Originally Posted by
APU1
2) I want to calculate expected first and second year pay, as well as 5 & 10 year. I know it's "monthly hours times pay rate for aircraft type times 12 months" but my question is should new hires expect to the guaranteed 62 hours per month or a lot more? (I just noticed the main atlas page says to expect 78 hours a month, that's a big difference in yearly pay.)
I've never worked 121, so a lot of this is new to me.
I would simply plan on calculating your pay based on the 62 hour guarantee and consider anything above that a bonus. If you plan on anything else, you are just setting yourself up for disappointment. There is no pay protection or line guarantee here. If you call in sick during a month, there goes your 70+ hour awarded line. If a customer cancels a flight to start your trip and you get put on R1 (home reserve) and don't get called out right away there's a good chance you're looking at guarantee. Going for training twice a year and not doing it on your days off.... you're probably looking at 62 hours. Getting sent home a couple days early for no reason to sit R1.... there goes a couple days of CRT (trip rig) and your looking at not much more above guarantee. My point is the only thing that you are guaranteed as far as pay is guarantee.