Originally Posted by
jdma300
It seems that the working environment at Planesense is one of (if not the) best in the industry. Hopefully with the pilot shortage that remains.
So, what is realistic to expect for pay as a DEC? Are there ways to increase your annual income?
I've been told that there are days where you sit at an FBO waiting for a pop up trip. Is that true?
What is a "typical" day like if you are based at PSM?
Thank you very much for any information!
Jeff
The working environment can be very good. The duty day is limited to 12 hours duty/12 hours rest unless the crew volunteers to go beyond that up to the FAA max/min. Jet crews are now 7/7 and hopefully the 12 crews will also be soon, once we get the pilot numbers up a little higher on the 12 side. Rental cars most overnights & good hotels. Crew meals when appropriate.
DEC pay - Go check out post #2684 in this thread, it has some estimates. OT is plentiful right now, especially in PSM. So yes, you can increase your income substantially if you want.
Our standby duty is defined by wheels up time from trip issue. The company doesn't care if you are actually at the airport for airport standby as long as you can get the plane in the air within 1 hour. So some airports where we stay very close to the FBO and have a rental car, the crew might elect to just stay at the hotel, ready to hop in the car within a few minutes. Some PSM pilots that live very close, just stay at home.
Really no "typical" day for any base. You might airline somewhere else in the country. You might drive to another airport. You might fly 2 legs. You might fly 7 legs. You might (rarely) have "hotel standby" and essentially have the day off. You might have airport standby. You might have a combination of any of these. PSM pilots do tend to airline less day 1 & 8(7).