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Team Boeing
Thank you for all the replies - it seem's commuting would not be an option despite the flexibility in schedules afforded by Spirit. Are there any FLL or DTW FO's that would mind sending me information on their schedules - typical overnight length/port and legs per day? Would be interested to know how senior West Coast overnights go. TIA
Not sure there is a “typical” schedule.
Foot print of trips:
1 day: -turns greater of 5 hours credit or actual block
2 day: -red eye turns 5 credit or actual block
-Single over nights(2 duty period) 10 credit or actual block
3 day: -two overnights (3 duty periods) 15 credit or actual block
-something like Lima, late flight down 22 hour layover, red eye home. 2 duty periods but actual block is 12 so it pays that
4 day: -three overnights (4 duty periods) 20 credit or actual block or duty rig
-two overnights with a transcon red eye somewhere in it that typically credit between 16-18 with duty rig
Duty rig is time away from base / 3.5
Layover cities shift around a lot between bases, but the footprints stay the same. 1-4 legs a day. Layovers typically 12-19 hours. Short stays of less than 17 are airport hotels, long stays are “downtown”
“West Coast” layovers aren’t really junior or senior, it more depends on the pairing footprints you bid for, commutability, aversion to red eyes, etc. You can end up with 6-8 LAX overnights a month as a junior line holder for no other reason but they are pairing footprints that no one else really cares for.
The only things that go really senior are easy day turns that you can make a Mon-Fri 9 to 5 no weekend/holiday line from, or occasional unicorn trips like 48 hours in Santo Domingo that happen once a month.