New class at Fedex?

[psysicx]

So if you in S/O or F/O training you could bid the MD? How long to hold international or hawaii trips out of LAX.And do the MD-11 cover the whole US.And I would imagine that out n backs would be popular to those who llive in Socal.

 

[Mr Zog]

So if you in S/O or F/O training you could bid the MD? How long to hold international or hawaii trips out of LAX.And do the MD-11 cover the whole US.And I would imagine that out n backs would be popular to those who llive in Socal.

Yes, you can bid the MD-11 while in training for the 727 S/O or F/O. Granted teh training cycle for this bid will not be complete until near the end of the year. SO those junior who were awarded the MD-11 aren't starting training until the fall.

The MD-11 Jepssens weigh about 30 pounds (or pretty close). The MD-11 covers THE ENTIRE WORLD. Anywhere, the DC-10 flys... the MD-11/MD-10 flys. In the US we pretty much fly anywhere with 7500 ft of concrete (at least it seems like that based on our Jepps). Basically, every major airport and many minor airports are covered by the MD-11/MD-10. Way too many to mention. International lines go senior. But some trickle down to secondary lines for those willing to roll the dice. And before you ask what are secondary lines, they are lines created from the leftover trips not filled or dropped due to vacation, conflict, etc. Secondary lines can be somewhat of a gamble. Personally, I don't mind out-and-backs. The biggest drawback, is arriving in LAX at 5:00 pm. I live in San Clemente, so that means rush hour traffic.

 

[HoursHore]

God I hope this doesn't jinx me

Does any one have an average from interview to a call? Going on 18 days and losing a little more hair every day.

Checking my mail, seeing way too many Fed Ex trucks, ( freight, ground, express?, does FDX own every 3rd truck on the interstate?)

Patience, young Jedi, I know.

 

[Mr Zog]

God I hope this doesn't jinx me

Does any one have an average from interview to a call? Going on 18 days and losing a little more hair every day.

Checking my mail, seeing way too many Fed Ex trucks, ( freight, ground, express?, does FDX own every 3rd truck on the interstate?)

Patience, young Jedi, I know.

Haven't heard in 18 days is probably a good sign (unless you have something bad that could be found during a background check). I would assume, based on rumors of the amount of training in March, you will hear something pretty soon. Knock on wood. Hopefully, I haven't jinxed you. Good luck.

 

[JethroF15]

I didn't like the FE seat because you were treated poorly by the FO, who usually was the laziest pilot on the planet. I have always respected Captain authority, and I treat him like the boss. But, DL 727FOs liked to boss the FE around, and that wasn't a part of the deal...

Bye Bye--General Lee

General... I happen to be one of those FO at FedEx and I have to say that, from my experience, things are way different at FedEx. While I was in the back serving up the java and slaving over a hot SO panel, I NEVER had an FO order me around. In fact, it was just the oposite. 99.5% of the FOs I flew with went out of their way to help out the "new guy". I learned more about bidding, scheduling, flying nights, etc from FOs than from anyone. I even had several FOs spring for dinner on layovers during my 1st year! As an FO for the last 3 yearsI have tried to do the same for the guys in the back. If I'm on a week long pairing with a first year guy I try to pick up at least one dinner. I always try and pass on the important tips on bidding, deviating for commuters, working with scheduling, etc. And I can say with confidence that I have NEVER ordered an SO to do anything. And to be honest, I don't think I have ever seen a FedEx Captain order an SO to do anything. The "team" thing seems to work really well here. I know that there are the few "bad apples" in any seat and I sure we have some. But in almost 5 years with FedEx I can say that I haven't seen any. Too bad it was different for the SOs over at Delta.

 

[USMCFDX]

In ANC very junior, all I fly is international.

When I interviewed in 2001, waited 25 days from interview to letter. I think a lot of it depends on what the chief pilot has on his schedule as he approves all new hires.

 

[psysicx]

Mr Zog did you retire from AD Air Force and now I understand your user name.

 

[capt. megadeth]

God I hope this doesn't jinx me

Does any one have an average from interview to a call? Going on 18 days and losing a little more hair every day.

Checking my mail, seeing way too many Fed Ex trucks, ( freight, ground, express?, does FDX own every 3rd truck on the interstate?)

Patience, young Jedi, I know.

At least you got an interview. I have only been applying for 4 1/2 years now.

Good Luck!

 

[capt_zman]

Couple of questions for those above.

1. Is there a concept of per diem while on the road? Just wondering as I keep seeing "paying for dinner" above.

2. Is medical insurance available to you and the family on day 1 of new hire training?

3. While in training, what does the schedule look like? Are there any scheduled days off (weekends, holidays, etc)? Is it 8-9 weeks of never leaving MEM?

