The Useful PSA Thread
04-05-2015 | 06:54 AM
#3011
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For what it's worth, I'll be in the 4/13 class and will have a 4-door car or an SUV. I would be happy to drive some folks around, too. Maybe I'll put a cup out for tips, but if anyone is worried about the shuttle, I'll be happy to help out with transportation.
04-05-2015 | 07:20 AM
#3012
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SAP & Days off
I've spoken to a few PSA pilots and they tell me you can get 19-21 days off. I'm trying to figure out how. Maybe a current PSA pilot (or two) could help. I know you can SAP your schedule down but you have to have 65 hours of flying at a minimum. In looking at the lines for the last couple of months it looks like most 4-day trips are worth about 20 hours on average and the 3-day trips are worth 12-13 hours of credit.
Not to be contradictory, but it sounds like you'd need (3) 4-day trips and a 2-day or 3-day. That adds up to 14-15 days of flying and 14-15 days off in a 30-day month. That's not significantly different from lots of other regionals. Please tell me my math ain't right. LOL!
Not to be contradictory, but it sounds like you'd need (3) 4-day trips and a 2-day or 3-day. That adds up to 14-15 days of flying and 14-15 days off in a 30-day month. That's not significantly different from lots of other regionals. Please tell me my math ain't right. LOL!
04-05-2015 | 07:36 AM
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Whoever said 19-21 is kind of wrong. I average 12 days but credit 95. You can get 16 days off and credit 75 or drop to 65 and probably have 18-19 days off but that's making no money. Then again on first year pay it doesn't even matter lol.
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04-05-2015 | 07:50 AM
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Whoever said 19-21 is kind of wrong. I average 12 days but credit 95. You can get 16 days off and credit 75 or drop to 65 and probably have 18-19 days off but that's making no money. Then again on first year pay it doesn't even matter lol.
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04-05-2015 | 11:08 AM
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There are some 25-29 hours four day trips so if you got a couple of those you could get 21 days off, it all depends on what is on your line and what you can swap for during the SAP. 19 days off is better than 99.9% of other regional pilot schedules. I have only had that (non vacation months) many days off in a month a few times over my 10 year regional career.
04-05-2015 | 11:20 AM
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There are some 25-29 hours four day trips so if you got a couple of those you could get 21 days off, it all depends on what is on your line and what you can swap for during the SAP. 19 days off is better than 99.9% of other regional pilot schedules. I have only had that (non vacation months) many days off in a month a few times over my 10 year regional career.
04-05-2015 | 11:22 AM
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There are some 25-29 hours four day trips so if you got a couple of those you could get 21 days off, it all depends on what is on your line and what you can swap for during the SAP. 19 days off is better than 99.9% of other regional pilot schedules. I have only had that (non vacation months) many days off in a month a few times over my 10 year regional career.
04-05-2015 | 12:54 PM
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And on the other hand, everyone whines and bickers about the low pay and the working conditions - yet, some are happy to game the system, have almost 3 weeks off per month, and still get minimum pay and benefits.
This is another reason why management doesn't feel like they need to change anything in the current model, because on the other side of the spectrum, pilots take just as much advantage of the situation as well.
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