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Hawaii808 06-12-2021 03:58 PM


Originally Posted by cfii2007 (Post 3245105)
I think they had a 99 opening in Seattle (BFI?)............

I thought the BFI base moved to Spokane a few years ago?

frmrbuffdrvr 06-14-2021 07:43 AM


Originally Posted by Hawaii808 (Post 3249159)
I thought the BFI base moved to Spokane a few years ago?

It did. However, there are still a couple of runs out of Seattle but there is no actual base there anymore. More like an out station than a base.

1200 07-01-2021 08:16 AM

Can anyone comment on what the metro charter life is like.. schedules/flying/QOL/overtime pay/etc? Seems like an amazing job but not much info that I could find compared to the scheduled runs. Thanks!

QRH Bingo 07-01-2021 06:29 PM


Originally Posted by 1200 (Post 3257561)
Can anyone comment on what the metro charter life is like.. schedules/flying/QOL/overtime pay/etc? Seems like an amazing job but not much info that I could find compared to the scheduled runs. Thanks!

2nd hand info it’s a busy department which means they run you ragged, push duty day & flight time limits all week on minimum rest. Could be true; could be BS. But that’s all I got, take that info with a grain of salt.

Hawaii808 07-01-2021 11:51 PM


Originally Posted by frmrbuffdrvr (Post 3249913)
It did. However, there are still a couple of runs out of Seattle but there is no actual base there anymore. More like an out station than a base.

gotcha. I was BFI based about 10 years ago. They used to basically move the whole base to Spokane every peak season. It sucked doing TDY from thanksgiving to Christmas. 😂

Continuingappch 07-02-2021 02:56 AM


Originally Posted by 1200 (Post 3257561)
Can anyone comment on what the metro charter life is like.. schedules/flying/QOL/overtime pay/etc? Seems like an amazing job but not much info that I could find compared to the scheduled runs. Thanks!

You will fly a lot but also get much more hard time off.

FlightLife 07-05-2021 07:05 AM


Originally Posted by Continuingappch (Post 3257914)
You will fly a lot but also get much more hard time off.

Much more hard time off? Isn’t the schedule 3 weeks on/one week off?

Pilatipus 07-05-2021 09:26 AM


Originally Posted by FlightLife (Post 3259340)
Much more hard time off? Isn’t the schedule 3 weeks on/one week off?

Better than 6 days on/one day off I guess.

FlightLife 07-05-2021 10:17 AM


Originally Posted by Pilatipus (Post 3259417)
Better than 6 days on/one day off I guess.

Some may see that as better. Depends on the individual. Compared to the normal 5-day work week with weekends off, the 3/1 schedule comes out to 1 or 2 fewer days off per month. Pros and cons for each.

LeeroyJenkins92 07-24-2021 12:14 PM


Originally Posted by QRH Bingo (Post 3257843)
2nd hand info it’s a busy department which means they run you ragged, push duty day & flight time limits all week on minimum rest. Could be true; could be BS. But that’s all I got, take that info with a grain of salt.

No that’s all pretty much spot on. Schedule just went from 3 weeks on 1 week off to 4 weeks on 1 week off after the charter pilot group was asked to give up our week off through February “to be made up later” and the majority give that proposition a hard no.


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