Rock

Schedules and airplanes change so frequently at FedEx that it isn't really a good idea to base any career decisions on flying a specific airplane out of a specific city. I would suggest instead, that you look for a city that's easy to commute in and out of. Either on FedEx jumpseats or commercial deadheads.
In the case of Denver, it is a very difficult city to jumpseat out of, because just you and 400 other FedEx pilots living along the front range are all competing for very few seats. On the other hand, deadheading is a piece of cake. It is relatively easy to stay below the deadhead bank provided by the company for commuting to the start of a trip. On the other hand, a city like Boise ID or Kansas City KS are not hard to jumpseat out of because there aren't a lot of FedEx pilots there trying to get to and from work.
There are a lot of good options for getting to work if you decide you don't want to live in a hub. But don't make long term decisions on current FedEx schedules. They change like the weather.

Adlerdriver

At first I was just scratching my head..... internation-wah?? Clueless.....then I saw the "i.e. Memphis-Cologne" and I got it. Good thing you put that in there or I don't think I could have helped you out. (sorry, I couldn't resist).

If you're asking about Cologne specifically: 777 has it right now. There are 24 hour layovers and 48 hour layovers. One leg over and one leg back on a line of just those types of trips. They mix it together with STN over&backs trips some months and other months it's pure. We also fly from CAN to CGN and then on to a variety of destinations/duties after that. Those are highly variable length layovers.

International layovers in general have no set pattern of length and could be anything from under 20 hours to 4-5 days. 24 hours is common but our contract requires a minimum of 32 every 5 days. 48 is also fairly common. Longer layovers do happen, but they're a little less frequent. 60-70 hours layovers are typically the result of a weekend or holiday disrupting service. I just had 100 hours in China not long ago - It's never Germany or Sydney when I get long ones like that.

airlinepilotguy

Thank you. I've always wondered about layovers.

MilHeavyTester

Dude, call the Whaaaambulance. Are you sure you're a pilot with skin that thin? I agree, have some graciousness for goodness sakes, and leave the whining at home. I also agree with you, that it is great info posted in response to your question. Thanks to the posters that put it out there!

Jetjok

I wasn't trying to be "hostile", I was trying to remind you that when you ask a question, and a bunch of guys spend time composing answers to your question, that it's in poor taste to then just ask another question, without at least acknowledging their responses with a "thank you."

KYTBRD

I was wondering about headsets at FedEx. Are the ones provided on the plane satisfactory or do folks tend to purchase their own? At my current company lots of folks use the Bose/UFlymic option so that they have them for the commercial DHs. I have one that needs to have the boom mic fixed but don't want to pay to get it fixed if this isn't an option to use at FedEx.

samc

Thanks Adlerdriver et al.

I won't be making any decisions based off current status but it's good to know that there's a mix of fleet types (subject to change) and I'd be waiting a while on most fleets.

I actually hadn't thought of checking the outbound JUMPSEAT loads I didn't want to call and create any work for anyone; good idea though.

Step 1 is continue waiting for a call. Thanks again. Happy chemtrailing!

FLY6584

If someone has previous MD-11 time will they get chosen to fly the MD-11 in training regardless of where they fall in seniority within the class?

GoAroundFlaps

all airplanes have either a telex 750 or 850. it varies, I have seen a few guys with bose but it really is rather silly to buy a nice expensive headset then only to use half of it because we dont use hot mic's here so you have to have one ear off to hear the other guy.

I wish we just used the damn hot mic. Some airplanes (on the bus) have a switch that isn't momentary and others its just a momentary switch for the interphone. All you need to do is use a rubber band to keep it switched on and voila you can hear the other dude with out yelling.

FDXLAG

UFlymic is legal, some guys use it. If I flew in the 75 I would probably go that route myself. In the 76 most guys go headsets off above 18.

If you are hired into the MD they start you a day early to get around seniority.