Thanks
Z-

 

[Zulu]

Couple of questions for those above.

1. Is there a concept of per diem while on the road? Just wondering as I keep seeing "paying for dinner" above.

2. Is medical insurance available to you and the family on day 1 of new hire training?

3. While in training, what does the schedule look like? Are there any scheduled days off (weekends, holidays, etc)? Is it 8-9 weeks of never leaving MEM?

Thanks
Z-

1. Per diem is $1.85/hour domestic and $2.65/hour international. Since this can be a noticable addition to 1st year pay it's nice when someone picks up the new guy's dinner.

2. Almost all benefits (including medical and dental) start day 1. Some retirement stuff like 401k are phased in later.

3. You'll get at least 2 days off out of every 7. I was able to get home for at least a day and a half every weekend during new hire training.

 

[capt_zman]

That sounds good. Starting soon and I'm scaring myself at how clueless I am right now. Any words of wisdom please advise.


Z-

 

[JollyRoger]

God I hope this doesn't jinx me

Does any one have an average from interview to a call? Going on 18 days and losing a little more hair every day.

Checking my mail, seeing way too many Fed Ex trucks, ( freight, ground, express?, does FDX own every 3rd truck on the interstate?)

Patience, young Jedi, I know.

HoursHo', Hair Club for Men might be of interest to you. I waited 5 weeks for the call. Just got it last week, along with several other folks. I know it's not fun waiting. You are probably living with a cell phone in your hand 24/7. They left me a nice message, so don't worry about missing the call. Averages don't apply right now. I constantly reminded myself that there are a lot of highly qualified people that would love to be standing in my shoes waiting for the call. Also, tell your wisea$$ buds to NOT FEDEX you a letter of encouragement! Best of luck. Jolly

 

[Huck]

2. Is medical insurance available to you and the family on day 1 of new hire training?

If you aren't moving to Mempho, better check what coverage is available where you live.

i live in rural Alabama, and all we can get is the 80/20 plan (you pay 20%).

We had my second child while I was in new-hire training. There were some complications. Long story short, I owed $3500 in copays within the first three months of working here. And ten thousand in the first two-and-a-half years.

My cheap old former employer had Blue Cross with the full meal deal, anywhere you lived. My first baby cost us $200.....

 

[FedEx]

SO Open trip

Any of you 727 SO want to pick up a trip? Trip 278 6 Mar? I know this is not the place to post trip drops, put haven't seen that much action on Pilotswap.net.
Thanks

 

[VaB]

Also not the place for this. But what the heck. I'm glad to see that the scheduling committee took so much time to tell us all about the ridiculous number of disputed pairings on the MD11 this month. Those things flew out of open time faster than a someone chasing somthing else (insert your own funny saying). I expected to be doing them on RA. Nope. All gone in less than 4 days.

Maybe we won't be seeing that retro pay. Hope Triple B isn't here to read that.

Oh well.

 

[Daddy]

Is per diem paid per flight hour or per hours away from base...i.e. is it perdiem times 6 hrs/day or 24 hrs/day?

 

[VaB]

24 hours per day. And Anchorage is considered international. So when you fly one of these week long pairings on the west coast that touches ANC just once, it's 2.65 instead of 1.85 for the whole week.

 

[hawg2hawk]

Any guesses how long it would take a brand new guy to be able to bid ANC these days?

 

[oldf4guy]

to expand on VaB's comment regarding disputed pairings:

I don't mean to rant here, but some of you guys out there profess to be great union supporters because you wear the alpa ID holder, have the ALPA baggage tags, and wear your ALPA tie pin. You display these badges of unity every time your greed has you out on the road flying disputed pairings or counting how much money you are making by flying carry over trips. As negotiations progress, it is clear to me that the company knows that they can play on individual greed to the detriment of collective benefits. As long as pilots keep helping out the company by flying disputed pairings and flying extra trips without any additional cost to the company, any hope of retro pay will remain a distant dream.

If negotiations are to result in a favorable contract, we need to start ACTING with unity now - not just wearing the tie pin. As a start:

- If you must work more than BLG, make the company pay time-and-a-half. Carryover and MU greed lets the company get off cheap for understaffing.
- Don't voluntarily fly the disputed pairings. You pay alot of money in dues, get your money's worth by listening to the advice you pay for.
- Be visible when the associations ask you to. The rally this weekend would be a good start!!

As a relative new guy (and not part of union leadership), that's my opinion, I could be wrong.

 

[AlbieF15]

I wish to have oldf4guy's baby.

Okay...that was over the top. What I meant was "right on, man!".

I don't believe every conspiracy theory, but when the folks say "man...flying this hurts ALL of us..." I think they mean it. I echo your thoughts on CO and the other issues too.