Hercguy

Currently a full-time part 91 guy but will be on a 30 on/30 off schedule in 2015. Would it be possible to work for a 121 operation (probably a regional to start) month on month off as well?

MEMbrain

No..........

SkylineAviation

Not a chance.

morerightrudder

Month on month off won't fly. But a few places theoretically have 37.5 hour monthly lines in their contracts.

Am surprised any regionals haven't tried this to try and attract more candidates.

John Carr

A whole slew of reasons why.

One place I worked at had reduced flying lines to mitigate furloughs in the 2008 time frame. A pretty good deal for people with side incomes or the wife does well, etc.

However, the way a regional staffs and the way a LCC/Legacy staffs are completely different. Especially in this post 9/11-post BK era where EVERYTHING, and I mean EVERYTHING is a cost issue.

Even though a pilot on a reduced schedule may accrue sick/vacation at a reduced/pro-rata method, the company doesn't see it that way. In their mind, they're spending things like their portion of the health insurance on a "part time employee".

Also, regional airlines like to run understaffed vs. how a LCC or Legacy does it. At a regional airline, often reserve pilots are a staffing solution due to management running the place cheap. As opposed to other spectrums where reserve pilots are for, well, what they're SUPPOSED to be for. Sick calls, wx recovery, etc.

Rnav

They need to be able to abuse you fulltime. Crew sched is not satisfied unless they have access to you 24/7/365. Heck they called me a month after I had left my regional asking me if I wanted to pick up a trip!!!

Hercguy

Did it at least pay time and a half or better

Hercguy

I figured it would be a no, but something the CP (at the time) of Seaborne said to me while discussing the upcoming birth of my son made me think otherwise. He basically said that during the month we were having our baby I would just not bid a line. Or maybe he was just trying to get me on the hook. I declined the offer after something more interesting came up.

cablepilot

Are there any part time jobs for pilots besides perhaps flight instructing?