Yes, you are correct, I was replying and didn't see your post. Thanks for clarifying that for all of us! Got it now!

 

you start off with a great line that you bid, 17 days of work. day one and last day are pro rated with 4.95 the rest of the days are paid at 4.95 or what ever you fly which ever is more. Then as you start your trip the changes start and next thing you know your nice 90+ hr line is down to 30 hrs of flying and your are on R1 (home reserve) for a bunch of days and so on. now you are down to your guarantee. It can go the other way and get those nice pay checks like Twin is talking about too. I think that is what happens at Atlas. In the Galley we are always busy, working none stop. But we make peanuts compared to the glorified pilots make.

Kitchen out, got to make more coffee

 

I'm going to see Atlas at the Chicago job fair Sept 8th. Should I wear a suit and tie, or business casual like the interview...

Atlas is the ONLY reason I'm going to the job fair.

 

The attire noted in the AeroSolutions site noted business attire...suit/tie.

Personally, I would have preferred business casual for this type of event; however, I will defer to the organizers---- they have more experience with the employer needs----- I am just a Caveman. This is too complicated for me.

As long as they have lattes available, my fee is well spent.

 

I'll have it black and strong. Either way, the fair is going to be very educational and worth while. I'm looking forward to attending!

 

You guys are making this way to complicated. You owe the company 17 days a month that can be extended 3 days. The 3 days does not happen very often and if they do it pays extra per day on top of guarantee. As far as pay don't look at days look at TAFB(time away from base) divided by 4.95 or block, which ever is higher is what you get paid.
You start your trip Sept 1st at noon and end on Sept 17th at noon. That is 17 calander days but only 384 hrs TAFB not 408(17 days). 384/4.95=77.57hrs pay or if your flight time + Deadhead is more than that you get the higher of. If you sit at home on reserve to many days your rig will drop and you will get at least 50 year one or 62hrs year two and beyond.
People think its 4.95 a day but 24/4.95rig=4.84 a day.

 

Ding ding ding...we have a winner. Thanks Maxcackel...nice explanation.

 

At 4.85 hours rig per full day, first years hit the 50 hr guarantee in about ten days. It comes out to less than 13 to achieve the normal 62 hour guarantee. Anything past that is bonus money! (Not really overtime because not on days off).

Im CVG based on the 767 and typically work about 15 days a month / 70 hours of CRT rig. You can do the math and realize thats a good chunk of money each month over guarantee while working less than the 17 day max.

Flying overtime on off days pays exponentially more than regular days, if you choose to do so!

 

Any idea on the call backs? Has anyone online heard through the system? I'm wondering if they are looking to see who will attending the fair this Saturday. I'm looking forward to being there and meeting with the Atlas folks!

 

You "owe" the company 17 days a month. They can extend you 3 additional. You can volunteer beyond that. There is no such thing as "typical" with Atlas, beyond that fact that things always change. If anyone here is expecting to bid a line, or have one assigned and have it hold up...you're in the wrong place. What happens with equipment / domiciles and flying and extensions varies by the day...hell, by the hour. The customer controls that a/c and can (and does) make changes to suit their needs.

New hires will get what their seniority can hold. At the risk of sounding snarky, if you have questions like this, you NEED to read this entire thread. A long time ago, the best advice was to plan on seeing the USA in the rear view mirror on Day 1 and look for it in the windshield sometime on or after Day 17...and everything in the middle was not yet confirmed. Plan it that way and you'll be fine. If you need more certainty beyond that, you probably should cross Atlas off the list.