Southern Air
07-28-2021, 03:48 AM
#812
Pilot
Joined APC: Dec 2014
Position: Large cabin Bizjet
Posts: 448
Originally Posted by MaCrOs
10.1.3
As long as you're conmfortable where you're at with curiculum, you can.
As long as you're conmfortable where you're at with curiculum, you can.
07-28-2021, 06:15 AM
#813
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Apr 2015
Posts: 2,431
Originally Posted by HwkrPlt
Great, thanks. Don't want to sound like a pssy, but being gone from home for 3 months is a deal breaker for me.
07-29-2021, 03:35 AM
#816
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Apr 2016
Posts: 698
Originally Posted by HwkrPlt
Great, thanks. Don't want to sound like a pssy, but being gone from home for 3 months is a deal breaker for me.
haha. You won’t survive working here then. Don’t even plan on going home during any days off. To many schedule changes and last minute fill in’s during breaks. What’s your plan, go home for one night ? Flights are full, jumpseats are full, and you have no priority. Is One night at home worth risking being fired during training ?
07-29-2021, 04:40 PM
#817
In a land of unicorns
Joined APC: Apr 2014
Position: Whale FO
Posts: 6,477
Originally Posted by HwkrPlt
Great, thanks. Don't want to sound like a pssy, but being gone from home for 3 months is a deal breaker for me.
There are definitely breaks when you can go home (after all, if you didnt have a 5 day break here and there, you wouldn't be there that long). But be prepared for that. And if you can't make it work, this may not be the place for you. You don't want a washout on your record for family reasons.
07-29-2021, 08:44 PM
#818
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jul 2017
Posts: 1,358
Originally Posted by dera
There are people in MIA right now who end up spending 110 days in initial.
There are definitely breaks when you can go home (after all, if you didnt have a 5 day break here and there, you wouldn't be there that long). But be prepared for that. And if you can't make it work, this may not be the place for you. You don't want a washout on your record for family reasons.
There are definitely breaks when you can go home (after all, if you didnt have a 5 day break here and there, you wouldn't be there that long). But be prepared for that. And if you can't make it work, this may not be the place for you. You don't want a washout on your record for family reasons.
07-30-2021, 12:20 AM
#819
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Dec 2019
Posts: 105
Agreed. If you're needed at home then this job is not for you.
Due to personal circumstances I hadn't seen my family in 5 months until I started training. In total it was 9 months...finally saw them again when I got finished with OE.
With Atlas you will see your family only for half the year (unless you live on base and can get reserve I reckon.)
Due to personal circumstances I hadn't seen my family in 5 months until I started training. In total it was 9 months...finally saw them again when I got finished with OE.
With Atlas you will see your family only for half the year (unless you live on base and can get reserve I reckon.)
07-31-2021, 03:19 PM
#820
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: May 2013
Position: No Hats No Jackets No PAX
Posts: 1,513
Originally Posted by Lionhaart
Agreed. If you're needed at home then this job is not for you.
Due to personal circumstances I hadn't seen my family in 5 months until I started training. In total it was 9 months...finally saw them again when I got finished with OE.
With Atlas you will see your family only for half the year (unless you live on base and can get reserve I reckon.)
Due to personal circumstances I hadn't seen my family in 5 months until I started training. In total it was 9 months...finally saw them again when I got finished with OE.
With Atlas you will see your family only for half the year (unless you live on base and can get reserve I reckon.)
As said before, definitely plan on 75-90+ days in training and it helps you acclimate to the 17 day trips. Using vaca effectively, conflict bidding against training if possible and being sick an average of once a year Lionhaart is correct about seeing your family about half the year. You can get crafty but that remains to be seen for others.
* Bottom Line - You must have a strong home front to make it here.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
