View Single Post
Old 04-21-2023 | 04:29 AM
  #28  
Hedley
Gets Weekends Off
 
Joined: Aug 2020
Posts: 2,657
Likes: 116
Default

Originally Posted by Galaxy5
Thanks, this has been a hell of an experiment. End of seat lock is coming probably before a new contract, probably not going to hang out after the lock is up hoping for enough in the new UPA. Off to the triple and 7 more days off a month.
Going to the 777 will be a game changer, especially out of SFO. The WB flying on the east coast has a bunch of low time Europe trips, but SFO is further away from everything except Hawaii. Productive and commutable 3 days are where it’s at, and you’ll find that WB flying here is a completely different airline. I left the right seat of the 777 when the pandemic was just spinning up. Great plane, and great trips, but I found that as I got older the fatigue was taking its toll. I’m just not wired for it. Being senior on the WB fleet in the right seat can also earn more money than being a NB captain without working more days. Once senior enough, you can bid exclusively the flying seat and then double dip when training buys your trip. The really senior can buddy bid with LCA’s and make a killing. A friend on the 787 does just that. He credits on average 120-130 hours per month while working fewer days than I do. I can’t gross the same without crediting 105+. Unless you can bid really heavy soft time trips and work every day, you’ll hit FAR limits before you get close to 100+ hrs a month since premium pay has dried up. My guess is the fatigue on the 777 will be less than the garbage trips you get as a junior captain. If I was in your shoes I’d have my bid in just waiting for it to hit.
Reply