North48

Great info, thanks

mooseboost

Anyone else in the 31 Jan class? Bueller…Bueller…

FTv3

Headspace is good, calm too but not cheap since they are mediation apps at heart. The sleep section borrows the basic elements from meditation: deep breathing, focused body relaxation, and mind quieting. The real trick is getting the mind’s narrative/inner voice/internal dialog/thought stream to shut da F up. This takes time to learn and easiest done through a basic meditation program. Once you get that skill down it works hand in hand with the actual sleep modules. This isn’t the kind of thing you try for a week and get results, it’s more like a month or two if you stick to it. But it works.

merlyn1343

So here's a question I know they don't let you pick what fleet or what base but from what I'm hearing is if you are older in class you "kinda" get a choice. I don't have very long before I have to take my exit (mandatory) I am that person the always wants to work extra, Its not that I'm a workaholic its just I want to put as much as I can into retirement as I can. With that said if any of you guys could let me know what fleet you would pick. My kiddos are adults so being gone more then two weeks at a time is not bad for me. I have talked to a few 74 guys and they all seem to make pretty fat paychecks without really flying a lot. I do like the one long leg and done for 24+ hrs plus upgrade time is 12+ years as apposed to getting the light twins domestic flying 2 to 4 legs a night. What's going to get the biggest paycheck. What I would like to do is one last type ride and finish my career and stay on that fleet until that day. Or do I take the light twin then after 5 to 7 years move to the left seat. I know being in the left seat before you retire makes a difference in retirement. Just trying to do what's best for me and makes the company happy. If you guys wanna PM me that's fine also. I don't have heavy time however I do have "some" international time. Thanks.

CardboardCutout

I'm on the 74, and have not flown anything else at UPS, so take my advice with a bucket of salt. That said, from talking to guys who have come over to that airplane from the others, IF you can handle longer trips, Asian prison-camp-hotels, and flying to the same ~8 places all the time, the lifestyle on the 74 seems to be a lot less wearing. I'm not sure what qualifies as "not flying a lot"...I think we fly plenty, but the overnights do tend to be longer and it's often "one and done". Not trying to start some airframe pursefight, I'm sure the others have much to recommend them, but from what I take from your post, I think you'd probably be pretty happy on the 74., You can always upgrade on something else later if you want to max out the pension.

Whalehunter

One leg on the 74 is pretty much shot with HKG being the way that they are.

Swedish Blender

You get put in class by background then get to choose by age in that class.

They usually run a heavy class (747 SDF/ANC, MD11 SDF), followed by the light twins (757/767, A300) the next day. Looking at your lack of “heavy time”, you will probably get the light twin class. In that class, you should be able to pick base/plane based on your age.

Pretty sure you can work as much as you want on any fleet right now. Also, if you’re on the 757 (dependent on int’l vs domestic quals) you could pick up from other bases with restrictions if you wanted.

Puttzz11

Has anyone got the final offer.

Puttzz11

Has anyone received final job offer yet?

alpero47

I received mine 3 days ago! You should be getting yours soon.