Schedules
 

Just going to ask straight up... How realistic is a week on/week off type schedule? Qualifier is...as a junior FO?

Thanks everybody.

Very easy to do in Guam.

Not likely as a reserve owes 18 days and gets 12 off, so the math does not support week on, week off. As for a line, you might get 16 days off and 14 on, but they will never schedule you more than 6 straight unless you waive something, and then it will likely be 2 four day trips back to back with a 1/7 in between.(737 experience)

virtually impossible for a newbie… once a line holder with some resemblance of relative base seniority (70ish on G-Line) you can PBS bid trip requests so that you bunch together flying to 6 days… and then bid min time between schedule blocks.

Thanks all, I appreciate the feedback. What is a G line? Forgive my ignorance

I'm 62% and bid back to back trips. What this usually gives me is 2 work blocks of a 4 and a 3 day back to back. Doesn't work quite as well in the busy months but it can be done. Highly unlikely as a really new hire. Impossible on reserve on any fleet at any seniority.

G Line is the seniority number that separates line holders from reserve. Everyone below the G line is on reserve (with caveats). Everyone above it is guaranteed a line if they don't bid reserve.

ohhh, anticipating the question. very wise, grasshopper...I mean hilltopper.

He originally asked this in a separate post. He deleted it for whatever reason, making me look dumb. Not that I need his help.

Naaah. It helped some folks understand.