Any calls for SWA January Classes?

[beytzim]

well, I'm on my 4th month on the line and I got reserve. I was able to trade most of it away sans one four day trip. The rest I was able to fly as first year or EF/MOT/DOT pay. For the month of November, I worked 18 days which had 10 overnights. Most of the trips were turns or two days. 120 trips total: 60 @ first year and 60@ at seconds year =7080. It can be done, but its not easy.

 

[F16TJ]

C'mon, all this talk about money and benefits is great, BUT gotta get to class first! Has ANYBODY heard anything, or been called for a January class?

Inquiring minds want to know. And a few nervous ones, too!

 

['72Gremlin]

Tommorow 20 new hires show up at the training center.... then 20 more the week after! Someone give us an update!

 

[str8upflyrght]

january calls should be going out soon. i'm in the next week class, and got the call exactly 1 month out.

 

[DH2WN]

Not that hard to do once you get off reserve (1 to 2 months) and can move trips around to open up space, and give trips away easier.

90 trips at 1st yr. 90 x 44.15 = 3973.50
30 trips at 2nd yr. 30 x 74.49 = 2234.70
perdiem for 120 trips = est. 700

Total 6908.20

I takes some figuring out and a little luck with ELITT but it can be done without sacraficing much time off.

Don't forget this is all pre-tax. When the tax man cometh the tax man with taketh away and re-distribute.

First paycheck for a single individual with no kids or extra deductions is $1500.63. Pay day on the 5th is $1409.35 on the 20th depends on your ability/desire to fly extra. If you just fly your reserve line take home is between $2300 - $2500. You will fly alot on reserve!! I thought I would pick up open time but I'm so wrecked from my 4 days of reserve I enjoy some couch time with the wife.

 

[Benhuntn]

I stand corrected. I now have full faith that it can be done in 120 trips.

I just bid the 17 days of lines that pay 100+ and then I know exactly what I am doing for the month. It is all what you like. I like to deer hunt!

 

[Slug]

If you are using wbid, you might want to look at some of the sorting options under block sort. When you can hold a line, you can bid max pay per day (average day pays almost 8 trips) or max pay per block hour (lots of paid deadheads). These enable you to pick up extra in a month if you feel so inclined. I bid max pay per day and trip out around 117 this month for 15 days of work.

Happy bidding and Merry CHRISTmas!


Slug

 

[apdsm]

I use The Bid Meister! Much better than wBid! Newbies check it out!

 

[Slug]

You can get a free (I believe) 3 month trial on both systems. I did both and liked wbid better. To each his own.

Slug

 

[DH2WN]

I use The Bid Meister! Much better than wBid! Newbies check it out!

It sucks!! WBid is better.

 

[apdsm]

It sucks!! WBid is better.

Did you actually take the time to learn how to use it? If not, I encourage you to do so! I thought it sucked too, until I learned how to use the program. I still have wBid on my comptuer but have not opened the program in over a year.

 

[hyeflyin]

In regards to OAK or PHX, does SWA have alot of deadheads to LAX or BUR? Also which base gets most of the overnights in LAX and BUR? Thanks in advance.