Question for heavy cargo pilots.
11-21-2005, 02:56 PM
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Most of the long-haul companies run in the 16-18 day a month range. You will be gone from home the whole time (unless you live where the routing is)
Generally its a straight 17 day shot for us, though some lines are split.
Generally its a straight 17 day shot for us, though some lines are split.
11-21-2005, 07:35 PM
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At Polar we work a max of 16 days , including traveling to and from your home to pick up the airplane, and because is all done in z time, you normally fly out the same day you have to go to work and come back a day earlier, so you really are gone for 14 days. but you are gone 14 days straight in about 75% of the lines. the other 25% is about 10 on and then 7 off and then 6 on .
I used to worked for Air willy, this is at is worst, is far better than Air Willy at is best ( and I don't really like long haul flying all that much).
I used to worked for Air willy, this is at is worst, is far better than Air Willy at is best ( and I don't really like long haul flying all that much).
11-22-2005, 06:40 PM
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Position: C-172A, A320
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Originally Posted by greedyairlineexec
At Polar we work a max of 16 days , including traveling to and from your home to pick up the airplane, and because is all done in z time, you normally fly out the same day you have to go to work and come back a day earlier, so you really are gone for 14 days. but you are gone 14 days straight in about 75% of the lines. the other 25% is about 10 on and then 7 off and then 6 on .
I used to worked for Air willy, this is at is worst, is far better than Air Willy at is best ( and I don't really like long haul flying all that much).
I used to worked for Air willy, this is at is worst, is far better than Air Willy at is best ( and I don't really like long haul flying all that much).
Is Polar hiring anytime soon? Who is Air Willie?
11-23-2005, 04:59 PM
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we stay at nice hotels , except jfk ( 5 towns) as Rama said. I think every cago carrier stays there, it sucks, but at Polar you rarely see Jfk.
everywhere overseas is really nice 4 or 5 star , the only crappy one is Japan's Hollyday Inn ( delta, quantas and filipines stay there too) and that will be changing soon.
I don't know if they are hiring. the way they interview now is for both Polar and Atlas and then you are offer a class for one of them, so when you interview you don't knw what you are going to be offered. like I said before, is way better than working for the regionals , but there is still a lot to improve.
everywhere overseas is really nice 4 or 5 star , the only crappy one is Japan's Hollyday Inn ( delta, quantas and filipines stay there too) and that will be changing soon.
I don't know if they are hiring. the way they interview now is for both Polar and Atlas and then you are offer a class for one of them, so when you interview you don't knw what you are going to be offered. like I said before, is way better than working for the regionals , but there is still a lot to improve.
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