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Turbosina 05-30-2020 10:14 AM
Originally Posted by Itsajob (Post 3067054)
Then by all means, go be a Walmart and max out your pay first year. First year Atlas sucks, but after that, it isn’t a bad gig. You will take home more than at a regional, one commute a month (usually positive space to where ever the plane is), And heavy time looks good when applying for better paying jobs. UPS and FedEx really like heavy freight pilots since they already understand what flying freight is like, and they already have tons of international experience.
Oh, I know. First year is what it is. I'm just saying that pre-covid, it's amazing Atlas got *anyone* to apply. Now, of course, it's a whole different story...

CRJJ 05-30-2020 10:42 AM
In my case it's a 'blessing', and I'm not even going to fly a WB, but a job is a job. My first and only year at skywest comes to less than that probably lol, but Sedgwick paid 6 months so..
Paying bills is all it matters.

WhipWhitaker 05-30-2020 01:38 PM
Originally Posted by Turbosina (Post 3067048)
What's Atlas pay again? $38K 1st year FO? $1600/mo for first 5 months on training pay? I mean that's less than a Walmart cashier...
I made 78k my first year, 1 OT trip, home a ton living in a base. That’s more than I ever made at my previous regional. YMMV, but I’ll give you a hint, a lot of the Union boys on here aren’t telling the whole truth.

RJDio 05-30-2020 07:47 PM
Originally Posted by Itsajob (Post 3067054)
Then by all means, go be a Walmart and max out your pay first year. First year Atlas sucks, but after that, it isn’t a bad gig. You will take home more than at a regional, one commute a month (usually positive space to where ever the plane is), And heavy time looks good when applying for better paying jobs. UPS and FedEx really like heavy freight pilots since they already understand what flying freight is like, and they already have tons of international experience.
To each their own, but I’m with Turbosina on this one. 16-17 day trips? I wouldn’t do that for FedEx, UPS, or UAL let alone for Atlas pay (no offense to Atlas pilots). For single guys I’m sure it’d be a great experience. Young or old. But for someone with a family, especially little ones, making ends meet bagging groceries can be more rewarding.

Itsajob 05-31-2020 06:15 AM
Originally Posted by RJDio (Post 3067364)
To each their own, but I’m with Turbosina on this one. 16-17 day trips? I wouldn’t do that for FedEx, UPS, or UAL let alone for Atlas pay (no offense to Atlas pilots). For single guys I’m sure it’d be a great experience. Young or old. But for someone with a family, especially little ones, making ends meet bagging groceries can be more rewarding.
That life is definitely tough on little kids, it’s not anything close to what military families go through, but it’s tough. That is the main reason that I left when a better opportunity came around. If small kids aren’t in the picture it isn’t that bad. One nice thing about long trips is that you get your flying over with in one big bunch. The 16 days stinks, but those 2 weeks blocks of time off every month are great.

Dream 05-31-2020 09:57 AM
Dequaling today. Getting paid to stay home for 72hr/ mo until training starts back up.

RJDio 05-31-2020 04:38 PM
Originally Posted by Itsajob (Post 3067482)
That life is definitely tough on little kids, it’s not anything close to what military families go through, but it’s tough. That is the main reason that I left when a better opportunity came around. If small kids aren’t in the picture it isn’t that bad. One nice thing about long trips is that you get your flying over with in one big bunch. The 16 days stinks, but those 2 weeks blocks of time off every month are great.
That’s the beauty of this career, everyone finds what works for them at some point.

Utah 05-31-2020 05:00 PM
Originally Posted by Dream (Post 3067623)
Dequaling today. Getting paid to stay home for 72hr/ mo until training starts back up.
Special tracking?

shrsailplanes 05-31-2020 06:46 PM
Originally Posted by Utah (Post 3067928)
Special tracking?
I reckon he hasn’t flown in the last 90 days.

Dream 05-31-2020 07:13 PM
Originally Posted by Utah (Post 3067928)
Special tracking?
yeah, they took me off the July training bid. More time at home now


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