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01-14-2014, 02:57 PM

#1231

Doc1010

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This thread is kinda funny... I keep reading it and keep thinking, "ya know, EAS still sounds pretty good compared to what I'm doing." I mean, 12/3 can be tough, but I want to get out and fly. I still enjoy the heck out of it. The family understands that, too. Right now, I'm cruising along as a PIC in a CJ and would love it if EAS asked me to come in. I can assure you, too, that it would be a raise. All of this just to say, we all come from a different place, and to some, EAS sounds like a move up, and I can't say the same about flying for Great Lakes...

Mmmmmmm. Beer.

01-15-2014, 05:59 AM

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IlliniPilot99

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Originally Posted by jeflies

Was that including per diem? Or only salary?

that includes per diem, about $500/ month

yeah I include it on my income, debate all you want but I do

01-15-2014, 06:02 AM

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IlliniPilot99

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Originally Posted by USMCFLYR

So the numerous reports I read on this forum of 2nd and 3rd year regional FOs only making in the mid $20ks are incorrect?

there are Regionals where that is common, especially if you have a family and you have several deductions and other contributions.

i'm single (engaged) no kids, relatively little debt(for this industry), no mortgage, no car payment...I know a few that take home less then $1000/ month because of deductions/contributions to 401K, etc...and their on 3rd year pay...

01-15-2014, 06:12 AM

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How about we put this 12/3stuff to bed. Can somebody (Average EAS line pilot) please post a typical months schedule? That way people from the outside can decide if the schedule is right for them.

01-15-2014, 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Stratapilot

How about we put this 12/3stuff to bed. Can somebody (Average EAS line pilot) please post a typical months schedule? That way people from the outside can decide if the schedule is right for them.

My last rotation was 11 days on with 8 in a row away from home and 9 overnights.

Monthly averages in FTW are definitely around 18+ days from all the guys I talk to. Theres at least 10 nights away from home each month, but I would wait a while to see how that changes with the astro.

I haven't had a normal month for 4 months due to births, deaths, and holidays...but my average is about 18 days.

01-15-2014, 06:33 AM

#1236

Stratapilot

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Originally Posted by AviatorBakeek

That's about what I'm doing right now. Actually with pt 117 now in effect, I'm gone from home 20+ days a month in order to make what I used to under the old rules.

I interviewed last week. Probably not going to hire me :-/

01-15-2014, 08:00 AM

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runsky42

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I am FTW/DAL bases. Sept I did 22 days, Oct 23 days, Nov 22 days and Dec 19 days. Sept, Oct I was on the road alomost the entire month. Nov a lot of out and back trips. Dec was a mixed bag. As of now in the month of Jan I have flown 4 days. I am PIC in the 350. I know the Phenom guys go harder then I do.

01-15-2014, 08:54 AM

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Doc1010

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So at EAS, how many hours a month do you find yourselves flying? It always amazed me the number of hours a friend at AvantAir was flying a month. They seemed to be repo-ing the planes semi-frequently, and a 8-9 hour flight day was fairly common. Is EAS similar, or does it mimic the corporate world of two hours of flight for two days away from home?

01-15-2014, 01:57 PM

#1239

Flyoun

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I've been here right at a year. I actually started line flying about mid-Feb last year, and had about 450 hours on the 100.

01-15-2014, 05:48 PM

#1240

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Originally Posted by IlliniPilot99

So.....anyone making comparisons based on one person's pay o their own pay is a little like peeing in the wind?

MacJet - that is a great King Air job you have and I'd like to know what you're doing. That schedule sort of sounds like Air Ambulance.
As far as comparing salaries again though, as mentioned above, if I knew 20 or so King Air pilots making north of $100k (and I'm not talking about contract sandbox flyers), would you think it right if I called your pay sub-par?