Pinnacle- the airline with the best schedule

[snap145]

7 years at Comair. Will be on reserve as an FO with 11 days off and no weekends off. Sweet.

dude...i would stab myself in the neck with a dull butterknife...i feel for you...keep on keepin on my friend...

 

[777forever]

2 years at ASA. Captain, 23-25 days off 115-120 credit hours.

On flight simulator...

 

[altimaklr]

Minimum 10 hour rest and 12-13.5 duty day limits coming down the pipeline will have a major impact on Pinnacle schedules.. it's only a matter of time.

 

[Smarta$$]

Minimum 10 hour rest and 12-13.5 duty day limits coming down the pipeline will have a major impact on Pinnacle schedules.. it's only a matter of time.

Exactly, then our schedules will be same or worse than anyone else's, but they will get paid better because we have no soft credits what so ever, no min day, no rigs, nothing.

This whole thread is stupid. We may have more average days off, but we pay a price with long duty days and very short rest periods.

Try bragging next year to the guy that started this thread. In addition, it does not matter how many years you have, it only matters the percentile you bid. For a long time our seniority progressed far faster than most because people ran as fast as they could this place. That should tell you all you need to know.

 

[Flyer1015]

30 to 31 days off per month, no calls from crew scheduling, no junior manning, and no extensions.


Belovingly,
the typical furloughed pilot

 

[dondk]

Exactly, then our schedules will be same or worse than anyone else's, but they will get paid better because we have no soft credits what so ever, no min day, no rigs, nothing.

thank your scheduling chairman for that. Still believes PNCL has the best scheduling of ANY carrier.

This whole thread is stupid. We may have more average days off, but we pay a price with long duty days and very short rest periods.

This is what most miss, including the OP. 17+ days are great, to get that it is 13.5+ duty days with less than 10 hours rest. On multi day trips, you are guaranteed (by simple math) at least 1-2 reduced rest and 1 will be dang close to the absolute min rest required.

Try bragging next year to the guy that started this thread. In addition, it does not matter how many years you have, it only matters the percentile you bid. For a long time our seniority progressed far faster than most because people ran as fast as they could this place. That should tell you all you need to know.

I think you meant to say paroled

 

[Capt10Matt]

PSA max is 15 days off per month (only 1 or 2 lines max)....rest are 14 or less...we have 11 year CA's getting only 11-12 days off a month...such a F'ing joke....

Oh yeah, and I'd bust my balls and do 13hr days if it meant 15-17 days off a month so quit your bitching...

 

[QXbuzzard]

5 years at Horizon.

FO for probably 5-7 more years. Best I can get is a 15 day off line in a 35 day bid period which is reduced to 13 because of a bid transition. No weekends off. What a joke this place is.

 

[samballs]

5 years at Horizon.

FO for probably 5-7 more years. Best I can get is a 15 day off line in a 35 day bid period which is reduced to 13 because of a bid transition. No weekends off. What a joke this place is.

Come to Comair, you'll think that schedule you have at Horizon is great

 

[Dumb Pilot]

That company was good to me and a good refuge after 9/11. I met awesome folks and I had the opportunity to fly and train some very good airmen while I was there. Flame away if you like but for me PCL most definitely didn't suck

 

[Smarta$$]

That company was good to me and a good refuge after 9/11. I met awesome folks and I had the opportunity to fly and train some very good airmen while I was there. Flame away if you like but for me PCL most definitely didn't suck

In fairness, you came when this place was frowing like a weed. That makes a HUGE difference. The last year, we have had the progression of horizon, with the work rules and corporate culture of this place. A terrible combination.

No dig on Horizon.

 

[viper548]

5 year SKYW captain. Mid seniority in ORD I was getting 18 off with 75 credit or 13 off with 95 credit. Now I'm sitting reserve at home and getting 75 credit and 10 days off.

 

[WMUSIGPI]

ya its true i only get the minumum 75 hours a month but the quality of life has been fantastic. Thanks for responding...


any skywest, comair, mesaba, mesa, or compass want to chime in?

Mesaba, Bottom 5% 900 captain been getting mostly 12 days off, about 1/3rd of the time a build up line. Now with PBS only 11 days off and never a weekend or holiday and build up reserve no longer exists. Soon I will be top 5% FO with probably 18 days off a month but will be needing a second job to make up for the 55% paycut the downgrade means.

 

[cougarblue]

thanks for your replys

 

[Dumb Pilot]

In fairness, you came when this place was frowing like a weed. That makes a HUGE difference. The last year, we have had the progression of horizon, with the work rules and corporate culture of this place. A terrible combination.

No dig on Horizon.

In fairness, a lot of the folks b%&#$ing have no other point of reference since PCL has been their only professional aviation job and there are a lot worst jobs than that

 

[dondk]

In fairness, you came when this place was frowing like a weed. That makes a HUGE difference. The last year, we have had the progression of horizon, with the work rules and corporate culture of this place. A terrible combination.

No dig on Horizon.

I don't completely agree, PNCL did not grow overnight. PNCL's growth was never linear, it was one heck of a roller coaster, especially from '01 through '04. Those jumping on board in '07 who didn't know the ride was over, were only kidding themselves. The industry was screaming that growth was coming to an end.

The only ones to blame for the work rules and the corporate culture are the pilots. Better negotiators, better union leaders, lead towards better work rules. A more unified pilot group, leads towards a better corporate culture. What could you expect when you have union members willing to side with management, isn't that why there was a recall?

 

[Dumb Pilot]

What could you expect when you have union members willing to side with management, isn't that why there was a recall?

BINGO!

ps: Love the new avatar:beer:

 

[Flyin Tony]

Fly 5 hours a week, home every night but friday. 3 hours of duty tues wen thurs, 8 hours on friday. sat sun and mon off. And no work on the holidays. Paid at 160 hours a month. Ameriflight.

 

[pilotkppsg]

coming up on starting year 5 at xjt, 42.55/hr, 90-95 hrs credit, sit at top 30% in IAH, hold commutable, weekends off, 15-16 days off typically. had vacation last month, ended up with 25 days off in a row, in april had 24. New sick call policy in effect, so sick calls no longer count against you, commuter policy that we can use as much as we want, heard 9E only allows twice in one year? that's horse crap. I live in a really commutable city for all three of our bases. Life could be worse. Never had to pay 30 grand to work here via a B1900 'internship program'...lol, how are those big key bank loan payments coming guys?