Stonewall

Citationdriver3, Congrats! Just sent you a PM.

Sliceback

Congratulations. Did you get a four yr degree?

kolt66

For the first year or two roughly how many days off could you expect if you have to commute to base? My first year at a regional I had 10-12 days off a month but since I commuted I lost at least four days a month so I actually ended up with only around 7 or 8 days off.

Clint

Technically you will have 12-13 days off. How many you lose to commuting depends on your game plan on how often you're used.

On reserve you normally work 18 days a month, so 12 days off in a 30 day month and 31 days off in a 31 day month.

On short call, some guys try to pick up later start times so they can commute in on their first day to start reserve, then they shift their start time earlier every day so that they are able to commute out at a decent time on their last day. You have to be in place regardless of where you sit in the reserve groups, because there's no guarantee that you won't be called. If you are junior, you're gonna get tagged with an early reserve start time on that first day, which means you'll have to commute in the night prior.

On long call things get better - you cannot be assigned a trip that signs in before noon, so your days leading up to reserve duty should always be yours. Additionally, it's easier to predict when you are going to be called and if you fly a high time trip in the beginning of a long reserve tour, you can usually go home and have a good idea that you're not going to be called in the last couple days. In my last long call stint at MIA I think I worked a total of 10 days.

fartsarefunny

That’s what I’m talking about....

Clint

Yes, I'll be applying for the next contract's negotiating committee.

13 days off in a 31 day month.

citationdriver3

Yes, I graduated in May. Highly recommend Utah Valley University (online) for anyone considering finishing a 4 year degree.

Sliceback

Congratulations. Looks like it paid off.

AirbusA321Pilot

Which resources has everyone been using for the video interview as far questions asked? Thank you in advance.

hercengmech

I used aviationinterviews.com with good success. They have not changed the video format significantly in the last few years so all the gouge on that website is pretty spot on.