Whine Lover
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There are NO schedules at K4.
What you might bid and what you actually fly are usually 2 completely different things.
You have to adapt a mindset of " I am going to work on day 1 and coming home on Day "X" and everything that happens in between is cool with me"...OR you will drive yourself crazy wondering about your "schedule".
What has been my experience the past 4 months is this:
- I usually go out on the road for 11-14 days and then have 13-14 off. (
I bid split schedule lines. )
- During that time on the road 2 are spent positioning to and from work via company paid transportation, 4-5 are spent flying and 5-6 are spent hanging out in Europe, Hong Kong, Alaska, or (ugh) EWR/JFK.
Here's a recent trip I did:
- Position EWR.
- 1 day off
- EWR-EBLG
- 2 days off
- EBLG-OBBI
- 2 days off
- OBBI-VHHH
- 3 days off
- VHHH-PANC
- 1 day off
- Position Home.
So, about 14 days out, with 4 days of time in the seat.
Next month I'll go out for the full 17 days.
Not for everyone...But, it works for me for now.
YMMV
What you might bid and what you actually fly are usually 2 completely different things.
You have to adapt a mindset of " I am going to work on day 1 and coming home on Day "X" and everything that happens in between is cool with me"...OR you will drive yourself crazy wondering about your "schedule".
What has been my experience the past 4 months is this:
- I usually go out on the road for 11-14 days and then have 13-14 off. (
I bid split schedule lines. )
- During that time on the road 2 are spent positioning to and from work via company paid transportation, 4-5 are spent flying and 5-6 are spent hanging out in Europe, Hong Kong, Alaska, or (ugh) EWR/JFK.
Here's a recent trip I did:
- Position EWR.
- 1 day off
- EWR-EBLG
- 2 days off
- EBLG-OBBI
- 2 days off
- OBBI-VHHH
- 3 days off
- VHHH-PANC
- 1 day off
- Position Home.
So, about 14 days out, with 4 days of time in the seat.
Next month I'll go out for the full 17 days.
Not for everyone...But, it works for me for now.
YMMV
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