Mountain Air Cargo question
#141
On Reserve
Joined APC: Feb 2013
Posts: 24
Hi all, I've been browsing a few MAC discussions trying to get a better handle on what the schedule looks like. Any chance of some help?
Specifically, when it's mentioned to fly 3 or 4 days if you're based with a route, are each of those days typically bringing you back home every day? Or are you gone from home on the road for 4 days?
Answers are for the 208 side of the company.
Answer: You leave mostly between 2000 and 2200. Stay overnight in a hotel. Fly back to your base between 0500 and 0700. Monday night thru Friday morning. Some runs have a Saturday morning or Friday night hotel/ home or airport standby extension.
Is all of the flying overnight? Or are some runs always daytime?
Answer: There are a few bases with mostly daytime flying. FLL, EWR and GSO for example. Some will have you in a hotel between flights and some are out and back. Those are the best. Show at 0500, fly two hours and be done by 1000. If you don’t want to fly nights pick a base with a daytime run. Don’t become a floater in that case, you’ll never know where you end up or what schedule you fly. Floaters need to be flexible.
If a floater, is it typical to sit reserve from home or are you sent off to other bases to sit reserve? Or have I misunderstood the "floater" routine?
Answer: Floaters are either reserve at home from 0800 to 2400, Monday thru Friday, or cover a run for four to five days at a time. You can also be called up to cover for a few days for someone who’s sick or do maintainance repositions.
Let me know if you need more information.
Thanks for any help in advance! I've got the hours/mins and what not, just weighing options and considering a jump from the current job.
Specifically, when it's mentioned to fly 3 or 4 days if you're based with a route, are each of those days typically bringing you back home every day? Or are you gone from home on the road for 4 days?
Answers are for the 208 side of the company.
Answer: You leave mostly between 2000 and 2200. Stay overnight in a hotel. Fly back to your base between 0500 and 0700. Monday night thru Friday morning. Some runs have a Saturday morning or Friday night hotel/ home or airport standby extension.
Is all of the flying overnight? Or are some runs always daytime?
Answer: There are a few bases with mostly daytime flying. FLL, EWR and GSO for example. Some will have you in a hotel between flights and some are out and back. Those are the best. Show at 0500, fly two hours and be done by 1000. If you don’t want to fly nights pick a base with a daytime run. Don’t become a floater in that case, you’ll never know where you end up or what schedule you fly. Floaters need to be flexible.
If a floater, is it typical to sit reserve from home or are you sent off to other bases to sit reserve? Or have I misunderstood the "floater" routine?
Answer: Floaters are either reserve at home from 0800 to 2400, Monday thru Friday, or cover a run for four to five days at a time. You can also be called up to cover for a few days for someone who’s sick or do maintainance repositions.
Let me know if you need more information.
Thanks for any help in advance! I've got the hours/mins and what not, just weighing options and considering a jump from the current job.
#142
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Aug 2011
Posts: 271
Hi all, I've been browsing a few MAC discussions trying to get a better handle on what the schedule looks like. Any chance of some help?
Specifically, when it's mentioned to fly 3 or 4 days if you're based with a route, are each of those days typically bringing you back home every day? Or are you gone from home on the road for 4 days?
Answers are for the 208 side of the company.
Answer: You leave mostly between 2000 and 2200. Stay overnight in a hotel. Fly back to your base between 0500 and 0700. Monday night thru Friday morning. Some runs have a Saturday morning or Friday night hotel/ home or airport standby extension.
Is all of the flying overnight? Or are some runs always daytime?
Answer: There are a few bases with mostly daytime flying. FLL, EWR and GSO for example. Some will have you in a hotel between flights and some are out and back. Those are the best. Show at 0500, fly two hours and be done by 1000. If you don’t want to fly nights pick a base with a daytime run. Don’t become a floater in that case, you’ll never know where you end up or what schedule you fly. Floaters need to be flexible.
If a floater, is it typical to sit reserve from home or are you sent off to other bases to sit reserve? Or have I misunderstood the "floater" routine?
Answer: Floaters are either reserve at home from 0800 to 2400, Monday thru Friday, or cover a run for four to five days at a time. You can also be called up to cover for a few days for someone who’s sick or do maintainance repositions.
Let me know if you need more information.
Thanks for any help in advance! I've got the hours/mins and what not, just weighing options and considering a jump from the current job.
Specifically, when it's mentioned to fly 3 or 4 days if you're based with a route, are each of those days typically bringing you back home every day? Or are you gone from home on the road for 4 days?
