. Just be prepared for 4 am shows everyday, and you'll be happy every time you get to sleep in
In April we are transitioning to an 8 on 6 off schedule, with a few people staying on 7/7. All new hires will be 8/6. So you have 6 full days, cell phone off, not on duty.