WheesUp/Gama
#151
#152
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Aug 2013
Posts: 122
The memo said no such thing about day 8. I'm paraphrasing but the only info given about day 8 travel was pilots are needed to fly day 8 and we strive to get you home before midnight and we will try to do better going forward. Where was there mention of improvements on this practice going forward? I don't know about you but my day 8's have mostly been pretty frustrating with few exceptions
#153
On Reserve
Joined APC: Oct 2016
Posts: 16
It’s return back to your "base" after midnight in the time zone you started you’re paid OT. Not home and not 9pm unless you meant 9 pm Pacific.
#154
On Reserve
Joined APC: Oct 2016
Posts: 16
Me thinks very doubtful. The KA is the bread and butter and does the bulk of the flying. It’s the priority for staffing. There is movement to the XL, but there doesn’t seem to be much in the way of rhyme or reason.
#155
The memo said no such thing about day 8. I'm paraphrasing but the only info given about day 8 travel was pilots are needed to fly day 8 and we strive to get you home before midnight and we will try to do better going forward. Where was there mention of improvements on this practice going forward? I don't know about you but my day 8's have mostly been pretty frustrating with few exceptions
I.E. if your based on the West coast but started day 8 on the East coast you need to be home by 9pm West coast time. (Midnight East coast time.)
#157
On Reserve
Joined APC: Oct 2016
Posts: 16
#158
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Aug 2013
Posts: 122
OK.. I got that part, I agree thats good for the west coast guys that have been getting screwed on day 8. For the rest its status quo for day 8 travel home practices, which was reiterated in the memo as “we try to get you home by midnight”. Just restating the obvious of what we already know if you ask me. Happy some things are headed in the right direction here but doesn’t seem like day 8 is one of them right now
#159
On Reserve
Joined APC: Oct 2016
Posts: 16
Thanks for the reply!
Can you offer any insight to the quality of Life?
Typical 8 day tour, do they airline you to airplane from your base?
Or do you stay in proximity to your base?
Is this a commutable type operation? I.e. DAL based and live 200 miles east of DAL. I position myself to DAl for my 8 day tour?
Thanks
Can you offer any insight to the quality of Life?
Typical 8 day tour, do they airline you to airplane from your base?
Or do you stay in proximity to your base?
Is this a commutable type operation? I.e. DAL based and live 200 miles east of DAL. I position myself to DAl for my 8 day tour?
Thanks
As far as "commutable" - you could be based at DAL (or DFW) and it's your responsibility to get there. They will book you a flight from DAL (or DFW) to wherever they want you to start - or, if there is a plane there by chance, you'll just pick it up there and start your week. Just know that your time clock starts and ends at DAL - to note, if you are based at DAL, you will park at DAL and then Uber to DFW to fly out on their dime if need be. On day 8, they just strive to get you back there by midnight from where you started - which is a very nice change. Up until Jan 1 it was midnight at your base. I've spent upwards of 18+ hours trying to back home from the East coast pulling into the house at 0400 from where I started. That's probably the worst part of the job IMHO - but it's getting better.
#160
Line Holder
Joined APC: Apr 2015
Posts: 46
If I am Hired into one base, say ICT, can I later transfer my base, to PHX? or do they just have you name a home base when you are hired? Thanks.