Answers are for the 208 side of the company.
Answer: You leave mostly between 2000 and 2200. Stay overnight in a hotel. Fly back to your base between 0500 and 0700. Monday night thru Friday morning. Some runs have a Saturday morning or Friday night hotel/ home or airport standby extension.
Is all of the flying overnight? Or are some runs always daytime?
Answer: There are a few bases with mostly daytime flying. FLL, EWR and GSO for example. Some will have you in a hotel between flights and some are out and back. Those are the best. Show at 0500, fly two hours and be done by 1000. If you don’t want to fly nights pick a base with a daytime run. Don’t become a floater in that case, you’ll never know where you end up or what schedule you fly. Floaters need to be flexible.
If a floater, is it typical to sit reserve from home or are you sent off to other bases to sit reserve? Or have I misunderstood the "floater" routine?
Answer: Floaters are either reserve at home from 0800 to 2400, Monday thru Friday, or cover a run for four to five days at a time. You can also be called up to cover for a few days for someone who’s sick or do maintainance repositions.
Let me know if you need more information.
Thanks for any help in advance! I've got the hours/mins and what not, just weighing options and considering a jump from the current job.
#143
Line Holder
Joined APC: Feb 2016
Posts: 34
KTPA Schedule,Runs, QOL
Hello -
Very strongly considering either the ATR FO or C208 positions in KTPA. Can anyone give any insight into the runs being made by either/both the ATR and Caravan? I understand it’s a floater position, but I’m just curious if there are any pilots flying out of KTPA that could answer a few questions.
Thanks so much.
Very strongly considering either the ATR FO or C208 positions in KTPA. Can anyone give any insight into the runs being made by either/both the ATR and Caravan? I understand it’s a floater position, but I’m just curious if there are any pilots flying out of KTPA that could answer a few questions.
Thanks so much.
#145
Line Holder
Joined APC: Oct 2015
Position: ATR Captain
Posts: 53
#147
Line Holder
Joined APC: Oct 2015
Position: ATR Captain
Posts: 53
If you live in base with an Aircraft (not gateway based): Most runs are Tuesday AM through Friday AM. We have a couple runs that are Tuesday through Saturday. I’d say the majority of our runs are one leg to a hotel for around 7-13 hours then one leg back. However several of our runs are hub turns or out and backs with no layover (example: MEM, BUF, SYR) our only pure day run would be in MIA. So you’ll see you house pretty much everyday. However, if you’re a floater you’ll only see your house on weekends and your 1 week off after 5 weeks. Great gig if you live in a true based city.. ok gig if you’re gateway based.
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#148
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Mar 2017
Posts: 451
If you live in base with an Aircraft (not gateway based): Most runs are Tuesday AM through Friday AM. We have a couple runs that are Tuesday through Saturday. I’d say the majority of our runs are one leg to a hotel for around 7-13 hours then one leg back. However several of our runs are hub turns or out and backs with no layover (example: MEM, BUF, SYR) our only pure day run would be in MIA. So you’ll see you house pretty much everyday. However, if you’re a floater you’ll only see your house on weekends and your 1 week off after 5 weeks. Great gig if you live in a true based city.. ok gig if you’re gateway based.
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#149
Edit: Forgot to mention, C-208 pilots get every 5th week off. ATR FO's get every 6th week off, and ATR Captains get every 4th week off.
Last edited by Apophis; 01-23-2018 at 10:56 AM. Reason: schedule
#150
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Mar 2017
Posts: 451
Atlanta is a "gateway" base. I am an ATL based pilot here at MAC, however there are no runs out of ATL. You will be flown to whatever run you are doing on a particular week on a Monday. Usually home by Friday morning/afternoon although some runs require coming home on a Saturday (which sucks terribly). You will not see your house every day as a floater/gateway based pilot. You get every 5th week off and can bid vacation on top of your scheduled PTO weeks as well for additional time at home.
Edit: Forgot to mention, C-208 pilots get every 5th week off. ATR FO's get every 6th week off, and ATR Captains get every 4th week off.
Edit: Forgot to mention, C-208 pilots get every 5th week off. ATR FO's get every 6th week off, and ATR Captains get every 4th week off.
So why hire specifically for Atlanta if it's only a 'gateway'? I don't quite understand that. But I assumed if you are Atlanta 'based' then you're not considered a floater. Or could one also be a 'floater' out of Atlanta? What's the practical difference since either way you're gone for 5 days?
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