schedules

[750driver]

No...the most important thing is...what does the boss say when you say "Trip is cancelled due to beer" or "Trip is cancelled due to BBQ"?!

You have so much to learn....

I guess the Big Dog's response depends on whether he's been invited for BBQ or not

 

[cforst513]

Hey man, thread hijacking is just a part of life around here!

So how many BBQ stops do you guys get on average? I do about one per week, although I'm looking to improve that a bit.

lol, you jerk

 

[AA717driver]

4 "guaranteed" days off (but they can bust those if they REALLY need to" and 2-4 'blank' days that you should be off.

5 to 25 days a month. Avg. is 15 with a 10-12 day trip every other month or so. Right now, we're stretched really thin because of two international trips with another int'l trip immediately upon return on one of those planes. Three guys will be out over three weeks. Rare, but it happens.

Three planes, 10 pilots. If you're out, you're out overnight. It's still better than jerking gear on reserve at AA 20 days a month.TC

 

[G4G5]

Jan- 6 days
Feb- 11 days
March- 20 days
April- 6 days
May- 19 days
June- 11 days

Just about every trip is an overnight. 3 pilots one aircraft. Schedule one month in advance, so far zero pop ups this year. Averages to 12 days a month with 10 overnights. The occasional office day is required, averages one maybe two days a month. Every other month is a Europe or Asia trip.

Since their are 3 pilots and only one aircraft, if the aircraft is flying and you are not on it, you are off. No scheduled days off in advance but if the aircraft is not flying, you are off. If you need a hard day off use a one vac day (typically gets you off the 3+ day trip). 2 vac days got me July4 and Thanksgiving off (the boss flys us home for X-mas if the aircraft is out on the road).

 

[PGH STEEL]

I have you all beat I'm on the 7 on and then 7 more on and so on schedule!!! "You know the 135 7&7 schedule"

 

[gern_blanston]

Yeah, the outfit I used to work for gave us a choice:
The 5-on 2-on schedule or the 4-on-3-on schedule.