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[SDCFI]

Thanks, SDCFI for answering that one. I was trying to get myself geared up to answer it myself. You're right, it is BS that pilots have to sit at CVG if they only live 10 mins away.

I'm glad to see you're still lurking around here too. See you next Sunday?

Yeah, it's slow now so I've been getting short days and long overnights. Can't argue with that. Lots of time to surf the net. Unfortunately they've got me out the 9th to the 12th, sat - tues. So far I've been working thurs - sun or similar. No weekends off for me yet. When's your last day at AMF again? I keep hoping I'll overnight in Cincy sometime so I can hang but I rarely get off the east coast. Will this be your last trip to DFW?

 

[highalti2d]

I'll give it a shot...

I can't speak to the number of metros or time home since I'm not based in CVG.

As for the DHL runs, when DHL acquired ABX they cut their feeder fleet just about in half. While most of the runs in CVG went away, we actually picked up runs in other locations. So while we have fewer DHL runs than we did before, we actually have a higher percentage of their work.

Regarding the 3on/2 off "crap", that is a recent IMPROVEMENT to bring those pilot's schedules in line with our system TDYs who are usually away from home 3 weeks then home for one. Show me another place you can fly PIC with less than 2500 hours with a schedule like that.

Try Alaska. 2 weeks on weeks off and better pay. Though you'll be flying a single-engine piston. But still... making more money (at the daily rate by $40/day (ie: they pay $200/day)) in a piston single than a metro!!

Then again, who wants to fly a single engine piston?