Originally Posted by
widebodyjunkie
Ok so i have a question regarding days away from home. How many days would you say most airlines make you been on the road(air)? 150?? 200?
Also, how do most airlines do the rotations. Ex. week on, week off, or 3-4 days on, few days off then back again? Does it vary from airline to airline, or is a standard?
Pretty standard if you are junior. You will be on reserve. Most airlines have 10 to 11 days off per month. That means you will have two weeks with only 2 days off and two weeks with 3 days off. If you commute to your base as a junior pilot you will only spend about 30 hours a week back home. So that means 120 hours per month, at home with your wife, kids or dogs! Enjoy. If you live at the base then it's not bad at all.