Your monthly scheduling

[wuberoo]

I was trying not to start new thread but I wanted to ask a simple question. When you are bidding on your schedules each month, can you pull off flying for 2 weeks straight and having the rest of the month off even if you are low on the seniority list? I do this nowout in the oilfields and am hoping to keep the same type of schedule.

 

[Abernathy]

simple answer is no.

 

[Flyer1015]

I was trying not to start new thread but I wanted to ask a simple question. When you are bidding on your schedules each month, can you pull off flying for 2 weeks straight and having the rest of the month off even if you are low on the seniority list? I do this nowout in the oilfields and am hoping to keep the same type of schedule.

Low on the seniority list, no. And to pull what you want off, you'd need PBS. Very rarely have I seen published lines at regionals that give you the first (or last) 12-14 days off in the month. However, with mid and high level seniority in PBS, you can front load or back load your schedule. People at Pinnacle routinely do that, and can get 12-14 days off in a row. But the rest of the month is crappy!

 

[aircombat]

Low on the seniority list you can pull off reserve nearly every day of the month. Unless you have 2 weeks of vacation that month.

 

[wuberoo]

Are you guys seeing any older NEW pilots (careerchangers) coming into your flight ops or is it mostly 20 somethings ready to get in a jet?

 

[RJLoser]

Some young some old. Varies.

 

[WMUSIGPI]

First off, unless you are very senior you will NEVER see that type of schedule without vacation (as a reserve you will NEVER see it, not enough days off)
Second, there has been very little movement/ hiring since the economy crapped out back in 08. Things are starting to move again a little, and the general concensus at the regional level seems to be, that management is scared to death about finding enough bodies of any age to keep the places running, yet most aren't padding things for that fear. I.E. the beancounters are the ones really running things and run everything at the absoulte minimums. Remember how to spell "$afety" correctly.

 

[spudskier]

First off, unless you are very senior you will NEVER see that type of schedule without vacation (as a reserve you will NEVER see it, not enough days off)
Second, there has been very little movement/ hiring since the economy crapped out back in 08. Things are starting to move again a little, and the general concensus at the regional level seems to be, that management is scared to death about finding enough bodies of any age to keep the places running, yet most aren't padding things for that fear. I.E. the beancounters are the ones really running things and run everything at the absoulte minimums. Remember how to spell "$afety" correctly.

Well said. Never expect to be treated well, paid well or scheduled well at a regional. You might eventually get a halfway decent schedule, but plan on crap and be pleasantly surprised if it goes well.

 

[trip]

I was trying not to start new thread but I wanted to ask a simple question. When you are bidding on your schedules each month, can you pull off flying for 2 weeks straight and having the rest of the month off even if you are low on the seniority list? I do this nowout in the oilfields and am hoping to keep the same type of schedule.

Not unless your flying for a Intl. outfit. No way to get enough hours (I.E. 80) packed into 2 weeks. If your company allows dropping below minimum hours than you could do it but pay would suffer.