How does the basing work? For example, if I am based in BUF and I am beginning 7 on, do I stay at home until they call me or do they send me off somewhere on day 1 and come back on day 7? Will all the bases give me a little more time at home or does that just mean I don't have to commute to work on my own? Hope my question makes sense.
Thanks

 

Yes, is the answer to all your questions except the first. Sometimes you get lucky and have a "home show" day one. I've been lucky enough to stay home on day 2 once or twice. Most of the time you leave on day one and return day 7. If you live close to a popular airport like LAX, VNY, PBI, or TEB, you will make it home mid tour for a night. There is not really a typical day here. The job is extremely fluid. Some days the schedule will change every 20 minutes and the only commonality with the last version is your name is attached somewhere. I hope that helps.

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You will get a brief on your blackberry the night before that tells you what the plan for tomorrow will be. It will probably change. You will always start and end in BUF. Anything in between will be taken care of by scheduling and travel.

 

Thanks all.

 

Does a TEB base make the most sense (other than CMH) to maximize your nights at home?

 

Lets say that during the interview you dont request any particular base. Would that look extremely favorable in the eyes of the panel? I thought I read somewhere that you can change bases within 30 days. Fact/Fiction.

 

It won't even come up. With the new contract, bases aren't bid or swapped anymore--you simply tell the company which of the 100 bases you want to use, and give them at least 30 days' notice of any change.

Fact!

 

One thing about this company and overnights is it is random. You might spend a night in TEB every tour or you might not ever spend the night in TEB, it is very very random. I haven't spent the night in TEB in over 6 months but I have been in HPN about 6 nights in the last two months. PDK/FTY are the places I have been the most in the last two years on the BE-400. CMH will maximize your nights at home because of company recurrent and if you are on an airplane with a sim in CMH, and in a few years most aircraft recurrent will be in CMH. But "mileage will very" and no one will be able to give you advice for sure based on nights at home. Most guys who were TEB based and lived closer to EWR moved to EWR because on the last day you would normally be flown to EWR and have to take a limo to TEB to get your car, thus taking away time at home. My advice is pick the airport closest to your house and if you don't like it you can change it every 30 days until you find what works for you.

 

How does using sick days affect your schedule? Let's say you scheduled to leave Monday morning for a 7 day tour. You come down with a bad case of the flue and can't fly for a couple of days. Will they send you out for the remaining five days? What if you get sick mid-tour? Do they send you home early? How does this affect your pay?

Ryan

 

You will most likely be sent out mid tour if you banged in sick at the beginning. I've had two day tours in the past- uncommon, but they will try to use you. If mid tour you have the choice of trying to get better at a hotel and continuing if you do, or going home. If you were on duty at least 4 hours (I'm not sure the exact amount) you don't lose sick time for that day, but every other day you are off will come out of your sick bank.