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Old 04-13-2018 | 08:31 PM
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BigC208
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Originally Posted by jlalcido
C208 really only flies 250/year? That seems astronomically lower than expected. Why?
Most 208 runs are between 30 minutes to an hour. I’ve had years that I flew only 150 hours. Now, with the pilot shortage, there’s not much sitting home reserve so we fly “a lot”. Flying 5 hours this week. Last week it was 10 and the week before that 2 hours. Don’t come here for the flying time. That’s why we’re salary. MAC is a perfect retirement job if you can get based somewhere with a regular run. For floaters the job sucks. Too much time away from home and not an extra penny for being away.
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