so if your awarded the 757 out of training and a commuter then are you saying you’ll only be doing night hub turns? What are the average length of trips on the wide body like the 11 or 777? Seems that would be the planes to be on as a commuter?

 

so if your awarded the 757 out of training and a commuter then are you saying you’ll only be doing night hub turns? What are the average length of trips on the wide body like the 11 or 777? Seems that would be the planes to be on as a commuter?

 

Well that was some very good info everyone, thank you very much.

 

Surprisingly yes, if it's their hometown. Not a bad gig, just go home and bank the hotel money for years.

On another note, not sure why guys think we fly "nights" only. After year one, with all the movement, it's by choice. Also, head to any legacy on a widebody or an East/West coast narrow body, and you too will be flying "nights." Difference being our longer overnights, etc. I was in the regionals for a decade, and not once have I been more fatigued at FedEx vs. the regionals.

If you need further, feel free to PM me.

 

If one plans to move to Memphis and would prefer pm/am out and backs is the 75 the airframe to beat?

 

No, the 767 has more O&B lines.

But the 757 will be significantly quicker seniority progression.

 

If you want to fly the queen of the fleet as a capt one day get ready for lots of 3 am check-ins as you begin your trip in memphis.

this place is a great place to be a non-line pilot.
seriously if your concerned about the night flying go somewhere else. Its our bread and butter.

you come to fedex for the security, the money, the vacation and the A-plan...not the schedules.

 

PM SENT

filler

 

I can understand being a little skittish about back side of the clock work. But it's really pretty easy - IF - Big IF, you can sleep reliably during the day. If you can get to a hotel at or before sunup, black out the room, earplugs and crash until the afternoon, it will be some of the easiest flying you've ever done. I got awesome sleep knowing there's no alarm clock and no chance of oversleeping. I usually slept so well that I didn't try to nap on the hub turn for fear of messing up my big sleep at the hotel.
If you set aside the time of day you're working for a moment and just look at the operation, any day flying airline pilot is working harder and longer on any given duty period. Flying 7-8 hard hours of block over multiple flights in the day isn't necessarily an easy thing just because the sun is up. Throw in the typical summer pm storms in the usual locations, ATC delays, etc. and give me a week of am hub-turns any time.
3-5 hours of block per night, shorter duty periods, less traffic, more directs. After coming from the pax world, it's a far better schedule with easier flying as long as you can rest when you need to. It's not always perfect but when things are running smoothly, it's not the grinder you seem to be worried about.

 

I second this.

I really liked getting to the hotel while it was still hard, hot shower, cold room… I’d crash hard. No alarm. It felt great.

Conversely, the 5am wake up for a series of daytime flights at the regionals after having only slept 5-6 hours never felt good.