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Old 02-23-2015, 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by ncbull View Post
Starting pay for the right seat in the 9&80 is $55/hr. Guaranteed 60 hours a month. 13 bid periods a year.... $42,900 a year.

You will hardly ever break guarantee. If you do it will only be by a few hours in the summer.

Pay raise is usually $2/hr every year with a cap at the six year mark.

Per Diem is 1.85 an hour. Deadhead pay is 1/3 of hourly rate.

401K matching 50% up to first 8%... nothing after that.

Two weeks of paid vacation after your first year. If you need time off the first year it comes out of your guarantee.

Everts has no union.

The schedule is usually five days on and two days off if you're in Alaska. Either Mon-Fri or Tues-Sat. No flying on Sundays.

In the summer you can expect to work six days in a row.

It is not a commuting schedule. They do have CASS.

If you're assigned to the lower 48 you will be gone a month at a time and your only days off will be a 24 hour window when there is no charter even though you will be standing by for a flight.

So that's the schedule. QOL is what you make it. Morale is very low..... very very low. Nobody believes in mgmt or dispatch. The crew scheduler is liked by a few but not many.

You will load and unload your aircraft anytime you are away from Anchorage. You will become a pallet jack and forklift driving pro. You will fuel your aircraft and when on the road help the mechanic.

The 9 has no FMS/GPS. Has old radios and autopilot. The 80 isn't much better except it has FMS and auto-throttle.

You can get hired directly into the right seat of the 9 & 80. They have been having a hard time keeping guys and gals in class once they see the operation.

The paychecks are on time and they cash.

If you have anything else you want to know just ask.
There's more. 80 is 20 days on 10 off. Commute on your days off. They will tell you right before your shift starts where to meet the aircraft. That location is to be considered your "Domicile" for the shift. No per diem paid while you are there. So to put it simply. You have a floating domicile and you are responsible to space-a yourself to wherever the company wants you tobe.
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