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Thanks for the reply! It helps a lot when you know a bit more what to expect, specially in regards to things "out of the scope of the formal contract". Overall until now this really seems like one of the few good jobs out there!

I have been given an estimated start between beginning and middle of march, but no exact date yet. I believe the JCAB licensed guys should be starting within the next 2 weeks, but not 100% sure. Maybe someone in that first class could confirm.

Cheers,

Upspeed.

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Originally Posted by atl55 (Post 1335677)

1. They always give you 10 days off in a row if you request it. Very rarely they will ask you to move your days off. Usually this will only happen around Christmas.
2. You can put your 10 days back to back every month. There are people that commute from all over the world so they are very good about giving you the days this way.
3. Blank days are not included in your 10 days off. They are kinda of a bonus, some months you may not get any, other months you may get five. It all depends on the staffing.
4. Vacation is given in 2 blocks of 12 days, so you can't break them up. Some people bid them back to back and then bid their 10 days off in front of and behind their vacation. So they will be off for a month and a half.
5. Monthly flight times varies, people usually fly any where between 40-70 hours.

Congrats, have they given you a class date yet?

Upspeed I sent you a PM.

Checked! Thank you!

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Originally Posted by atl55 (Post 1336915)

Upspeed I sent you a PM.

Anyone going to screening feb 18-20 ?

which LAX hotel?

got the March course -

Thanks to all who provided information and tips in this thread. All greatly appreciated ! Thank you!

Which LAX hotel do you guys normally use?

Best of luck to all !

Cheers!

Ok - while I'm at it, where do you guys stay in ANC?

thanks!

cheers!

Congrats on the class date. We stay at the Crown Plaza Redondo Beach, the Hilton in Anchorage and Westin O'hare. Wish you the best of luck.

Does anyone have information with regards to the NCA job KORD base with regards to commuting. I was curious if NCA tries to schedule most of your trips to start and finish in KORD or KLAX? Also, are hotels provided by NCA when you do operate flights to your base? A previous post mentioned a requirment to live in base. It would seem that one could use the commuting allowance to buy a ticket each month to offset the travel expense.

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Originally Posted by whatusay

I was curious if NCA tries to schedule most of your trips to start and finish in KORD or KLAX?

My understanding is this to get you to Japan to start your trip. But I guess you could start at base. That would be nice.

You start your trips out of your base where you are given a hotel room. You can live any where you would like. If you are based in ORD you may go months without even going to Japan, sometimes you are just scheduled to fly with in the US.