dera

Training twice a year, my last training month credited 150 hours. My vacation month credited just over 100. Last time I called out sick at an airline was 4 years ago. If you call out sick 3-4 times a year, you might have a problem.

Far from burnt out, the schedules are so easy compared to regionals.

C17B74

Well done! You probably don’t conflict bid, unless your bid line wasn’t high enough and you gambled with them to create a higher line or they kept the first portion you were awarded that had high leg times - it’s an art. VX/OT during vacation, another good deal if one desires trading time off for some extra clams . I disappear for nearly two months sometimes more and forget I have a job for the min guarantee so that’s the flip side (I do get restless near the end to roam globally again). Bullseye with calling out sick 3-4 times a year depending on your track record in other areas = attitude, fatigue, etc. Haven’t done the litmus test on this, but know a few who who press up to 5, but they tend to mitigate the spot light with VX/OT tactics to their benefit. It’s all recorded so YMMV.

*Regionals, Main Line, Purple, Brown, etc. - hell hath no fury like the optimizer! A recent schedule of mine had several art33 double turns drop out and replaced with multiple back to back domestic runs with min rest. Initially thought what a sweet deal being a pay protected line, but after those continuous monotonous repetitious back and forth groundhog days with boring layovers I was spent. Definitely prefer variety and I’m made for odd hour/rolling departures with longer layovers vs daily status quo salt mine flying schedules seeing nothing new (just not me, others definitely prefer it.) Don’t know how you guys did it - it’s exhausting for myself. ANC continues to kill it, good stuff right there.

**Hopefully everyone can see there’s more than one way to skin a cat here. Not black and white - definitely gray.

dera

Thanks. I know the official agenda for some is just to present the worst case scenario and say that is the norm here.
There is so much variety at this airline, and within your fleet with a little bit of seniority you can vary that almost monthly if you feel like it. Atlas is the least black and white operation I can imagine existing anywhere.

Coldbay001

Hi,

Just wanted to get an insight on the roster pattern for 737 out of CVG & others bases for an FO.
Also what are your thoughts on commuting from Oz ?
Any suggestions/ ideas will be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Coldbay

Clue32

You have a typo on your home. Oz...? If you live near Chicago or Baltimore you will be quite happy with the current patterns. Most start with a commercial deadhead on day one from CVG and commercial deadhead return on the final day to ORD or BWI. A few are limos to ILN. Lots of 17 day blocks in the middle of the month on the 30 day lines. 60 day lines are a bit more broken up, with 3 to 5 blocks to cover the beginning and end of the month(s).

However, everything can change next month, next quarter, next year.

JohnnyBekkestad

Oz = Australia

HPIC

Commuting from Oz would result in you burning 4-6 days commuting to/from each trip. Add that to 17 and it sucks. Add that to a split line going to work 3-5 times in 60 days and it really sucks.

If you’re commuting from anywhere in Oz other than SYD…this would be even worse.

JohnnyBekkestad

Personally i would recommend something other than the 73 and on the west coast or Anchorage

HPIC

Nobody that is being pushed toward the 737 has the experience Atlas is looking for to put them in a widebody fleet, so that probably won’t happen.

I agree with you that a ANC or SoCal base would be far better for somebody commuting from Oz.

Coldbay001

Thanks HPIC , Clue & Johnny for the info & suggestion aswell .

I thought it would be better to ask the question than not asking at all .

I am also thinking the same at this stage to i.e once I am finished with training on the 737 then maybe move to CVG and work from there after 6 months from the start .Or perhaps live in ORD or Baltimore if commute becomes too hard basket initially ( to australia & back ) but I do want to give it a try and see how it all works out.

I am also 50/50 on the 76 out of west coast if I get it once I am through E3 and other paperwork. I understand as a junior I may end up in CVG and then eventually move to a 76 base in ONT west coast and probably commute from ONT to Australia

Lastly , Would it be okay to live at base ( like CVG ) and work from there and by doing that does one miss out on the extras $$ at all.

Thanks & appreciate your input .

Coldbay