Typical Schedule for an RJ pilot
I was wondering if any of the regional pilots on here could provide an example of what a typical schedule looks like at any given time. I'm curious as to how many cities you visit in a day, how many hours do you work at a time, etc.
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It varies greatly depending on seniority, the company you work for, the airline your company supports (IE which "express" you fly under), the type of trips you desire (multi-day vs standup vs day trips), and where you are based from. There's no simple "equation" that creates a typical trip.
For your reference, I pulled up some old flight pairings/schedules that I flew when I was working at Atlantic Coast Airlines (Flying as United Express). They might give you a bit of insight as to what a typical work week might look like. |
Originally Posted by Sioux39
(Post 57225)
I was wondering if any of the regional pilots on here could provide an example of what a typical schedule looks like at any given time. I'm curious as to how many cities you visit in a day, how many hours do you work at a time, etc.
Day 1 IAH-BNA BNA-EWR EWR-SYR SYR-CLE CLE-BUF 7h41m flight time 11h54m duty time Day 2 BUF-EWR EWR-SAV 3h55m flight time 5h55m duty time Day 3 SAV-IAH IAH-STL 4h30m flight time 6h41m duty time Day 4 STL-EWR EWR-CVG CVG-IAH 7h35m flight time 10h58m duty time Obviously there are many variables when it comes to schedules but I hope this answers your question at least somewhat. |
This might be a typical 2 day trip:
I6192C 01/01/02 BSE REPT: 1545 REPORT- 01/01/02 LOCAL Times Tu 01 7520 IAD-BDL 1645 1802 0117 030 Tu 01 7175 BDL-IAD 1832 1953 0121 052 Tu 01 7735 IAD-GSP 2045 2215 0130 0408 0000 0408 0408 0645 GSP 1535 D-END: 2230 (NR 0900) REPORT 1405 HYATT REGENCY GREENVILLE (864)235-1234 We 02 7734 GSP-IAD 1450 1620 0130 0130 0000 0130 0130 0230 D-END: 1635 -------------------------------------- TOTALS BLOCK 0538 DHD 0000 CREDIT HRS. 0538 T.A.F.B. 2450 |
This might be a typical 4 day:
I6116 01/11/02 BSE REPT: 0630 REPORT- 01/11/02 LOCAL Times 1 11 7572 IAD-BHM 0730 0820 0150 040 1 11 7416 BHM-IAD 0900 1200 0200 050 1 11 7738 IAD-BTV 1250 1420 0130 0520 0000 0520 0520 0805 BTV 1515 D-END: 1435 (NR 0900) REPORT 0550 SHERATON BTV (802)865-6620 2 12 7765 BTV-IAD 0635 0810 0135 104 2 12 7394 IAD-DAY 0914 1029 0115 031 2 12 7395 DAY-IAD 1100 1215 0115 040 2 12 7252 IAD-MHT 1255 1420 0125 0530 0000 0530 0530 0845 MHT 1525 D-END: 1435 (NR 0900) REPORT 0600 THE WAYFARER INN (603)622-3766 3 13 7653 MHT-IAD 0645 0820 0135 050 3 13 7634 IAD-PVD 0910 1025 0115 030 3 13 7635 PVD-IAD 1055 1215 0120 040 3 13 7636 IAD-PVD 1255 1415 0120 0530 0000 0530 0530 0830 PVD 1535 D-END: 1430 (NR 0900) REPORT 0605 COMFORT INN (401)732-0470 4 14 7633 PVD-IAD 0650 0820 0130 045 4 14 7621 IAD-SDF 0905 1027 0122 030 4 14 7222 SDF-IAD 1057 1218 0121 0413 0000 0413 0413 0628 D-END: 1233 -------------------------------------- TOTALS BLOCK 2033 DHD 0000 CREDIT HRS. 2033 T.A.F.B. 7803 |
Here's another 4 day:
