Pilot or FA schedule
05-12-2018, 01:04 PM
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Originally Posted by laurabos
Damn everybody on here assumes things so quickly 😂 I'm a 17 year old girl and I'm thinking about going to Embry Riddle for College to become an airline pilot . My mom told me for more information about being a pilot or what their schedules are like , things they deal with , etc. that I could maybe look onto a pilot forum website so I am 😂 I asked about the schedule because obviously anyone who is becoming a pilot would want to know how many days in a row they'll be working and how many days they will have off 😂 That goes for almost any job of course you'll want to know the schedule . I asked the question about a married pilot and flight attendant because my boyfriend wants to be a flight attendant and if we worked at the same place I was wondering how low are the chances of us going on trips together if we worked out ... I know that's extremely unrealistic but it was just a "what if" type of though ... just letting everybody know so they can put down their popcorn I don't have a husband nobody's cheating on me and there's really not a whole interesting story behind why i'm asking these questions 😂 Sorry to give anyone the wrong impression
Your question is quite difficult to answer, because every airline has different procedures when it comes to scheduling. I’d say the average is about fifteen work days a month, although that might come in blocks of fifteen days gone in a row, or home every night, depending on where you work and what you fly. In addition, the number of days in which you are home or away will vary over the course of your career as you move up the seniority list and change jobs within the airline. While some couples may be able to arrange to fly together a lot, there will be times over the course of your career when you aren’t able to arrange more than a quick passing of the car keys as one of you returns, and the other leaves for a five day trip. In fact, I would say that the two most important factors in whether or not you could become a successful airline pilot are whether or not you love flying enough to do well in ground school, and whether or not you AND your partner are independent enough to regularly spend a week or more apart without freaking out. This is not the job for someone who needs to see their partner every night before bedtime. On the other hand, it does provide the opportunity to have plenty of time together during the week when normal people are in the office, and, of course, great opportunities for travel.
Oh, and don’t go to Embry Riddle, it’s not necessary and a huge waste of money.
