SLI jobs on 220, 330, 350
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i wouldn't say it's an absolute no brainer. you have to be able to stomach the sim; if you can't, it's going to be a miserable job. It's great QOL wise, would be much better if we got more than 6 specified X days.
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I have reasons for asking. I can work through the latter. Not sure about the former when thinking day in, day out life.
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For those curious. It’s a good gig, but it’s not perfect (no job is).
if you’re hired as an FO SLI, you get paid 85 hours of highest FO plane you can hold. So if you can hold Capt, it doesn’t matter. You only get FO SLI pay. With the exception of if you can’t hold 350, but can hold A, they will give you 350 pay. The 85 hours is for 17 Sims....so only 5:00 per event.
You give up some flexibility. Let’s say you’re senior in category as a “regular” line guy/gal. If you want to stack all your trips in the first 2 weeks of the month, and go on a vacation the last half of the month, you can do it. Not as an SLI. You only get to pick 6 “X days” Per month.
Also, you can preference bid what periods you want. But not many guys want A, D, or E...so you will get stuck with some.
ive been here 5 years, and recently left one of the Departments. I enjoyed it. The people are great, and your customers are your fellow delta pilots. The pay pre-MOAD was awesome cause I was making 777 pay.
if I went back now I’d be on 7ER pay, and on my fly months I’d be junior....vs being senior as a line guy on 737 or 717 where I pick EXACTLY when and how I want to work.
that’s the beauty of the gig. Something for everyone. Happy to answer any PMs
if you’re hired as an FO SLI, you get paid 85 hours of highest FO plane you can hold. So if you can hold Capt, it doesn’t matter. You only get FO SLI pay. With the exception of if you can’t hold 350, but can hold A, they will give you 350 pay. The 85 hours is for 17 Sims....so only 5:00 per event.
You give up some flexibility. Let’s say you’re senior in category as a “regular” line guy/gal. If you want to stack all your trips in the first 2 weeks of the month, and go on a vacation the last half of the month, you can do it. Not as an SLI. You only get to pick 6 “X days” Per month.
Also, you can preference bid what periods you want. But not many guys want A, D, or E...so you will get stuck with some.
ive been here 5 years, and recently left one of the Departments. I enjoyed it. The people are great, and your customers are your fellow delta pilots. The pay pre-MOAD was awesome cause I was making 777 pay.
if I went back now I’d be on 7ER pay, and on my fly months I’d be junior....vs being senior as a line guy on 737 or 717 where I pick EXACTLY when and how I want to work.
that’s the beauty of the gig. Something for everyone. Happy to answer any PMs
I had an instructor tell me he probably averaged 100-110 hours/month...is 85 the minimum or the norm? It sounds pretty darn lucrative - perfect job or not.
Is there a swap board of sorts to move your schedule around?
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"Only" 5:00 per event in the highest category you can hold? That's what... for 8 hours TAFB? The line pays me 10:30 for 36 hours TAFB, and only in a category I'm willing to hold.
I had an instructor tell me he probably averaged 100-110 hours/month...is 85 the minimum or the norm? It sounds pretty darn lucrative - perfect job or not.
Is there a swap board of sorts to move your schedule around?
I had an instructor tell me he probably averaged 100-110 hours/month...is 85 the minimum or the norm? It sounds pretty darn lucrative - perfect job or not.
Is there a swap board of sorts to move your schedule around?
there is no swap board. But you can cold call bro’s and ask for a switch if you NEED it.
no one is going to take your A or E unless it’s an emergency though
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85 is the minimum and normal. You can try to GS on your off days, but you go after ALL line pilots in base. You can not WS on off days.
there is no swap board. But you can cold call bro’s and ask for a switch if you NEED it.
no one is going to take your A or E unless it’s an emergency though
there is no swap board. But you can cold call bro’s and ask for a switch if you NEED it.
no one is going to take your A or E unless it’s an emergency though
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Careful with that line of thinking—like bidding a fleet for certain layovers. Things change.
There are always instructors who like (or don’t mind) the As and Es for their own reasons. The schedulers work to avoid Es in particular, but once the student load gets to a certain point, it’s gunna happen.
it’s a good job, I enjoy it
There are always instructors who like (or don’t mind) the As and Es for their own reasons. The schedulers work to avoid Es in particular, but once the student load gets to a certain point, it’s gunna happen.
it’s a good job, I enjoy it
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