Originally Posted by
f16jetmech
I am a very pro-active person and really look ahead to what i want to do with my career. I have been on and off the AMF trip quite a bit. (Corp vs. 135 vs. 121). In terms of family life... how is AMF? I really like the idea of AMF and the equipment they fly, but moving to the west coast on one income with a kid and wife is next to impossible, and undesireable. Is this a single mans job? I would love to work for a company such as AMF but the QOL for a married man with a 5 month old looks rough
I'm not to familiar with Oakland, but Portland wasn't bad at all. When you start out you will be on a bank run. Typically, your show time is around 6:50 AM for the normal bank runs, and 5:50 AM for the early bank runs. Plan on spending anywhere from 8-9 hours for your layover and getting back into base around 6:30-7:00 PM, and home around 8:00 PM. It's not much time home, but you will be able to spend a few hours before you go to bed, and home every night. Most bank runs are M-F with Saturday and Sundays off, plus bank holidays.
Outstations are a totally different animal. You live in your outstation, and spend nights in base. You're week starts Monday evenings and generally run to Saturday Mornings. You then get the rest of Saturday through Monday evenings off, but during the week you sleep in a different bed either at a crew apartment or hotel.