UPS Typical Schedule
07-09-2022, 10:28 AM
#365
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jun 2008
Posts: 2,930
Originally Posted by Gilligan13
How long does it take to get trips that fly once a month?
07-09-2022, 10:35 AM
#366
Line Holder
Joined APC: Jul 2006
Posts: 60
Originally Posted by Swedish Blender
Until your turn cancels just before sign in and they reassign you a different one. The duty day starts at the new report time not the old one even if you’re already at the airport. What’s getting double the duty day and getting back 7 hours later than original.
But hey, you get AP and LP.
But hey, you get AP and LP.
I have had good luck just telling the scheduler to make sure my schedule shows the duty day starting at the original time. Your duty day starts at a new report time only if you let that happen.
07-09-2022, 04:30 PM
#367
On Reserve
Joined APC: Aug 2021
Posts: 13
Originally Posted by Riverside
on the whale, the schedule optimizer has really taken those 2 week trips away. You have to be crazy senior to get it. Typically you'll see 8 days on 1 or 2 days off then another 7 or 8 day trip.
07-09-2022, 05:22 PM
#368
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jun 2008
Posts: 2,930
Originally Posted by breu
In this scenario, what would be your time off after 2 back to back week long trips in the whale?
07-09-2022, 06:31 PM
#369
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Mar 2005
Position: 767 captain
Posts: 2,696
Originally Posted by Gilligan13
How long does it take to get trips that fly once a month?
07-09-2022, 06:50 PM
#370
Line Holder
Joined APC: Jun 2018
Posts: 88
Originally Posted by Riverside
14 days off is guaranteed. So you lost 1 or 2 days in between trips. Then depending on where you live, you might lose a day on both ends commuting.
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