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Originally Posted by ForumMember
First time poster, wanted to get some wisdom from the forum. I am in a similar situation to the OP. I have approximately 3 years at Delta, not quite yet 40, and I have a job offer in an upcoming light class with UPS. I live in the Cincinnati area, so it is about a 1 hour 50 minute drive to the airport. I currently commute to DTW. The commute is ok now that we have positive space for the time being, but it is still a lot of wasted time, and will get much worse when positive space goes away. With UPS, I cannot sit reserve from home, but that shouldn't be such a big deal once I can hold a line. I am 98% sure going to UPS is the way to go, but I just wanted to see if there is anything I am not seeing.
Also, I hear people say that at UPS, you will have more time at home. It seems to me that lines are 14 workdays and 14 off days in a 28 day bid period. At Delta, I usually work 13-14 days a month, which gives me 16-18 days off. Obvioulsy, the credit will be less if working less, but it doesn't necessarily seem that you work less at UPS. Am I missing something? Thanks!
Not all lines are 14 off, some are 15 and quite a few are 16, which is what I’ve had every Pay period for years, but that doesn’t tell the tale. We have 13 28 day bid cycles compared to the calendar month bids at delta. If you take total days off over 13 bids vs 12 bids there, total number is pretty close and we may come out ahead depending on what you want to do here. Once you’re senior enough to hold commercial in commercial out trips, you can even more extra time at home.
Youll 100% work less, but it doesn’t always translate to more days home. I typically block less than half compared to my friends at the legacies, but the credit is similar with the rigs and we have 13 pay periods to their 12. I just simply don’t fly a lot even when at work. Someone on the 74 flying around the world would certainly tell a different story. What I’m saying just applies to myself and people who bid similar schedules. There are a lot of different options here when it comes to the type of flying you want to do.
The one constant is you’ll be flying under moonlight vs sunlight half or more of the time, but that’s not a secret.