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Originally Posted by rbigred300
Interested in this answer as well if anyone knows. I hear that there is a 76 class on Feb 1st. And supposedly a 74 class at some point in February as well, but I don't know the date.
Also, I have looked through this forum extensively and couldn't really find much about the benefits/disadvantages to being on the 76 vs the 74. I know you don't really have a choice. But, besides the obvious pay differences what else is there? Is training better/worse on one vs the other? What about aircraft comparisons and trip type/lengths. Sounds like you will be sitting reserve in ANC on the 74, and sitting reserve in CVG on the 76. Thanks!
767:
-More variety in flying. Overall the 747 flies to more different places but they generally keep the flying within the base the same.
-No high risk war zone flying
-Generally better crews (This is heresay, but I can say every crew so far has been great, but so was the 747 crew I deadheaded with).
-Better training program
-CVG and JFK base
-Will be able to bid over to 777 FO if it shows up.
-Tons of deadheading. Maybe plan to block 20-45 hours per month while deadheading at least that.
-Rest facilities don't exist. In the 300 Freighter you get 3 supernumary seats that recline ever so slightly in the cockpit. Right next to the lav! In the 300 pax, you get a first class seat that has a curtain that closes. In the 200 Freighter there is nothing.
-More flexibility in the schedules. Far less 17 in a row, a lot more 10 on, 4 of, 4 on, 8 off kind of thing.
-Some long flights, but lots of short hops too like CVG-YHM or CVG-MKE-MSP.
-You'll land lots. Never have to worry about currency.
747:
-More bases
-More advanced aircraft
-Mostly long long legs with 3-4 crew. Rarely ever 2 crew. You'll land once a month at best.
-Generally considered to be harder to train on due to the self taught nature of the training program
-Far more comfortable to be on for an 8+ hour leg. Bunks, coffee makers (the 76 does NOT have one, just a hot cup and instant coffee), first class seats, and a large galley.
-Pay. This is the big one. Second year pay is $84 on the 767 and $100 on the 747. They both go up at about that same rate with about the same gap. This is the only reason I will bid over in 3 years. This all could change.
-You'll block a lot more.
-You'll have to commute to ANC. Can be a long commute if you're not from the West Coast. Can get out of ANC soon enough.
-Almost all 17 days in a row.
Maybe someone with more experience here can chime in further.