Originally Posted by
CaptUnderhill
Was just wondering what the average amount of flight time a month is for someone at a legacy carrier and regional carrier? Does everyone meet the monthly guarantee or do you go over? I know it all depends if your on reserve or not. Put if you could give me a ballpark average that would be great.
Tough question to accurately answer but I will give it a shot. At Delta:
Line holders are initially awarded a line that will probably average mid 70s to mid 80s in flight hours depending on the season. Some of this may be dead-head or trip rig credit but most is usually block hours flown. Some guys will just fly that amount, while others will try to bump pay with premium flying (200%) and some may add more time at straight pay.
Reserves Pilot flying is category dependent and varies greatly with some guys routinely flying 0 hours and others flying 80 + hours. There is a contractual average that if exceeded by Reserves, requires more reserve staffing so the average hours flown by Reserve Pilots company wide is probably limited to 40-50 hours + short calls.
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