doverby

This. I'd imagine referencing it as often as I reference the paper charts now, which would leave ample battery if charged prior. However, I can't imagine it would be all that tough to reconnect the USB ports at each station that have been "cannon plugged" INOP.


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rmr1992

My thought was that there's an outlet on the flight deck and one at the galley that can be used to charge the devices, if required, while in rest.

HercDriver130

K4 has iPads on the aircraft......mounts with constant power, GPS enabled enroute charts.... and on the taxi diagrams as well. We also have WSI wx capability on the ground. WIFI hotspots on each aircraft so they can receive email for the aircraft and print capability. I suspect once you have them fully operational you will love them.

ASpilot2be

Does Atlas send out thanks but no thanks emails after the phone interview? I did the phone interview a couple months ago and haven't heard a peep.

2xAGM114

Same. Nothing heard. Considering emailing KF. Preference for light twin.

atpcliff

The -400s with the old EFB mounts already have the power outlets...they are the USB outlets in the floor under the old EFB mounts. Atlas just needs to activate them to provide the power.

Email??? a few weeks ago said the iPad mounts have already been installed in some 747s...

Tacos

Anyone have any idea of upcoming class dates and types?

rbigred300

Interested in this answer as well if anyone knows. I hear that there is a 76 class on Feb 1st. And supposedly a 74 class at some point in February as well, but I don't know the date.

Also, I have looked through this forum extensively and couldn't really find much about the benefits/disadvantages to being on the 76 vs the 74. I know you don't really have a choice. But, besides the obvious pay differences what else is there? Is training better/worse on one vs the other? What about aircraft comparisons and trip type/lengths. Sounds like you will be sitting reserve in ANC on the 74, and sitting reserve in CVG on the 76. Thanks!

Crazy Canuck

767:

-More variety in flying. Overall the 747 flies to more different places but they generally keep the flying within the base the same.
-No high risk war zone flying
-Generally better crews (This is heresay, but I can say every crew so far has been great, but so was the 747 crew I deadheaded with).
-Better training program
-CVG and JFK base
-Will be able to bid over to 777 FO if it shows up.
-Tons of deadheading. Maybe plan to block 20-45 hours per month while deadheading at least that.
-Rest facilities don't exist. In the 300 Freighter you get 3 supernumary seats that recline ever so slightly in the cockpit. Right next to the lav! In the 300 pax, you get a first class seat that has a curtain that closes. In the 200 Freighter there is nothing.
-More flexibility in the schedules. Far less 17 in a row, a lot more 10 on, 4 of, 4 on, 8 off kind of thing.
-Some long flights, but lots of short hops too like CVG-YHM or CVG-MKE-MSP.
-You'll land lots. Never have to worry about currency.

747:

-More bases
-More advanced aircraft
-Mostly long long legs with 3-4 crew. Rarely ever 2 crew. You'll land once a month at best.
-Generally considered to be harder to train on due to the self taught nature of the training program
-Far more comfortable to be on for an 8+ hour leg. Bunks, coffee makers (the 76 does NOT have one, just a hot cup and instant coffee), first class seats, and a large galley.
-Pay. This is the big one. Second year pay is $84 on the 767 and $100 on the 747. They both go up at about that same rate with about the same gap. This is the only reason I will bid over in 3 years. This all could change.
-You'll block a lot more.
-You'll have to commute to ANC. Can be a long commute if you're not from the West Coast. Can get out of ANC soon enough.
-Almost all 17 days in a row.


Maybe someone with more experience here can chime in further.

rbigred300

Very good info, thanks for the reply!

Since there is no crew rest area in the 76, I'm guessing you normally fly with 2 pilots? And max day must be around 12 hours or so?

Also, how about the difference in the cockpits. I would think that the 767-200s and 300s are older and not glass? Vs. the 747 are almost all updated correct? Difference in comfort / how loud in cockpit? I saw earlier in this thread that the 767 freighter sounded like a train inside.