How many days off do you get?

[flight-crew]

Curious about total days off per month and hours flown per month, for the various members on this message board.

 

[Dutch]

Way too many (days off that is)...

Summer months at a University bite! Logged less than 20 hours in the past 30 days. But hey, I've picked up a valuable skill at my second job...I can now balance a tray full of food and beer!

 

[Dutch]

I know, I know....this is the majors section but needed to vent.

 

[Goose17]

Fed Ex reserve in Memphis

Sitting reserve in Memphis gives you a LOT of time off. Depending on your aircraft and seat, you can be used anywhere from a couple of days up to around 10 days or so a month. Gives me lots of time to fix up my house.

Goose17

 

[ACWild]

I've been averaging 21 off with 60 hours. No complaints from me, although some of the guys who want alot of OT aren't too happy.

 

[skirt]

13 days off and 85 hours for July

But then it has been the opposite up until July. United has been overstaffed on the 737, and I have hardly flown at all in months and months. The manpower "gurus" (using that term very lightly) are finally getting the manpower correct, at least in my seat.

Skirt

 

[shagadelic]

At SWA in July I have 16 days off and 85 block hours. Had I not picked up an extra day I would have had 17 days off and 77 block hours.

But since we don't get paid by the block hour, the days off matter but the block hour doesn't. The 85 block hours equates to 107 trips for pay this month.

We fly more while at work, but seem to have more days off...

 

[OtterFO]

100 consecutive days and counting.....

 

[IAHERJ]

July was my first bid month at AirTran. My reserve line has 15 days off and they have already sent me out on a 4 day over my first 4 reserve days and have assigned me another 4 day on my last set of 4 reserve days leaving me with only this weekend and a day or two at the end of the month to really sit "reserve". That is good for me as I commute to ATL. Month is already worth 78 hours (8 hours over) with my last 4 day trip.

IAHERJ
ATL 717

 

[Freight Dog]

18 days off this month. 80-hour bid.

Aloha Airlines.

 

[SSDD]

19 days off...82 hrs.

 

[SWA/FO]

19 days off.. 78 block hours

 

[BlueBusDriver]

....Days off

16 days off with 88 hours of flying. (busy month).

BlueBusDriver

 

[ClearRight]

16 days off for 78 hours of pay

. . .for this very JUNIOR line holder!

 

[azdriver]

ALITALIA Express E-145:

10 off, 7 days holidays and 2 reserve. 41 block.

cheers

 

[swaforme]

19 days off. 81 hrs.

 

[FLB717]

B717 FO (top 1/3 of list)

15-16 days off ave 90 hrs credit
16-17 " "84 " "

This mo I picked up extra and have 13 off 99 Credit

ave lay over 14-15 hours (guess)

better that a cubilce or Home Depot

 

[iluvetops]

Emirates 777 driver
78 block hours and 18 days off

 

[nightrider]

It varies for ups. We are so understaffed.

Top 50% seniority.

1 week on, 1 week off.

Bottom 50% seniority.

3 weeks on, 1 week off.

I am the latter. My block time per month is between 18 and 30 hrs. month. However the 757, 767 or A300 about 60 hrs. block per month.

Cheers,
N

 

[justApilot]

July...18 days off...75 hour line.
Average month is 15-19 days off, depending on what the line is worth.

 

[viking737]

July- 12 days on-19 off.
33.5hrs block, 26.5 hrs pay and credit, 6o hours total.
Not too efficient scheduling on the company's part.
AA 737 MIA

 

[typhoonpilot]

iluvetops:

I only count 16 days off in your line

Welcome to the board

Typhoonpilot

 

[abxaviator]

15 scheduled days off, plus 4-day layovers at home on the two work weekends equates to about 21 days at home each month on a flying line. Reserve lines have 14 sceduled days off, but there may be only 2-10 days of flight assignments, so if one lives locally, the days at home can be again in the 20's.

Flight times for lines vary by aircraft, but are generally 30-50 hours. On reserve, I have flown under 10 some months.

 

[XGmaninGA]

Well, I'm really going to make some people green with envy. I have a 98 hour line, but I was paired with a Check Airman. So far I have flown 4 days. Right now, I'm RIOEd for the rest of the month and may not fly at all. Best of all, I still get paid my 98 hours! I love this job.

Caveat: this is not a normal occurence.

 

[WrightAvia]

How many days off do you get?
Curious about total days off per month and hours flown per month, for the various members on this message board.

heh heh, he said "various members".

20 days off a month, about 40 block flight hours and salary with perdiem. No holidays and EVERY weekend is three days off. Schedule is not to tough to figure out, as it's every other business day, so I can plan way ahead of time. Plus, since I return to and am based at the HUB, I go to bed every night in my own bed. I only RON for recurrency training once a year and the rare one or two times a year I get wx'd out of the hub.

The schedule works like this...Monday, Wednesday, Friday. Then on the following week, Tuesday, Thursday. If a holiday falls on work day, I usually get a 5 day weekend out of it. If not it just makes for a very short work week with a three day weekend on either side of three days off in a row during the week.

 

[I.P. Freley]

Did I mention that I hate you guys?



Haven't had more than 9 days off in a month in nearly a year.

Clearly I don't work for a major!

 

[T-Gates]

When you're as junior as me theese things are inconsequential.

Which aslo means I get 30 days of golfing with my cellphone on.

It could be worse.....

--03M