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01-03-2019 | 09:30 AM
#2392
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If you're living in the USA there are just about enough airports to live anywhere your heart desires. There is no functional difference (maybe if you live in Buford, Wyoming it's an issue). But you are "home based" and must be able to get to your gateway within 2 hours. Not sure what the confusion is. You can always try to get alternate travel or make a longer drive as long as you can do the 2 hour window on a short call day (1 per month usually). Long call is 10-ish hours.
They will not because we do not have assigned bases like Atlas. We also don't travel before or after duty days to get from or to home.
They will not because we do not have assigned bases like Atlas. We also don't travel before or after duty days to get from or to home.
This sounds like there is reserve at home? I understood it to be reserve but it’s in a paid for hotel such as in DFW or SEA or anywhere really.
They also mentioned a couple guys in the interview that live in Thailand and are able to justify the cost of getting anywhere in Asia for much less than the most expensive airport to fly out of in the US. I didn’t exactly understand the details of it, but it seemed interesting.
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01-03-2019 | 09:31 AM
#2393
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Joined: Feb 2014
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From: Semi-Retired...
Gross currently for first year is $86.8k minus 2 months on training pay
in April that changes to about $91.4k minus 2 months training pay
Take home varies by state/local taxes, withholding, benefits selections, per diem, 401k contribution and other variables.
Average guy does 25-45 hours of flight time per month, and gets guarantee of 64 hours, plus any OT and soft money pay
Average guy is physically gone from home 15 days a month. Useable up to 18, but typically only gone 15.
Overtime takes away from days off depending on length of trip and how many days you volunteer to work extra.
It's a great place to be.
01-03-2019 | 09:39 AM
#2394
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Joined: Oct 2008
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This sounds like there is reserve at home? I understood it to be reserve but it’s in a paid for hotel such as in DFW or SEA or anywhere really.
They also mentioned a couple guys in the interview that live in Thailand and are able to justify the cost of getting anywhere in Asia for much less than the most expensive airport to fly out of in the US. I didn’t exactly understand the details of it, but it seemed interesting.
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They also mentioned a couple guys in the interview that live in Thailand and are able to justify the cost of getting anywhere in Asia for much less than the most expensive airport to fly out of in the US. I didn’t exactly understand the details of it, but it seemed interesting.
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There is reserve at home before and/or after your operating days. Or there is no reserve at home and you're gone all month. You're better off just going with the flow and letting things happen. ACMI, and especially Omni, schedules are nothing like any other kind of airline out there.
01-03-2019 | 04:05 PM
#2395
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Joined: Apr 2017
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From: 767 FO
Sent...…. for those interested the short version is
Gross currently for first year is $86.8k minus 2 months on training pay
in April that changes to about $91.4k minus 2 months training pay
Take home varies by state/local taxes, withholding, benefits selections, per diem, 401k contribution and other variables.
Average guy does 25-45 hours of flight time per month, and gets guarantee of 64 hours, plus any OT and soft money pay
Average guy is physically gone from home 15 days a month. Useable up to 18, but typically only gone 15.
Overtime takes away from days off depending on length of trip and how many days you volunteer to work extra.
It's a great place to be.
Gross currently for first year is $86.8k minus 2 months on training pay
in April that changes to about $91.4k minus 2 months training pay
Take home varies by state/local taxes, withholding, benefits selections, per diem, 401k contribution and other variables.
Average guy does 25-45 hours of flight time per month, and gets guarantee of 64 hours, plus any OT and soft money pay
Average guy is physically gone from home 15 days a month. Useable up to 18, but typically only gone 15.
Overtime takes away from days off depending on length of trip and how many days you volunteer to work extra.
It's a great place to be.
All the above is accurate. In some cases though you are actually home more. I’m averaging about 12 days at work a month over the last three years. However some seem to get used the 16-18 days every month.
Comes down to the whims of the scheduling gods I guess. 😉
01-03-2019 | 10:39 PM
#2396
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Joined: Jul 2010
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Couldn’t agree more. It is a fantastic place to be.
All the above is accurate. In some cases though you are actually home more. I’m averaging about 12 days at work a month over the last three years. However some seem to get used the 16-18 days every month.
Comes down to the whims of the scheduling gods I guess. 😉
All the above is accurate. In some cases though you are actually home more. I’m averaging about 12 days at work a month over the last three years. However some seem to get used the 16-18 days every month.
Comes down to the whims of the scheduling gods I guess. 😉
I think I worked 7 days in December.
01-03-2019 | 10:40 PM
#2397
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There are roughly 100 airports on the list. If you do not live within 2 hours of one of them I could see you taking a QOL hit.
01-03-2019 | 10:41 PM
#2398
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Hubs, thanks for the insight. My question on being truly home based is will they buy me a ticket from my home airport or would I have to make my own way to one of these listed gateway airports? But after reading the contract on another forum, I don’t believe my home airport would be approved.
Where is home?
It is possible to request an airport is added to the list, no guarantees though.
01-04-2019 | 02:47 AM
#2399
Tin Can Time
Joined: Jul 2013
Posts: 181
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From: Entitled Newb
So TLH is at this time my closest home base listed.
On another note, are the scheduled days of work in one big block or separated into several small blocks of days?
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