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Southwest Pilots 10 yr and up scheduling...
Southwest seems to go with a "ton of little flights" per day. What does it look like for a 10 yr CA or higher with scheduling. Ever get to where you can knock out some flying and are home a ton of days per month?
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Originally Posted by Protrident
(Post 1109911)
Southwest seems to go with a "ton of little flights" per day. What does it look like for a 10 yr CA or higher with scheduling. Ever get to where you can knock out some flying and are home a ton of days per month?
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Good point, but I like reference points to see similarities/differences. :-)
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dont work there but i know that the min days off even for reserves is 15 and most trips are 3 days commutable on one end. I think that if you live in base at SWA you can make a ton of money and have a lot of time at home.
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A 10 year employee at SWA would be a junior Captain or a very senior F.O with Lance Captain status most likely. A quick look at the average line values at one base show the following: Average line toal just over 91 trips for pay. Average days off just over 18. Highest paying line over 106 trips for pay.
A very junior pilot will most likely be near the average values, possibly slightly lower or higher. A very senior pilot will most likely be able to pick where they want to be as like anywhere. If you choose to max out pay you will probably sacrifice days off to do so. If you maximize days off you will obviosly sacrifice pay in that scenario. Remember that SWA does not have pref bid. All lines are viewable in total and you are able to have some concrete knowledge about exactly what you are bidding on. Lines probably vary more in days off and pay than a company that employs pref bid where lines are built around a specific line total for all pilots. All other line totals are similar to the example shown. BASE * AVG * CAP * AVG DAY OFF MAX LN BWI CA 91.07 107.46 18.15 106.35 BWI FO 91.07 107.46 18.15 106.35 |
Originally Posted by shoelu
(Post 1110033)
A 10 year employee at SWA would be a junior Captain or a very senior F.O with Lance Captain status most likely. A quick look at the average line values at one base show the following: Average line toal just over 91 trips for pay. Average days off just over 18. Highest paying line over 106 trips for pay.
A very junior pilot will most likely be near the average values, possibly slightly lower or higher. A very senior pilot will most likely be able to pick where they want to be as like anywhere. If you choose to max out pay you will probably sacrifice days off to do so. If you maximize days off you will obviosly sacrifice pay in that scenario. Remember that SWA does not have pref bid. All lines are viewable in total and you are able to have some concrete knowledge about exactly what you are bidding on. Lines probably vary more in days off and pay than a company that employs pref bid where lines are built around a specific line total for all pilots. All other line totals are similar to the example shown. BASE * AVG * CAP * AVG DAY OFF MAX LN BWI CA 91.07 107.46 18.15 106.35 BWI FO 91.07 107.46 18.15 106.35 |
Originally Posted by cesnacaptn
(Post 1110142)
Are these stats for a 31 day bid period, i.e. you average just over 7 TFP (6 hours block) per day?
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Originally Posted by shoelu
(Post 1110033)
...a very senior F.O with Lance Captain status most likely...
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Originally Posted by MacMan
(Post 1110216)
What does Lance Captain status mean?
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It's all about productivity.
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