Originally Posted by
V1rotatebugv2
How does being forced on the 72 day schedule work? I thought that was only for IOE, the several months part is confusing me?
It depends on the timing of the schedule bids, but yeah, 4 months would be on the long side. I just did it as an example. If you're on the 7/7 sooner, then reduce the salary estimate as needed.
And (don't roast me here) is the 10% including per diem, tips, etc, or just soft pay.
Just soft pay, and as I said, 10% is on the high side. My average over the past few years was 7%, and that was on the busy Excel fleet. Your mileage may vary.
Tips are pretty rare; a couple hundred bucks a year. I wouldn't budget for those. Per diem probably won't all get spent because of crew meals, but I don't include that as salary.