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04-05-2019, 04:16 PM
#361
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Joined APC: Dec 2018
Posts: 31
Originally Posted by MostlyHarmless
At least that's how they said it should be when I joined.
In reality it quickly became go to work, fly back and forth, spend the night at an outstation. Then wake up, fly all day, and spend another night in the outstation. Then wake up and if you're lucky fly a half day and go home- or fly all damn day and spend another night in the outstation. Then maybe fly half a day and go home. Drop off dry cleaning, pick up dry cleaning, sleep, repeat.
As a low seniority guy at ATL, you might expect to get sent to PIT and BOS when the need arises. (And MSS is no fun this time of year....)
In reality it quickly became go to work, fly back and forth, spend the night at an outstation. Then wake up, fly all day, and spend another night in the outstation. Then wake up and if you're lucky fly a half day and go home- or fly all damn day and spend another night in the outstation. Then maybe fly half a day and go home. Drop off dry cleaning, pick up dry cleaning, sleep, repeat.
As a low seniority guy at ATL, you might expect to get sent to PIT and BOS when the need arises. (And MSS is no fun this time of year....)
04-06-2019, 03:06 AM
#363
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Joined APC: Jun 2015
Position: A La Derecha
Posts: 73
Originally Posted by Cptjet
What’s the current competitive mins here? Applied a couple of times to no avail. 650 CFII atm
04-06-2019, 07:43 PM
#367
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Joined APC: Dec 2018
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Originally Posted by Azorian
prior 121 ive worked for could do that to you, but it was normally a TDY stint that would see you sitting in the new base for a week or two, perhaps the whole month.
If you had reserve for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and you were LAX based... if the phone rang at 7am, you could bank on getting an LAX originating trip for the day, or an overnight originating out of LAX. If you were deadheaded out to cover another base, its only because they ran out of reserves there and had a sufficient number in your home base and could afford to lose you.
with boutique, and i am not complaining here so dont get me wrong, just pointing out the differences... you can just about count on flying out of every base but your own. not so much for FOs, but definitely for PICs
If you had reserve for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and you were LAX based... if the phone rang at 7am, you could bank on getting an LAX originating trip for the day, or an overnight originating out of LAX. If you were deadheaded out to cover another base, its only because they ran out of reserves there and had a sufficient number in your home base and could afford to lose you.
with boutique, and i am not complaining here so dont get me wrong, just pointing out the differences... you can just about count on flying out of every base but your own. not so much for FOs, but definitely for PICs
04-06-2019, 07:54 PM
#368
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Joined APC: Dec 2018
Posts: 31
Does your shop need 1500 hour pilots with 200+ jet/turbine and 700+ multi?
Originally Posted by dera
You're kidding, right?
Just to compare, PIC at my PC12 shop is $600 or $800, depending if it's high or low season.
Just to compare, PIC at my PC12 shop is $600 or $800, depending if it's high or low season.
Last edited by SteveBunch; 04-06-2019 at 08:32 PM.
04-06-2019, 09:26 PM
#369
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Joined APC: Mar 2017
Posts: 58
Originally Posted by SteveBunch
Do they still have crew crash houses and crew cars or are they using hotels now?
Crew houses and cars. No hotels unless you get stuck out of base due to maintenance issues.
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04-06-2019, 09:30 PM
#370
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Originally Posted by SteveBunch
When they ship you out to fly another base, you're paid regular rates for flying out then flying the trips, right?
Correct. The only real difference is that they would have to put you up in a hotel when your not at the outstation. You also receive $30 per diem per day not counting the day you leave.
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