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Fedex Dreamer
What is the typical showtime before departure? Does this vary based on the type of airplane you're flying? Also, do you do most of the flight planning or do they have dispatchers that do it?
The standard show time is one (1) hour before the scheduled departure time. We have center-stored ("canned") flight plans. If there is an ad hoc, special, or a/c repo flight the pilot has the ability to file it themselves or have dispatch do it for them.