Originally Posted by
dera
Maybe you should look at the bid packet before you do any math.
In April there are 137 hard lines, plus 8 CMP/RLF lines. This also skips all the maintenance/repo flying etc. You also have a bunch of CA/FOs bidding reserve for purpose of not flying.
I'd say lineholders fly 70-80 hours on average, with some picking up OT to 100. And reserves fly 0-70. That's why your "average" isn't really relevant because the outliers are there by own choice.
On average - on reserve don't think you'll break 50 a month. And as a lineholder, you can hit 100 if you really want it.
Still depends on the base and equipment. As an FO, might even as a CA, you might get displaced for IOE, or MGT/AETC flying. Trips that get pulled because of misconnect or MX cancel. Add on top of that scarcity of OT, and I would say it is difficult to CONSISTENTLY log more than 80 hours, even as a line holder. May still get payed for slightly more, but our guarantee is only the bid amount of the line for the month. Even if you overblock a few trips, something gets pulled from you and that over block just goes towards covering that flight.