Pilots Schedule
05-09-2019 | 08:17 AM
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Pilots Schedule
Just a curious question about schedules. I see where some pilots have 3-5 days off in a row or even 2 weeks. My question is, can he or she travel with their families or go on a mini vacation in that time off? Or do they have to stay where they are located or based out of?
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05-09-2019 | 09:03 AM
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True in the US, for airlines. You don't have to live in your base, and many folks live in other cities and commute. I know more than a couple folks who have multiple residences, and they rotate. Also have known folks who go on extended road trips (years even), and just commute to/from wherever their RV happens to be parked that week.
Some non-airline operations may be on call most or all of their days "off". Those arrangements are determined when you take the job, so it should not be a surprise.
For foriegn airlines, the rules may be quite different than here, and not usually in a good way.
Some non-airline operations may be on call most or all of their days "off". Those arrangements are determined when you take the job, so it should not be a surprise.
For foriegn airlines, the rules may be quite different than here, and not usually in a good way.
05-09-2019 | 11:08 AM
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True in the US, for airlines. You don't have to live in your base, and many folks live in other cities and commute. I know more than a couple folks who have multiple residences, and they rotate. Also have known folks who go on extended road trips (years even), and just commute to/from wherever their RV happens to be parked that week.
Some non-airline operations may be on call most or all of their days "off". Those arrangements are determined when you take the job, so it should not be a surprise.
For foriegn airlines, the rules may be quite different than here, and not usually in a good way.
Some non-airline operations may be on call most or all of their days "off". Those arrangements are determined when you take the job, so it should not be a surprise.
For foriegn airlines, the rules may be quite different than here, and not usually in a good way.
05-11-2019 | 03:53 PM
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05-11-2019 | 04:27 PM
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05-11-2019 | 05:12 PM
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The time off is really what enables travel. Work travel, not so much... you'll probably do a lot more ten-hour overnights in the Podunk Falls airport frontage road la quinta than 30-hour Paris layovers.
05-13-2019 | 06:32 AM
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Erroneous!
I don't see how you can get that out of anything I said? I love traveling, period. I did not say I want to be a pilot only to travel. I don't have to explain why I want to become a pilot to you either, but I can tell you the sole reason isn't to "travel"...
05-13-2019 | 06:45 AM
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Not necessarily. This job is one of the few which offers tremendous schedule flexibility to travel (in addition to nonrev bennies). Not an unreasonable motive, IMO better motive than money. Of course it's best if you like flying airplanes too.
The time off is really what enables travel. Work travel, not so much... you'll probably do a lot more ten-hour overnights in the Podunk Falls airport frontage road la quinta than 30-hour Paris layovers.
The time off is really what enables travel. Work travel, not so much... you'll probably do a lot more ten-hour overnights in the Podunk Falls airport frontage road la quinta than 30-hour Paris layovers.
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