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#492
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Aug 2013
Position: FO
Posts: 627
Upgrade is 4 months to 2+ years depending on merit, company standing, and seniority. No plans or talk of changing the schedule. Eight days can be long, but you aren't always gone the whole time.
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#497
On Reserve
Joined APC: Jan 2016
Position: Cessna Driver...CFII
Posts: 13
#498
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2011
Posts: 1,327
This is aviation. You're going to leave many more before you end up where you need to be
#499
New Hire
Joined APC: Jan 2016
Posts: 9
If you're planning on the Florida bases you might want to review the history of those bases during the last slow down, they disappeared.
Finally remember flying a single engine turboprop is career suicide unless you already have lots of experience. Get your time and get out. If you stick around too long no one will ever hire you. There are lots of guys there that have been trying to get out for years but they can't afford the pay cut.
Good Luck
#500
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Aug 2013
Position: FO
Posts: 627
Keep in mind that it's very common to start at 4am on day 1 and finish up around midnight on day 8. Eight days is way too long to keep a crew on the road. Upgrades are "merit" which means never complain about anything, ever.
If you're planning on the Florida bases you might want to review the history of those bases during the last slow down, they disappeared.
Finally remember flying a single engine turboprop is career suicide unless you already have lots of experience. Get your time and get out. If you stick around too long no one will ever hire you. There are lots of guys there that have been trying to get out for years but they can't afford the pay cut.
Good Luck
If you're planning on the Florida bases you might want to review the history of those bases during the last slow down, they disappeared.
Finally remember flying a single engine turboprop is career suicide unless you already have lots of experience. Get your time and get out. If you stick around too long no one will ever hire you. There are lots of guys there that have been trying to get out for years but they can't afford the pay cut.
Good Luck
Don't listen to this guy. If you're new to the industry, this job will teach you a lot and set you up well for the rest of your career. If you've been around the block, there's a lot of things the company does well that put other operators to shame.
If you're worried about being on the road for 8 days, don't bother showing up. Anecdotally, I spend about 20% of my work cycles on the road for eight days. The winter is slow, but in the last month I've worked 7 days.
It's completely true that flying a single engine turboprop is career suicide. There are people flying the Pilatus all over the world who hang their head in shame and wonder how they will face their children on their deathbed. Fast food workers usually spit in their french fries and loan sharks marvel at their lack of morals and conviction. It's basically akin to getting a DUI, only worse - you can get hired at a 121 airline with a DUI, but not with time in a Pilatus.
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