Horizon Air hiring
12-03-2012, 10:11 AM
#11
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Joined APC: Dec 2005
Position: 7ER B...whatever that means.
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Originally Posted by dashtrash76
Actually I make about 36K. @ 45.32/hr X 80.5hr min/bid X 10 bids(we have a 35 day bid period...weird I know)= +/- 36K/yr. I don't fly any extra as it's not really worth my time away from my family to fly a 10hr 3 day trip. I average around 15-16 days off per bid.
12-03-2012, 10:53 AM
#12
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Joined APC: Dec 2007
Posts: 341
Originally Posted by freezingflyboy
Sweet Jesus! I made almost 50K/year at XJT as a 5-6 year FO! Not sure if its the soft time or the 35-day bids, but WHAT a difference work rules make! I might have worked slightly harder than you (credit at least 85hrs/mo with 15 days off average) but then again...those were 30/31 day bid periods...called months. Other than the location, what's the attraction of Horizon again?
With the extra three bases QX schedules have almost no soft time; we have good riggs but we essentially get paid block. We also have very few legs that are worth more than 1.5 hrs. This translates into low time off/ low credit schedules. We probably average 15 days off system wide but that's over 5 weeks.... If you are on reserve you get 13 days off and if you commute you will be home one night a week. I've been here 5 years and I'm seriously considering leaving for skywest if I can't get a non-regional job in the next six months.
12-03-2012, 12:51 PM
#13
New Hire
Joined APC: Jun 2012
Position: AS
Posts: 7
So much of what kills our pay here is the type of flying we do. I flew a 17hr 4 day trip recently with 21 legs. Only 2 legs were over 1 hour(GEG turn). Also many of our trips now start PM and end AM. Somewhere during the trip you get the "natural" overnight. The SEA base usually gets the worst of it.
12-03-2012, 04:18 PM
#14
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Joined APC: Dec 2005
Position: 7ER B...whatever that means.
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Originally Posted by dashtrash76
So much of what kills our pay here is the type of flying we do. I flew a 17hr 4 day trip recently with 21 legs. Only 2 legs were over 1 hour(GEG turn). Also many of our trips now start PM and end AM. Somewhere during the trip you get the "natural" overnight. The SEA base usually gets the worst of it.
12-15-2012, 09:37 PM
#16
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Joined APC: Nov 2010
Posts: 86
Originally Posted by fly1
So has anybody heard from Horizon since the last application window passed? Any idea on how many pilots they are looking for?
12-16-2012, 05:08 AM
#17
On Reserve
Joined APC: Dec 2012
Posts: 10
Originally Posted by TI 3VOM
The last 3 new hire classes were groups of 6. I would imagine they are looking for 6 again, however there is nothing posted on the training plan so far. I heard recently the class date got pushed back until March so you may not hear anything until after the holidays.
12-16-2012, 06:42 PM
#20
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Joined APC: Mar 2006
Position: DHC-8 SIC
Posts: 634
Originally Posted by Slats
Keep your chin up. Get your TT and multi up. 1500 is fast approaching so do whatever you can to get ahead of that wave. Good luck.
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