Flying Loadmasters

[Kikuchiyo]

I apologize for cross-posting this from the Military Transition area, but I didn't get the detailed responses I was looking for.

One of my regular Loadmasters is getting ready to get out. We regularly see Atlas/Polar/Evergreen/Kalitta jets on the military ramps worldwide. (Unfortunately, our opportunities to intercept and chat w/ the crews are limited) He wondered about working/flying for them. He's single, good guy, hard worker, doesn't mind being gone a lot.

- I know their cargo managers/handlers/loadmasters (term?) fly occasionally, but how frequently?

- They don't have duty day limits when they do fly, correct? So do they ever get any (decent) layovers?


- Is being a flying cargo manager a special qualification, volunteer only, or just part of the regular job? Most importantly, is there a pay benefit to it?

 

[Fuzzy]

Sit on a plane for two weeks, get paid a lot. That pretty much sums it up. Poalr needs LM's

 

[iaflyer]

Many of Kalitta's loadmasters were based in various destinations. I'm not sure, but I think it was around 20 days in a city, then 10 days back home in the US. Guys were based in Kuwait, Bahrain, Hong Kong, and some other places. I say "were" because the company has gotten rid of many of them.

If he's "He's single, good guy, hard worker, doesn't mind being gone a lot." he'll find a job in aviation. One suggestion is to have him chat up FEs on the military planes (C-130, C-141, C5, etc) as some are also FEs in the civilian world. They might be able to make a connection for him.

iaflyer

 

[mar]

Schedule?

The loadmasters I've met actually spend more time on the road than the pilots with fewer days off and I didn't think that was humanly possible.

But they're all good, hard working guys too and seem to dig it.

 

[Kikuchiyo]

Thanks for the replies. Confirms his suspicions about the job, and I'll point him to the thread.