Sat. or Sun. starts?

[NJA bound]

In the Ultra and Hoping to be able to hold a 7 & 7 this time around, trying to make a last minute bid decision. I'd rather have Sat. starts and be home on Fri and have the full weekend off, but if getting home at an earlier hour is easier on Sat than it is on Fri than I'm more interested in that. Which day normally has a lighter workload, Fri or Sat?

Thanks

 

[xpdriver]

it all depends on, well ,what ever the scheduler wants to do...Really, it could be a light day and you will fly 6 legs.Or the other way around.I am on sunday starts and it has been a mix of early and late arrivals.

 

[DO-82 driver]

You're trying to predict the actions of an insane person (scheduler). They have no clue of what they are doing and, since they have total control of you, you will have no idea of what you're doing until you are walking through your front door.

Thet really are that incompetent.............

You'll find out and be ready to collect the OT....Thye're giving it away like candy!!!!!

 

[Diesel]

i'm currently on the saturday start and I'm kind of wishing i had chosen the sunday start. I usually get home so late friday that it's not like i have a whole weekend. Airlining home friday sucks everything is full and a pain in the arse.

on sunday starts the airlines are empty and coming home saturday they are empty but you lose a whole weekend. PM me for more info.

 

[Gator1999]

I find that Sunday starts are great if you don't want to deal with traffic. I was living in FLL and driving to PBI. Traffic during the week sucks but on the weekend it's a breeze...just something else to consider.

 

[NJA bound]

Thanks for all of the help.

 

[Fozzy]

As coming form the 17 days schedule I did not know what to expect. I wanted the Thurs (14) start, but that did not happen. I got my #2 choice (Sun). This was something my buddy's in the Ultra told me to take. They love that start day because of Sat being a slower day. They so far have been right. Most days I am home by 3pm.
Side note, two of those guys were able to get line 14 (thurs) and are bidding back to Sunday starts. We all have very young kids with spouses that are part time or stay at home. So the weekend thing is not horrible. You still get weekends off, they are just split. And if you need a whole weekend.......well you know.
As for day one, you are usually gone by 10am. Personally, I want a 5am show day one. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

 

[NJA bound]

Thanks Fozzy

 

[RNObased]

i'm currently on the saturday start and I'm kind of wishing i had chosen the sunday start. I usually get home so late friday that it's not like i have a whole weekend. Airlining home friday sucks everything is full and a pain in the arse.

on sunday starts the airlines are empty and coming home saturday they are empty but you lose a whole weekend. PM me for more info.

Exactly.......... Getting anywhere on a friday afternoon is mess. Be prepared for middle seats and crazy people. Heck that is if they can get you home. Go with the Sunday start...

 

[netjetwife]

We're also a Sunday start family for the same reasons Fozzy noted. When doing the airport run I don't have to worry about a conflict with the school run or traffic. Good luck! I hope things work out well for your family, too.