744driver

+1...C5nwhaleguy...yep, majority rules!!

tunes

this still accurate? Haven't seen any updates in regards to it.

OSAVIP

Besides this quote you cite here, I have never seen any guidance regarding military conversion factors at Atlas. FWIW, I put a * next to my total time on resume and, in the footer, put "* Military conversion factor NOT used"

Maybe others will chime in. Good luck!

WARich

It's on the PAQ.

tunes

yep just found it...thanks. Being very conservative with my time and subtracting 100% of other time even when I was PIC.

WARich

Just be able to explain how you arrived at your totals I think is the most important.....

wrxpilot

I'm sure this has been covered on here at some point, but just wanted to point out a potential gotcha with the PAQ. In the PAQ instructions it says to save a copy to your computer and change the filename to your legal name. After doing that, it ERASES everything in the PAQ. Of course I didn't discover this until after I sent it! I was able to save a PDF copy by sending a filled out copy to my "PDF Printer", and resent that to the crewjobs email.

I've applied at every window the past several years, and I think I've been through this before. But since it has been a few months, I of course forgot and figured maybe some of you might too. Good luck everyone!

gr8vu

If you have the upgraded adobe (not free) then you can save I believe. Most of the .mil computers I've used in the AF can save it as a file.

trout

Here's some info about about days off . For the guys and gals that that have been interested enough to read this entire thread, you'll have been told many times to plan on being away from home for 17 days. There's much more to it than that. As a junior ANC based 747 FO, you can plan on giving up 2 days off for travel ( 3 if you live on the East coast)every time you have to travel to and from ANC. If you can hold a 30 day line, you will probably have at least 2 seperate pairings in that month. Your going to be traveling on 4 to 6 of your 13 to 14 days off per month. The company buys you a ticket for this travel, but you don't get paid for these days. It's even more likely that you'll get stuck with a 60 day line that has 4 to 5 pairings. Then you'll be traveling on 10 to 15 days off over those 2 months. I've been at Atlas for over a year and still based in ANC. I prefer to go out and do my 17 days in one shot and then go home. I'm in the middle of the base seniority and still can't do it on a regular basis. There just aren't enough lines that are built that way.

captainv

True, but beginning in September, the 767 should become the new hire airplane. Mostly 17-day patterns (unless you bid a 60-day line), many of which end at 1 am on your last day. So, typically, you're only losing one day on the front end.

But anybody who gets a 747 class before then should absolutely be aware.