Originally Posted by
Venkman
I’m interested in a PIC opening. Anyone able to weigh in on their experience going that route? Pay and benefits seem very decent and the 8/6 at least has predictability which I’m lacking on call. I expect they work you pretty good on your 8. Do you go into your rotation knowing what the week entails (more or less), or is it more like you get tomorrow’s info the night before? Do they respect the 6 off or is there lots of extending and “asking” you to stretch your on days?
Pay if you go PIC route 1st year is 90K you and your family medical is 100% paid. The 8/6 is industry standard. I have had day-8 that I’ve been home by lunch others I got home very close to midnight so it does vary widely. Depends on time of year and your home base vs what side of country you are on for that rotation. 90% of the time you find out your next days scheduale around 3-5pm. It’s subject to change but usually you will know the evening before. Yes they absolutely respect the 6 days off. Now sometimes they will offer premium pay but it’s not a mandate. If it’s not worth it to you, you can go home and won’t hear one word about it. They know they work us hard but they do respect are time off. I can’t even find one pilot that has ever said they purposely forced them to work an extra day.