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Old 07-13-2023 | 08:26 AM
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AerChungus
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Originally Posted by VanillaAK
Ok thank you! I appreciate the insight. I kind of wanted UA in the long term because I live close to one of their bases but I’d be happy to go to another legacy if they have me a call after C5. Is the amount of flying FO’s do solely dependent on staffing here?
You're welcome. Things ebb and flow with whatever United wants from us. As a general rule, we have almost as many lines as we have captains, obviously with a few on reserve. There are as many FO lines as Captain lines so if you're a line-holding FO then life is good. If you are on reserve, expect the company to fly you very close to 100 hours in the first 3-4 months after your checkride and then basically forget about you until you have enough seniority to hold a line. You would theoretically be coming in at a less brutal time because they haven't hired FOs for 5 months and the ranks should thin out a little bit. That being said, expect 0 hours from DOH to 3 months in due to training and sims, then 100 hours in the next 3 months, then 10-50 hours total for the next 2 months of reserve, and then 65-90 hours/month beyond that once you hold a line (~8 months seniority). Hopefully by the time you come on the reserve time should fall down but that's how it's looking over here.
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