Days off per month

[PCL Flt-ops]

This is a question applicable to pilots of all categories (Majors, Regionals, and Corporate). Approximately how many days off per month are you getting?

 

[Dieterly]

19

 

[tarp]

11-16 depending on bid position.

11 days off minimum by contract.

 

[banned username 2]

Part 91 Corporate

I average 18-19 days off per month, some months a little less, some months a little more... This month I have 26 days off... Last month I had 22 days off...

 

[T1bubba]

Earlier this year I had 30 days off most months, 31 days off during the rest... or did you mean paying jobs?

 

[Indapool]

Oct...27
Nov..26
Dec...31

I am getting paid
it's a LITTLE slow

 

[na265]

I am Part 91 Corp. I usually had about 16-18 days off. We flew our asses off the second half of the year and didn't have very many from that point on. I'll finish the year with 550hrs for the year. The good news is that we go into maint tomorrow and won't be out until 2nd week of Jan. That is what I call a good Christmas vacation.

 

[TriStar_drvr]

Officially, I get 14 days off (reserve line). For the last three or four months, I've only been working about five days a month. So far I've worked only two days this month with only six more reserve days to go.

As for what I do with so much time off. Well, for starters I spend far too much time here. Lately I've been doing a lot of landscaping around the house. My dog and I take a lot of long walks. My life is really pretty good now. I'm going to enjoy my current lifestyle as long as I can, for the L1011s will soon go away, and I'll end up flying one of the Boeings for 80 hours a month with only 13-15 days off.

 

[rattler]

I work for a fractional and have 12 days off that the company cannot call me. It's a 4 off 6 on schedule. However I usually only fly 2-3 days out of the 6 on.

 

[mnboyev]

15-17... National Carrier ... 4 trips a month... Not bad, Not great.

 

[414Flyer]

I have been getting 4 off per month, sometimes down to 2 this summer. 135 air ambulance

 

[mar]

Eleven scheduled days off per month.

 

[rightrudder]

My company gives you a minimum of 12 off a month. It is usually a bit more than that for a lineholder, 14 for me this month and 16 next. I work for a 121 "express" carrier.

 

[FL717]

I added up my days off for this year and after doing the math averaged 15 days off per month. I could have averaged around 16 IF I wasn't such a money grubber. I give up days off here and there to pick up open time if and when I can to make extra cash.

Our 717 bid package for January came out to this:

Max days off: 18
Low days off: 12
Avg. days off: 15

 

[skydiverdriver]

I get about 15-16, but it depends on how I bid. If I want fun trips with long overnights in interesting towns, I get less time off. If I want productive trips and more time at home, more time off (at home). I guess it depends on what you mean by off, as I don't usually count the time not working while out of town.

 

[BRA]

15 days off. We get a minimum of 10 days off per month.

 

[Hawker rider]

Let's see

October 14 days at HOME

November 9 days at HOME

Dcember 23 days into the month and still haven't been home, well if you count the fuel stop I did while on Live-air-ambulance I did see my wife and child there for all of 25 minutes......

Busy....yes


PS> my month doesn't start at 1, it starts when I get my paychec for the previous month, the 10TH

 

[AK737FO]

Time vs. $$$

Days off is only half the battle. The better question is how many days off do you get and how much $$$ do you make?
He who has the most time off AND makes most $$$ wins...

 

[de727ups]

I'll bite on that AK

18 off and 140K W2.

I think he who is most satisfied with life outside of aviation wins....money and time off aside.