Pinnacle- the airline with the best schedule

[NEWSOUTH]

8 year PCL CA

8 year PCL Captain. 17-20 days a month with a 75 hour credit. I have never worked a holiday in 8 years until this month. I was scheduled for a PC on labor day weekend. I have been able to turn my vacations into 20-28 days off for the last 5 years (except for Jan. 2009) with moving days included. From my conversations with other airline guys....our schedules are very good. But, it does have to do with timing and some luck. PBS has been very good to me. I was scared of it at first, but it does work for me. Flame away!

I did want to add: I worked six days in Sept. and six days in Aug. for 37.5 hours of credit. I also took the month of April and June, 2009 off. Those type of schedules come and go. But they were available for us this year.

Three weeks of vacation, has many times, added up to the Netjets "claim to fame" ( 1 week= 3 weeks off) for me. PCL sucks, but my schedule has been very good for a long time. If you take the time to look at Airlinepilotpaycentral (sp?), I think you will see that our CA rates are nothing to be ashamed of in the regional airline business. Our fo rates suck. Flame away, again!

 

[N813CA]

7 years at Comair. Will be on reserve as an FO with 11 days off and no weekends off. Sweet.

 

[zawillif]

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[dondk]

If you are in the top 50% of seniority in domicile and seat at Pinnacle getting 15+ days off is normal. There is usually enough variety in the trips that anyone in this group can be happy with their schedules. If you live in domicile that is an added bonus as there is usually a nice selection of trips that are very desirable for non commuters.

Credit is a different story, it can vary widely which is based on the quality of the trips. Pinnacle's are no different from any other regional, some are great some can be a 4 day at 11 hours with 4 dhd's.

 

[Flyprdu]

The cost for all these days off are 13.5 hour days and reduced rest. Days off are nice.. but the schedule is taking years off my life.

 

[snap145]

7 years at Comair. Will be on reserve as an FO with 11 days off and no weekends off. Sweet.

dude...i would stab myself in the neck with a dull butterknife...i feel for you...keep on keepin on my friend...

 

[777forever]

2 years at ASA. Captain, 23-25 days off 115-120 credit hours.

On flight simulator...

 

[altimaklr]

Minimum 10 hour rest and 12-13.5 duty day limits coming down the pipeline will have a major impact on Pinnacle schedules.. it's only a matter of time.

 

[Smarta$$]

Minimum 10 hour rest and 12-13.5 duty day limits coming down the pipeline will have a major impact on Pinnacle schedules.. it's only a matter of time.

Exactly, then our schedules will be same or worse than anyone else's, but they will get paid better because we have no soft credits what so ever, no min day, no rigs, nothing.

This whole thread is stupid. We may have more average days off, but we pay a price with long duty days and very short rest periods.

Try bragging next year to the guy that started this thread. In addition, it does not matter how many years you have, it only matters the percentile you bid. For a long time our seniority progressed far faster than most because people ran as fast as they could this place. That should tell you all you need to know.

 

[Flyer1015]

30 to 31 days off per month, no calls from crew scheduling, no junior manning, and no extensions.


Belovingly,
the typical furloughed pilot

 

[dondk]

Exactly, then our schedules will be same or worse than anyone else's, but they will get paid better because we have no soft credits what so ever, no min day, no rigs, nothing.

thank your scheduling chairman for that. Still believes PNCL has the best scheduling of ANY carrier.

This whole thread is stupid. We may have more average days off, but we pay a price with long duty days and very short rest periods.

This is what most miss, including the OP. 17+ days are great, to get that it is 13.5+ duty days with less than 10 hours rest. On multi day trips, you are guaranteed (by simple math) at least 1-2 reduced rest and 1 will be dang close to the absolute min rest required.

Try bragging next year to the guy that started this thread. In addition, it does not matter how many years you have, it only matters the percentile you bid. For a long time our seniority progressed far faster than most because people ran as fast as they could this place. That should tell you all you need to know.

I think you meant to say paroled

 

[Capt10Matt]

PSA max is 15 days off per month (only 1 or 2 lines max)....rest are 14 or less...we have 11 year CA's getting only 11-12 days off a month...such a F'ing joke....

Oh yeah, and I'd bust my balls and do 13hr days if it meant 15-17 days off a month so quit your bitching...

 

[QXbuzzard]

5 years at Horizon.

FO for probably 5-7 more years. Best I can get is a 15 day off line in a 35 day bid period which is reduced to 13 because of a bid transition. No weekends off. What a joke this place is.

 

[samballs]

5 years at Horizon.

FO for probably 5-7 more years. Best I can get is a 15 day off line in a 35 day bid period which is reduced to 13 because of a bid transition. No weekends off. What a joke this place is.

Come to Comair, you'll think that schedule you have at Horizon is great

 

[Dumb Pilot]

That company was good to me and a good refuge after 9/11. I met awesome folks and I had the opportunity to fly and train some very good airmen while I was there. Flame away if you like but for me PCL most definitely didn't suck