Best regional for least amount of overnights?
08-26-2017 | 07:19 AM
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This probably isn't the job to have if you want to be home every night. I suggest you get the experience you need as quickly as possible, and get on with Allegiant, and find your way to a base that makes you happy, asap. Other than Allegiant, you may find that Corporate at the right company will offer what you want. Problem with corporate is that it is entirely hit and miss, and can run the entire gambit from awesome to hell.
I understand everyone has a unique point of view. However, when it pertains to my future and my career, I'll be the one to determine if this job is right for me or not. I am asking for information to help manage expectations. I use this forum as a platform to get as much information as possible to make the best decisions possible. I am an active duty military service member with A LOT of time spent training and deploying away from home. What I am looking for is what the "average" pilot experiences. Specifically, the first decade of their career. With that being said, are new regional first officers and even captains spending more than 200 days away from home each year? If that is in fact true, is that true for the average pilot towards the end of their first decade in the airline industry. I just have a hard time believing that airline pilots are gone consistently for 200 plus days for their entire career. And, I am referring to a pilot who is flying for continental US regional airline who is striving to join the major airlines sooner than later. If flying airplane (aka doing what I love) requires me to be away from home on occasion, that is fine with me. At least I wont be gone 6-8 months straight every year. Thank you for the info.
W.
08-26-2017 | 09:28 AM
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Wolf
You should on average expect to work 4 days a week and be gone 3 nights. That's just typical airline flying. That's 150 nights a year in a hotel. Perhaps you'll find a company where you can do a three day trip instead of a 4. It'll still be two nights a week. That's still 100 nights a year.
At some companies with some seniority in your seat it might mean a few more nights at home. Every time you switch seats and are now at a lower seniority in your seat the schedule will more than likely get a little worse.
You should on average expect to work 4 days a week and be gone 3 nights. That's just typical airline flying. That's 150 nights a year in a hotel. Perhaps you'll find a company where you can do a three day trip instead of a 4. It'll still be two nights a week. That's still 100 nights a year.
At some companies with some seniority in your seat it might mean a few more nights at home. Every time you switch seats and are now at a lower seniority in your seat the schedule will more than likely get a little worse.
08-26-2017 | 06:10 PM
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Wolf
You should on average expect to work 4 days a week and be gone 3 nights. That's just typical airline flying. That's 150 nights a year in a hotel. Perhaps you'll find a company where you can do a three day trip instead of a 4. It'll still be two nights a week. That's still 100 nights a year.
At some companies with some seniority in your seat it might mean a few more nights at home. Every time you switch seats and are now at a lower seniority in your seat the schedule will more than likely get a little worse.
You should on average expect to work 4 days a week and be gone 3 nights. That's just typical airline flying. That's 150 nights a year in a hotel. Perhaps you'll find a company where you can do a three day trip instead of a 4. It'll still be two nights a week. That's still 100 nights a year.
At some companies with some seniority in your seat it might mean a few more nights at home. Every time you switch seats and are now at a lower seniority in your seat the schedule will more than likely get a little worse.
That is really good info. Thank you for the insight.
W.
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