Post Ameriflight

[DirtyBeech]

It's divided into AM and PM. 2 reserves per shift. The AM shift starts at 4am and goes to 4pm unless you get sent to an outstation. There are currently 2 PM shifts with one starting at 4pm and the other starting at 9pm. All is subject to change based on the needs of the company, but that is basically it.

 

[highalti2d]

I was reading in some other posts that times for individual runs varies widely. Do you mind posting some of the turbine runs and their respective block times? I'd say I'm more interested in SLC, PHX, BUR, OAK, PDX, and BIL. I prolly hit most bases, just wondering about those I thought off the top of my head.

Billings is all turbine, several 99s, two 1900s, 3 metros, if memory serves, max flight time per day is 3.0 block, and there's a weekend run to DEN in a 1900.

SJU is all turbine, 1 B99, 4 1900 (B models, for those long overwater flights while the C models are kept stateside for the shorter flights ), 5 metros, 99= 1.3 hours, 1900s are full on average 5.0 probably, metros are all reserve, 4-5 hours if they fly.

 

[frmrBUFFdrvr]

It's divided into AM and PM. 2 reserves per shift. The AM shift starts at 4am and goes to 4pm unless you get sent to an outstation. There are currently 2 PM shifts with one starting at 4pm and the other starting at 9pm. All is subject to change based on the needs of the company, but that is basically it.

The ACP is a nice guy who doesn't force his reserve pilots to sit at the base for the entire reserve shift.

 

[meatwallet]

Can you get hired into SLC directly? Can someone give an example of a SLC run? What exactly are "units" of pay?. Is airlinepilotcentral.com accurate for monthly pay? Is it common to be hired directly into the 99, 1900, or 120?

 

[70-SS]

Champion

 

[SDCFI]

The ACP is a nice guy who doesn't force his reserve pilots to sit at the base for the entire reserve shift.

Although I would be first in line to beat the CVG ACP with a rubber hose on some days I believe the final say in the marathon reserve sits comes from the base manager. Burbank knows the pilots aren't happy with it, yet they choose to ignore the complaints. Out of sight, out of mind right? Maybe when metal gets bent from fatigued pilots working 16 hour duty days they'll take notice.

 

[citabriapilot]

Can you get hired into SLC directly? Can someone give an example of a SLC run? What exactly are "units" of pay?. Is airlinepilotcentral.com accurate for monthly pay? Is it common to be hired directly into the 99, 1900, or 120?

Yeah you can get hired into SLC. You'll start in the 99 (26K per year) and upgrades can be as short as 2 months or as long as a year depending on whats going on.

A "unit" is basically an "hour". Each run in SLC, with the exception of one, is paid out at 8 units per day. Either way, it's basically salaried.

SLC runs all show at 5am, fly to some town in Idaho, Wyoming, Utah or Nevada, and land back at SLC around 7pm. PM me if you want more details.

 

[AZaviator]

It's divided into AM and PM. 2 reserves per shift. The AM shift starts at 4am and goes to 4pm unless you get sent to an outstation. There are currently 2 PM shifts with one starting at 4pm and the other starting at 9pm. All is subject to change based on the needs of the company, but that is basically it.

How often do the reserve pilots in DFW fly on average?

Are you guys still in the AA Maintenance Hangar? About 2 years ago I did TDY and gave a checkride out there and I think that's where Ameriflight was located then.

 

[DirtyBeech]

Yeah, we're still in American hangar 1. The reserve guys fly about 3-4 times a week right now.

Hey Buff,
The ACP doesn't make the guys sit reserve at the hangar because his office is seperated from the pilot lounge by 6 inches. It could get a little chippy .

 

[stuckinGFK]

Everyone thanks for the replies. Very informative and representative of a great pilot group.

One more: Is there any chance to pick up work for some extra money? How do they pay that?

thanks

 

[Hootie9750]

Everyone thanks for the replies. Very informative and representative of a great pilot group.

One more: Is there any chance to pick up work for some extra money? How do they pay that?

thanks

Always more duty! But it depends on the base.

 

[DirtyBeech]

Everyone thanks for the replies. Very informative and representative of a great pilot group.

One more: Is there any chance to pick up work for some extra money? How do they pay that?

thanks

You get more pay by flying specials, excessive customer delays, or by picking up an extra line somehwere. Some examples:

1. A line pilot flys a special in addition to his normal run. In that event the pilot is paid at a rate of 1.5 units x the block time or 1 x the time, whichever is greater. A unit is basically an hour of pay. That could be a company sold flight or as simple as a reposition.

2. If you have to wait 2 hours past your block time for a customer delay you get 1 unit per hour delay after that.

3. If you have a run that terminates Friday morning, and you pick up another out and back that night, you get paid the other run's 8 units.

Additionally, you will be paid for travel time, per diem if other than your run for more than 24 hours, and reserves can make extra units by exceeding a 12 hour duty day or in some cases handling the freight. Some of the extra pay is handled differently by different bases. It's all one company, but each base is kinda run like it's own franchise. Hope that helps.

 

[ksu_aviator]

The ACP is a nice guy who doesn't force his reserve pilots to sit at the base for the entire reserve shift.

That's because he knows we'd go postal and he values his life :uzi:

 

[ksu_aviator]

You get more pay by flying specials, excessive customer delays, or by picking up an extra line somehwere. Some examples:

1. A line pilot flys a special in addition to his normal run. In that event the pilot is paid at a rate of 1.5 units x the block time or 1 x the time, whichever is greater. A unit is basically an hour of pay. That could be a company sold flight or as simple as a reposition.

2. If you have to wait 2 hours past your block time for a customer delay you get 1 unit per hour delay after that.

3. If you have a run that terminates Friday morning, and you pick up another out and back that night, you get paid the other run's 8 units.

Additionally, you will be paid for travel time, per diem if other than your run for more than 24 hours, and reserves can make extra units by exceeding a 12 hour duty day or in some cases handling the freight. Some of the extra pay is handled differently by different bases. It's all one company, but each base is kinda run like it's own franchise. Hope that helps.

Dag nab it, don't give out real info, this is the net, tell them something wrong, like the Longhorns are great or something uke:

 

[frmrBUFFdrvr]

That's because he knows we'd go postal and he values his life :uzi:

We haul UPS. It's called going PARCEL!!!!!