Few basic Qs please
 

Few basic questions I am trying to find the concise/definite answer for here.
Please do not call me lazy, I browsed through thousands of informative posts here, but there seem to be some ambiguity on some of those points.

1. What are the chances of getting the WB in SFO/EWR or ORD as a new hire these days
2. Is fleet/base bidding based on SSN or the actual age?
3. If unsuccessful, how long after Indoc can one expect to get a chance to bid and be awarded the base/fleet of choice (as above)
4. How long can one expect to sit home/airport on reserve? Are new joiners ever called out for the flight in first few months after IOE?
5. During reserve how many ‘undisturbed’ days off a month can one expect?
6. What is the report time at the airport on ’short call’ reserve? Or to put it another way how far from the airport can one live to make it on time?
7. How long does the whole training process take and do you get to fly home on your days off during that training?
8. Is the training paid per Year 1 rules (Minimum Guarantee) or is it less?
9. What is the realistic take home pay during the first and second year (NB and WB) - ballpark figure
10. What is the scope of the Family medical/dental/eye insurance? Is one expected to pay his own part and if so how much?

Lastly, is it a good 'final destination' place for an experienced pilot with 12 years to go till retirement you reckon?

Appreciate your time taken to get my head clear on those points.

1. low. But just depends on the class
2. Age. Higher is senior
3. Bid award within a few months. Activated a few months later. This is recent norms. It could change.
4. Months (narrowbody junior base) to years (widebody senior base)
5. 12 or 13
6. 2 hours
7. Actually paid above year 1 guarantee. 90 hours/month
8. about 3 months. 5 days on, 2 days off. Positive space home for days off. If you have nonstop flights from denver it's practical. If you don't, less so
9. 73 times hourly pay rate. All fleets pay same 1st year. Small increase for WB second year
10. There are many different options - like 15. If you're hired in August, picks something, you can change it in January. Comprehensive coverage isn't cheap

Thanks Brickfire!
Reliable and informative as usual!
Cheers

Go scroll through the New Hire Questions thread. Your questions are answered there in more detail.

I think short call report time is 2.5 hours. Not 2.

6. is 2.5 hrs
7. it 3 hrs per training day (not necessarily 90hrs ) depending on many days of training you have in the month, the time of the month training starts and if it spans multiple bid months, it could very well (and likely be) less than 90 hrs.