If one were a new hire at each, what would be considered the crappiest line?

I'm trying to gauge how hard life would be before getting those sweet lines where you hardly work. Like my neighbors who are always home while I'm flying my tail off.

Thanks a lot fella's.

Future Freight Dog, a.k.a. "Flea"

 

Depends on what you consider good. Next month, my neighbors probably won't think I worked at all. FDX uses 4 week months, and I will work 12 out of 28 days. All are morning out-n-backs, starting at 02-0300 and returning by 10-1100. Some are 2 and some are 3 legs. The last couple months, I have worked B (afternoon/evening) reserve, and hardly got called the first 2 months. This month, with everyone turning down extra flying, I have been working a lot more, everyday for the last week and a half.

To answer your question, it depends on a lot of things. Stay in your newhire seat, most likely 727 SO, for a while, and you could be getting decent lines in a couple months. But, if we start filling widebody FO slots in SPS and ANC after you're hired, as we recently did, it could be 6 mos to a year. Upgrade at the earliest opportunity to an FO seat, Widebody FO, and then to CAP, and you might never get a decent schedule. Also, are you going to commute? Figure on adding 2 to 3 days a month to your schedule, until you get senior enough to bid double DHs or fly out of your home city. We have people who are still in SO seats at 7-9 years, because they fly out of their home city and are home everyday.

 

I've been a new hire for a little more than a year and a half now and have never held a line.

I'll let you know how crappy the lines are once I get one

Tipsy

 

Tipsy..

What is your fleet and seat?

Pilot7576

 

Wow... what seat are you in? I'm guessing 10 SO. I've been here for 14 months and have been holding a line for a while (727 SO). Actually had Thanksgiving and Christmas off last year (on a reserve line).

 

UPS 757 SDFZ FO

727 SO for the 1st year

Tipsy

 

Appreciate the replies everyone.

 

When I was on the 8, I once had to fly 3 legs in one night. Can you believe that?

 

I think I flew 3 legs in one quarter on the 72

Tipsy

 

A horrible trip I remember years ago was a 5am departure going Louisville > Newark > Anchorage on the 767.