There’s not much talk about the 767 here other than they fly domestic only and you don’t fly as much. Is there anyone working for K4 that chooses the 767? If so, I’d like to hear more about that. Do you make more than guarantee? How much are you flying? Are you doing the same 16 day schedule?

I've been told that there is OT available on the 767, if you live near CVG, but it is nothing like it is on the 747. A 3rd year CA making line guarantee is still grossing over 14k a month including perdiem. Keep in mind, it is possible to do the same as an FO on the 747 on first and second year pay with OT, if you want it.

Do the airplanes come back to CVG throughout the 16 days? What would being local to CVG look like for a K4 767 pilot? Thanks.

Yes. About 10-12 days of work per month on average. You can bid trips that layover in CVG on the weekends. If your seniority can hold it, you can bid a reserve line and realistically be home every day, unless you get called to fly. It’s the best job ever if you live in CVG from what guys and gals that live there are saying. Of course this is all subject to change and is contingent on the 767 flying DHL domestic.

That would be about as good as it gets unless you're motivated by money alone. It seems to me, if you aren't living in CVG(or to a lessor degree one of the cities the 767 does layovers in) you may as well bid to fly the 747 or the 777 when it's available.

I'm interested. I plan to apply once they are accepting resumes. I've done a similar schedule for about 5 years and I'm familiar with the challenges of being on the road that long. However, I stayed within UTC-10 to UTC-3.5 during those trips, so I'm not sure how much pain is incurred with the worldwide travel you guys endure.

I guess you don't know until you try it.

I don’t think it matters if you live near CVG or not. If available, scheduling is supposed to call down the will fly list for OT. Of course if crew scheduling started awarding their favorite simple minded Appalachian boys, it wouldn’t really surprise me. That whole department (crew scheduling) has been on the take in the past.

Thank you much.

November bids are out and I’m just wondering when Rosetta Stone will offer a product that helps decipher and interpret the pre civil war era scheduling bid packet. Same fatigueing lines as always, nothing ever changes. At least there’s a ton of flying out there (except for 767).

Does the company provide headsets on the flight deck, or does everyone have their own? What is the noise level like, and are ANR headsets preferred? Do most pilots wear some sort of noise cancelation or earplugs to attenuate noise fatigue on long duration flights?

Two of the 747's have Airbus plugs and ANR headsets, the rest are standard plugs with crappy headsets. You definitely want ANR, it's a loud cockpit, but unfortunately most pilots don't like using intercom, so you have one earmuff off and shouting at each other. It's a wonderful thing when both pilots up front have ANR and like to use the intercom.