Originally Posted by
Redstone256
Are these still accurate for the piston runs? This was posted quite a while ago...would be great to get any corrections for things that might have changed?
Those runs are accurate. The first two are what we call out and backs: fly outbound with freight in the morning then fly back empty. Usually done in DEN by 9AM. SNY is actually Tue-Sat while GLD is Tue-Fri.
The rest are all day runs, i.e. you're going to sit in a hotel for the day. I'm actually in MCK as I type this.
Also, question on bases. Everyone seems to indicate that it's best if you live in the out station. Is this true for both the Navajos and the Metros or only for the Metros?
The only piston run where living in the outstation would make any sense is MCK. The rest are DEN based runs.
As for the Metros, all except three of them are outstation based. The run starts Monday evening in the outstation and ends Sat AM, also in the outstation. The majority of pilots them commute back to DEN for an abbreviated weekend, only to commute back out to the outstation on Sat.
So if you decide to live in DEN, on Monday you'll commute to the outstation, fly back, have an 8 hour rest in Denver, then fly back out to the outstation, spend the day then fly back in the evening. Do that schedule through Sat AM, where you'll commute back to DEN after your outbound leg. Assuming you get back to DEN sometime in the afternoon, you've got Sat night, all day Sunday, then Mon AM you're headed back out to the outstation.
If you live in the outstation you're essentially at home 7 days a week, save the 5 nights where you fly to DEN and back.