I6212 01/27/02 BSE REPT: 1610 REPORT- 01/27/02 LOCAL Times 1 27 7743 IAD-IND 1710 1855 0145 050 1 27 7590 IND-ORD 1945 1947 0102 118 1 27 7890 ORD-CRW 2105 2332 0127 0414 0000 0414 0414 0737 CRW 1243 D-END: 2347 (NR 0900) REPORT 1230 RAMADA (304)744-4641 2 28 7803 CRW-ORD 1315 1348 0133 056 2 28 7301 ORD-MEM 1444 1624 0140 030 2 28 7300 MEM-ORD 1654 1838 0144 057 2 28 7178 ORD-BNA 1935 2100 0125 0622 0000 0622 0622 0945 BNA 1540 D-END: 2115 (NR 0900) REPORT 1255 DOUBLETREE GUEST SUITES (615)889-8889 3 29 7172 BNA-IAD 1340 1605 0125 040 3 29 7520 IAD-BDL 1645 1802 0117 030 3 29 7175 BDL-IAD 1832 1953 0121 057 3 29 7272 IAD-LGA 2050 2200 0110 0513 0000 0513 0513 0820 LGA 1600 D-END: 2215 (NR 0900) REPORT 1415 WYNDHAM GARDEN LGA AIRPOR (718)426-1500 4 30 7233 LGA-IAD 1500 1614 0114 036 4 30 7245 IAD-CHS 1650 1815 0125 034 4 30 7207 CHS-IAD 1849 2015 0126 0405 0000 0405 0405 0615 D-END: 2030 -------------------------------------- TOTALS BLOCK 1954 DHD 0000 CREDIT HRS. 1954 T.A.F.B. 7620 |
Here's a 3 day:
I6036 02/04/02 BSE REPT: 0815 REPORT- 02/04/02 LOCAL Times 1 04 7682 IAD-LGA 0915 1030 0115 030 1 04 7693 LGA-IAD 1100 1215 0115 040 1 04 7252 IAD-MHT 1255 1420 0125 0355 0000 0355 0355 0620 MHT 1525 D-END: 1435 (NR 0900) REPORT 0600 THE WAYFARER INN (603)622-3766 2 05 7653 MHT-IAD 0645 0820 0135 050 2 05 7634 IAD-PVD 0910 1025 0115 030 2 05 7635 PVD-IAD 1055 1215 0120 050 2 05 7636 IAD-PVD 1305 1425 0120 0530 0000 0530 0530 0840 PVD 1520 D-END: 1440 (NR 0900) REPORT 0600 COMFORT INN (401)732-0470 3 06 7633 PVD-IAD 0645 0820 0135 040 3 06 7645 IAD-DTW 0900 1040 0140 030 3 06 7600 DTW-IAD 1110 1222 0112 0427 0000 0427 0427 0637 D-END: 1237 -------------------------------------- TOTALS BLOCK 1352 DHD 0000 CREDIT HRS. 1352 T.A.F.B. 5222 |
And since you probably can only make out some of the jumbled mess that airline pairings look like, here's a magic decoder ring that you can download. I created it for my family members, so they could figure out what it all meant when they looked at my schedule:
http://www.crosswindlanding.com/temp...AC_Decoder.doc (You might have to right click and then "save target as" for this to load correctly. MS Word file.) |
One last one... A typical day trip. Lines consisting of all day trips probably have 3 or 4 days like this in a row, then 2-4 days off, depending on how much block time there is:
I6007 05/29/01 BSE REPT: 1330 REPORT- 05/29/01 LOCAL Times Tue 29 7692 IAD-LGA 1430 1540 0110 050 Tue 29 7693 LGA-IAD 1630 1755 0125 125 Tue 29 7694 IAD-LGA 1920 2035 0115 055 Tue 29 7695 LGA-IAD 2130 2244 0114 0504 0000 0504 0504 0929 D-END: 2259 -------------------------------------- TOTALS BLOCK 0504 DHD 0000 CREDIT HRS. 0504 T.A.F.B. 929 |
FlyerJosh, nice decoder!
Sioux39....GO UND! I'm a '98 grad...loved every minute there! Like the others said, there really isn't a typical schedule. Too many variables like base, seniority, and what your priorities are when bidding. There's usually something for everyone though, whether we want it or not! :) |
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