SWA Pay.............

[SWA/FO]

the SWA/FO...... 1 week vacation..dropped everything. Turned into 26 days off. Started to pick up from Pilot-give-away. Now, 142 trips for pay, 18 days off, 75 block hours.

142 X 107.19 = 15221 (not bad for a troublemaker, 202.95 per hour)

 

[FatesPawn]

Hmmm. I'm a bit suspicious on some of those payrates since I fly reserves with about 5 SWA FOs and look at their schedule all the time. I'd like to see someone post a standard schedule they fly to make these numbers. With exact commute days, work days, block hours, etc. SWA guys on this board (and at my squadron) always seem to tout their high pay but then when you actually see their schedule it rarely turns out to be as rosy!

Babylon,

Part of what you're seeing is the simple fact that they ARE in your reserve unit. Their schedule is less flexible. Also, they are likely either comutting to their unit or work. In either case, a comutte is a comutte. I live in MDW. I am CERTAINLY not doing 200k/year. But as a 3rd year guy, I expect to CREDIT about 100 per month at $86.22/ credit. Without much trying, I should be at about $104,000 before per diem (only because that was questioned earlier).

Please don't take this as bragging our "touting" our high pay. My hourly rate was going to be much higher at my former legacy carrier pre bankruptcy

This month I do 3 3-day trips and 1 4-day trip. That equals 99.84 for the month. I always try to trade my line to work 13 days and credit 100. My original line was 96 but I traded a single 3 day for a different 3 day that credited 4 more to get to 100. If you want, it's not hard to do at all.

Some guys will try to clear their schedule in hopes of picking up 1.5 flying on the weekends/holidays. A wife and 2 kids at home prevent me from doing anything so adventurous.

 

[328dude]

As a first year guy, here's mine.

June 1-4 (RNO,TUL.LAS)
June 10-12 (TPA, TUL)
June 17-19 (LAX, TUL)
June 25-27 (PIT,TUL)

Total Trip pay=94+ (I'll probably extra fly a day or two to push it to 100, but just depends on whats going on. I like my days off at home)
17 days off plus the TUL overnights +4=21 nights at home.

 

[hyeflyin]

Hey guys, regarding trip trades. Can you trade your trip with one in open time, or does someone have to pick up your trip first. Also can you trade for a lower credit amount?. Thanks.

 

[ivauir]

Hey guys, regarding trip trades. Can you trade your trip with one in open time, or does someone have to pick up your trip first. Also can you trade for a lower credit amount?. Thanks.

You can trade with another pilot for anything that is legal. You can trade with the company, but it is hard to trade down (a 3 day for a 4 day for example). Don't get too wraped around the axel about this, we're in a section 6 right now and the system will change before it is a all over. Suffice it to say that it is a very flexible system, you are not going to trade your way out of working Christmas, but I have almost 2 weeks off in a row this month (72 TFP) and last month I worked my tail off (140 TFP). All because it fit into my plans. I have trouble imagining a better trade off between QOL and greed (I mean capitalism).

And I have no LBB MAF or LAS overnights on my board. I don't mind LBB of MAF, but Genital Lee seems to think that is a big deal. LAS sucks.

 

[FatesPawn]

I have trouble imagining a better trade off between QOL and greed (I mean capitalism).

Ah, the old sloth (QOL) vs. greed (capitalism) argument. Sloth wins everytime... it's just greed in another form.

-fate

 

[livethedream]

Mater tua criceta fuit, et pater tuo redoluit bacarum sambucus

 

[ivauir]

Mater tua criceta fuit, et pater tuo redoluit bacarum sambucus

Mala Fide! Cicumvenio!

 

[Quimby]

Mater tua criceta fuit, et pater tuo redoluit bacarum sambucus

youoneofdemfartsmellersspeakindemfancyforenlanguages?

 

[Lear70]

Ah, the old sloth (QOL) vs. greed (capitalism) argument. Sloth wins everytime... it's just greed in another form.

-fate

Ain't that the truth...

And Red Dog is right, although I don't work for SWA, I work for AAI, and the same thing applies: good crews = LOTS more money spent than made on per diem. Made about $80 on my last 4-day in per diem, then promptly spent over $150 in going in halfsies with the CA buying dinner & drinks for crews we were with.

Never include per diem in your earnings unless you're a brown bagger and slam clicker.

Those mojitos were good though,,, VEERRRRRY smooth.