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Bond 02-01-2008 05:34 PM


Originally Posted by kansas (Post 312260)
At our company, and probably most others, it varies from 1 to 10 hours in a day (though can't legally be scheduled for more than 8 in a day).

We are allowed to fly 1200 hours per calendar year, as well, and I'd say a year-long lineholder would fly somewhere around 1100.


Airmidwest eh? Are you guys 135?

Senior Skipper 02-01-2008 05:46 PM

Paid vacation is nice. What if you time out after 10 months? Don't you need to maintain currency somehow?

E1Out 02-01-2008 05:57 PM

It would be near impossible to get 1000 hours in just 10 months. I know several people who have timed out in a year - worked themselves to death to do it - and barely ended up having the entire month of December off. They all worked during their vacations, and most ended up saying it wasn't worth it...

However, in the event you did - you just need to maintain 3 landings every 90 days, so being out the last 2 months wouldn't affect your currency... If it did, they'd just send you back to the Sim. Not a big deal.

In my experience, with turboprop operators, you can do up to 10 legs a day. I used to work a regular 8-leg-a-day schedule, averaging 7 hours a day of flying. I'm not saying that's necessarily typical, but it is very possible.

Jet operators, average is about 3 to 5 legs a day, and about 3 to 6 hours of flying. That's just an average. On the outside extremes - 1 to 9 hours (actual) and 1 to 6 legs.

Legally (Part 121 Regs), no more than scheduled 8 hours a day of flying. 16 hours of duty max. 30 hours in 7 days. 100 hours a calendar month. 1000 hours a calendar year. Average month for a line holder is approximately 85 hours. On reserve, it depends on how short staffed your company is. I agree, average year is about 700 - 800 hours.

Piston6565 02-01-2008 06:06 PM


Originally Posted by Senior Skipper (Post 312382)
Paid vacation is nice. What if you time out after 10 months? Don't you need to maintain currency somehow?

It doesn't happen

Bond 02-01-2008 06:08 PM


Originally Posted by Piston6565 (Post 312397)
It doesn't happen

Not after 10, but certainly 11. Seen it plenty of times.

getrichflytryin 02-01-2008 07:41 PM

I knew a guy time out in 10 months. For a 135 company. You do the math.

WEACLRS 02-01-2008 07:51 PM


Originally Posted by Bond (Post 312374)
Airmidwest eh? Are you guys 135?

B1900's are grandfathered under 121 to continue to fly under part 135 rest and maximum hour rules. So yes, 19-seat aircraft pilots can fly 1200 hours per year and 120 hours per month legally under part 121.

Bascuela 02-01-2008 07:58 PM


Originally Posted by WEACLRS (Post 312450)
B1900's are grandfathered under 121 to continue to fly under part 135 rest and maximum hour rules. So yes, 19-seat aircraft pilots can fly 1200 hours per year and 120 hours per month legally under part 121.

I think SKW emb's are the same deal.

POPA 02-01-2008 07:59 PM


Originally Posted by kansas (Post 312260)
(though can't legally be scheduled for more than 8 in a day).

You most certainly can too - you just have to have a rest period after the first eight.

Killer51883 02-01-2008 08:00 PM

if your doing delta flying out of cvg maybe 4 hours a day, any where else with my company about 6-7 hours a day.


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