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We do have LC. It's a 12 hour call out. PM is 9-9 and AM is 4-4, 2 hour call out. It's been a while since I've done the reserve thing but you can usually hold your choice of PM or AM. Hopefully Reserve will be short lived for you with all the hiring...

It's call first. So they tend to use you more.

They can also convert a certain number of days to short call.

Between trips and short call conversions, you don't get to enjoy too many days of LC. In fact they try to ensure you enjoy none.

Paid2fly

03-10-2017 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Squallrider (Post 2317487)

SkyWest has a rig for trips, so at a minimum it's 4:12 per duty hour away. Hardly comes to that. Average daily credit is between 5-6 depending on seniority and base, so a 3 day could be 15-18 hours etc

"Hardly comes to that"? Minimum credit trips are the vast majority of my schedule.

EFBprobs

03-10-2017 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by tcco94 (Post 2318309)

Any ORD crash pad suggestions?

theres always flyers in the crew lounge

Rocksteady

03-10-2017 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by rickair7777 (Post 2318321)

It's call first. So they tend to use you more.

They can also convert a certain number of days to short call.

Between trips and short call concessions, you don't get to enjoy too many days of LC. In fact they try to ensure you enjoy none.

Yeah I'm on long call right now. All of the above is correct. Basically 13 hours before your callout period begins if you see any opens in open time you'll be getting a call in an hour. And if there is no opens in open time you'll still be getting a call...to be converted to short call reserve. And they've been making my short call shifts noon to midnight so they can assign me standups when ppl call off. They can convert you to short call 6 times a month. From my experience of long call and short call, in my opinion they are about equal, just avoid reserve if at all possible.

futuraflyr

03-11-2017 12:33 AM

Hey recent hires, where is CTP happening these days? Is it still roughly 1 week time? I'm assuming you're not an employee yet so you're dependent upon company to setup travel to/from event. How much time should you allow between CTP and basic Indoc, I was recommended 10 days but maybe that was between start of CTP and ground school.

Thanks

hotbreeze

03-11-2017 03:32 AM

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Originally Posted by futuraflyr (Post 2318449)

CTP is in SLC or ATL, depending on the class. I recommend the shortest timeframe possible between CTP and Indoc. Just enough time to take your written.

We had guys in our CTP class that only had a couple of days off. Your homework for CTP is to prep for the ATP written. If you aren't studying Sheppardair now, you are already behind.

tcco94

03-11-2017 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by hotbreeze (Post 2318464)

THIS

Also, they will pay for your travel to ATP CTP and get your hotel

LAX2MSP

03-11-2017 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by hotbreeze (Post 2318464)

I agree about the shortest time possible between CTP and class. I only had 1 day to take it before class started.

Yes you should do Shepard air in the evening during CTP, but by no means are you behind. I didn't get Shepard air until the day before the 3 days of sim started. I put in 3 solid days of studying and I walked in, got a 95, and walked out 45 mins later. It's an FAA written. You've taken them before and you know how they work.

That's it. Don't stress it.

Student01

03-11-2017 11:02 AM

Anyone have a link to the most current pilot contract?