Treehorn

You'd be better off using CRM and getting a couple friends to sit with you while you take it to help look up answers.

DC8DRIVER

I think the ATP test book is the way to go, but to be sure, read back through this thread to get the scoop on the online test. That info is all here.

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Upntheair27

Has anyone heard or got calls for November interviews?

Shibuya

I'll second the gleim book option. Hi-light the questions from the gouge in the book and focus on those sections. Also study about METAR/TAF/Wx Symbols, runway marks and signs, NAT tracks, and Performance (screen height, etc) and you be set. It took be me about 7 days and I got a 97. IMHO the phone a friend option will burn lots of valuable time, if you are totally unfamiliar with whats coming.

sandstorm

If you're an FO making over $200K per year here, then you have no life outside this job. You'd have to credit 110 hours per month for 12 months to come even close if you're at the top of the pay scale.
$149.33 / hour x 110 hours
= $16,426.30 / month x 12 months
= $197,115.60 / year
..... and that is pre-tax.

DC8 Driver

That's true if you're junior; you have to do allot of whoring and have no life to clear that amount of cash. On the other hand, senior FO's that live in base make 200k all day long with plenty of time at home; or, was the case when I was a Houston based FO and drove to and from work. I was clearing 90-100 hours a month and only spending 9 or so days away from the house.

With that being said, for 90% of the FO's on the seniority list, you are entirely correct.

Joebootx

This may be another dumb question and sorry for off the off topic, but how do those hours actually start and end and what are some reasons for not living "in base". Seems like a much better qol if you could live in Huntsville or Cincinnati which are nice areas.

dutch747

I totally disagree. 110 hours in a month is almost the equivalent of working 20 days. Just based on duty rig if you work your normal 17 days and volunteer just 3 days, you will be at 109 hours of pay.

By my standards 20 days a month would be a bit excessive but a far cry from "no life outside this job" as you suggest.

We have pilots here who get paid in excess of 200 hours of pay a month. Now those are people who have no life outside this job - not picking on these people, cause they may have very good reasons.

captainv

The pay clock starts when you report in base and runs until you return. If you live elsewhere and choose to use Gateway travel, you would have to come in on your day off and get legal rest prior to operating, which is unpaid, same as a commuter at the majors. Some waive Gateway and drive in or jump seat in (CVG, for example, on one of the many inbound freighters). In those cases, you get to decide when you leave and how best to manage your own rest.

I live where I live because I want to, and my house has outlasted many crew bases and flying jobs. One guy I know lived in CVG for many years. Decided to move closer to family when a new west coast base opened. But then, suddenly decided to move to Maui because, why not? Atlas buys him a ticket, and he never has to worry about getting a seat to work. Might cost him a little more of his personal time, but on the other hand, his family is enjoying living in paradise.

One advantage is you can move anywhere in the US, as often as you like, and the company still has to get you to your base. The only consideration for you is potential time lost (Florida to ANC is not fun) and paying imputed income on the tickets. I spent 9 years commuting to a regional. Lots of flaws in our current gig, but never having to sweat getting to work is a huge relief.

But, as you say, living in base has undeniable advantages.

NightIP

You still work here?!