Originally Posted by
SWA Aviator
Depends on how much work you want to do. I usually average 100-110 trips for pay per month. Thats about 85-95 hours. One month I decided to do some redecorating, or should I say my wife, and I flew 168 trips for pay. I flew everything I could for time and a half. We have some pilots that are making over 300k. They have no life! An average line has 16-18 days off a month and pays around 97-103 trips for pay for about 85 hours of flying.
Holy Shiza--flying 85 hours a month. YGBSM. I may have blocked 85 hours in 4 months one time at FedEx, but I'd have to do the math. Yes, it was flying at night---doing those really tough night hub turns out of Indy. One leg in (45 min), one leg out (45 min), and 18 hours off. Doing that four nights with a week off and then another 4 nights + 4 Dead heads I never used. That night flying really kicked my butt! So did the 22 days off that month.