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04-30-2018 | 04:41 PM
#4521
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The EMB120 First Officer positions are not commutable.
The ACP First Officer positions, however, are commutable, because we fly you to your assignment anywhere in our system as our goal is to get you the hours you need as quickly as possible. And since we don't need an FO in that aircraft, we can just send you to our highest timed routes.
We prefer pilots to live less than 1.5 hours from the base where their route leaves out of. But we also know that's not completely possible. That's why we have Home-Based Captain positions. That schedule is different from our typical Monday through Friday, morning to evening. It's 14/7/14/14.
Hope that helps!
The ACP First Officer positions, however, are commutable, because we fly you to your assignment anywhere in our system as our goal is to get you the hours you need as quickly as possible. And since we don't need an FO in that aircraft, we can just send you to our highest timed routes.
We prefer pilots to live less than 1.5 hours from the base where their route leaves out of. But we also know that's not completely possible. That's why we have Home-Based Captain positions. That schedule is different from our typical Monday through Friday, morning to evening. It's 14/7/14/14.
Hope that helps!
04-30-2018 | 04:42 PM
#4522
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It's not like a passenger airline where you could commute into the location you are starting your schedule from, fly around to different airports with the company providing a hotel each night and then commute back home at the end of your flight rotation.
In the small package cargo world you are flying from a hub to an outstation and back, sometimes with a daily layover between. If the layover is long enough, we pay for a hotel or provide an apartment. The pilot is responsible for providing their own place to stay at the other end. So you can commute on the days in between, though that is usually only two or three days maximum and doesn't leave much time at home after the commute travel. And we don't have a grace provision if your commute flight gets disrupted.
In the small package cargo world you are flying from a hub to an outstation and back, sometimes with a daily layover between. If the layover is long enough, we pay for a hotel or provide an apartment. The pilot is responsible for providing their own place to stay at the other end. So you can commute on the days in between, though that is usually only two or three days maximum and doesn't leave much time at home after the commute travel. And we don't have a grace provision if your commute flight gets disrupted.
05-01-2018 | 03:00 PM
#4523
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Keep a beater car or a motorcycle at the Southwest city.
Enjoy your Saturday evening and Sunday, rinse, repeat.
05-01-2018 | 07:54 PM
#4524
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I agree with this, but it is possible to commute and I did it for over 18 months. If you can get an outstation that is a reasonable driving distance (2.5 to 3 hours max) from an airport that Southwest serves with direct and/or frequent flights you can commute in on Monday morning. It requires a lot of dedication and a willingness to get up early and catch the first flight, having a couple of options after that in case the first one is full. Normally, you can jumpseat on the earliest flight without issue. I also never had trouble getting home on Saturday afternoon.
Keep a beater car or a motorcycle at the Southwest city.
Enjoy your Saturday evening and Sunday, rinse, repeat.
Keep a beater car or a motorcycle at the Southwest city.
Enjoy your Saturday evening and Sunday, rinse, repeat.
05-04-2018 | 08:22 AM
#4526
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Jumpseat privileges are available after your successful completion of training - so after your checkride.
Hope that helps!
05-06-2018 | 07:33 AM
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Random question
I thought I've seen a post about this in the past but can't seem to find it now. Does time flown in the BE99 count as "King Air time". From what I read online, it has features from both the Queen Air and King Air aircraft. It is also strikingly similar to the King Air 200, but it just doesn't have King Air in the name. And since we're on the topic, what about the BE1900?
05-06-2018 | 12:11 PM
#4529
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From: Left seat bizjet
I thought I've seen a post about this in the past but can't seem to find it now. Does time flown in the BE99 count as "King Air time". From what I read online, it has features from both the Queen Air and King Air aircraft. It is also strikingly similar to the King Air 200, but it just doesn't have King Air in the name. And since we're on the topic, what about the BE1900?
05-07-2018 | 08:16 PM
#4530
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From: single pilot cargo, turboprop
I thought I've seen a post about this in the past but can't seem to find it now. Does time flown in the BE99 count as "King Air time". From what I read online, it has features from both the Queen Air and King Air aircraft. It is also strikingly similar to the King Air 200, but it just doesn't have King Air in the name. And since we're on the topic, what about the BE1900?
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