Soft Time

[Peleton]

Interested to see about soft time at other regionals.

At IA I flew 714 hours and got paid for 1159 hours in 2004.

How are others doing since pay rates can only go so far, soft time is where we make the money.

 

[Rogue5]

At SKYW flew 764, got paid 1236 in 2004.

Pretty darn close ratio: 61.6% (yours) to 61.8% (mine).

 

[avpro91]

What exactly is soft time?

 

[homerjdispatch]

I'd like some "soft time" with the girl in your avatar there, Avpro91!!!

 

[DetoXJ]

Mesaba. Flew 860 and Credited 1284.

 

[CesnaCaptn]

I went to upgrade this year, so 240 hours of my credit is from that. I flew 780, and credit was 1298.

 

[dojetdriver]

I'd like some "soft time" with the girl in your avatar there, Avpro91!!!

"soft time"? what are you going to do, read poetry to her? I myself would prefer "hard time" with her.

 

[PumpkinPony]

Credits

I flew 801, and got credited for 998. How do different carriers figure credit hours? Horizon is 100% block time, 50% duty time, or 25% TAFB, whichever is greater.

 

[CesnaCaptn]

Do you get block at horizon even if you fly less? I think that is some of the soft time. Pilots on reserve get a lot of soft time. Cancellations. Deadhead pay. Duty rig. as you mentioned. Minimum duty pay.

 

[othello]

I made 80$ an hr flying the sf-340 at Measba as an FO. Sitting Reserve only flew 362 Hrs made 29,000$.

Flew 362hr credited 900hr.

75 hr base pay X 12 month.

Any line holders at 9E care to post? I here soft cash is tough make over there?

Lakes anyone anyone?

 

[othello]

no one can beat 538 hr soft time in one yr?

 

[T-handle]

How much TAFB in 2004 did ya'll rackup? 3000 hours here. 8,760 hours in a year..... 34% on the road.

 

[DetoXJ]

no one can beat 538 hr soft time in one yr?

I think soft time has more to do with your ability to make overtime. Most pure reserve pilots only fly a couple/few hundred hours per year and just make guarantee month after month. True soft time is how min day, block or better, premium pay ect. ect add up in the overtime column.

 

[DoinTime]

Any line holders at 9E care to post? I here soft cash is tough make over there?

Flew 998
Paid 1442

There is plenty of soft money available if your willing to go out of your way to get it. It requires intimate contract knowledge, superior planning, and a lack of morals but you can do pretty well here.

 

[DoinTime]

How much TAFB in 2004 did ya'll rackup? 3000 hours here. 8,760 hours in a year..... 34% on the road.

2700 hours....more than I care for. The good in-domicile lines dried up early in the year.

 

[surplus1]

The numbers y'all are listing appear to indicate some interesting definitions of "soft time", and little uniformity.

With those definitions future contract negotiations are in for a real hard time, which is not likely to come out in favor of pilots. Few companies are going to accept 40% "soft time". Be careful how you define it (just a suggestion). Sometimes little things (definitions) mean a lot.

 

[DetoXJ]

Flew 998
Paid 1442

There is plenty of soft money available if your willing to go out of your way to get it. It requires intimate contract knowledge, superior planning, and a lack of morals but you can do pretty well here.

Nice, and I thought I was the king of credit. Just curious how you averaged over 120 hours credit per month at 9E without premium pay and block or better on a leg by leg basis. I busted butt to break 1300 credit and thats with a lot of premium pay and leg by leg block or better. Teach me the ways to 1442 my master as I want to learn.