Average Month For UPS Pilot
07-22-2012, 02:29 PM
#52
Tri-tanic operator
Joined APC: Jul 2006
Position: Doggie
Posts: 2,382
I'd call it a helluva lot better than the USAF lifestyle and working in an office.
Brutal? Schedules brutal? That comes across as whiney at best. No longer people resent pilots. Night flying domestic schedules can be tough, but I'd never call them brutal.
Are you guys/gals twins ?
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07-25-2012, 06:28 PM
#53
Gets all holidays off
Joined APC: Feb 2005
Position: Retired UPS 767 Captain, SDF Z
Posts: 431
A VTO line is one built from the "Vacation, Training, and Open time trips that exist after the initial schedule bid conflicts are resolved.
Our bid packages consist of regular lines, reserve lines, plus a certain number of VTO lines. The VTO line is basically blank when initially awarded. When the company builds the VTO lines from the open time, the VTO line holders bid again.
VTO line quality can be very good in the summer (when very senior pilots are dropping cherry pairings for vacation conflicts).
For the international domiciles, a VTO line will usually contain the long (12-13 day) trips that scheduling has difficulty covering with normal reserves. If the company can't fill a VTO line with flying, then they backfill it with the 24 hour call-ahead reserve.
Our bid packages consist of regular lines, reserve lines, plus a certain number of VTO lines. The VTO line is basically blank when initially awarded. When the company builds the VTO lines from the open time, the VTO line holders bid again.
VTO line quality can be very good in the summer (when very senior pilots are dropping cherry pairings for vacation conflicts).
For the international domiciles, a VTO line will usually contain the long (12-13 day) trips that scheduling has difficulty covering with normal reserves. If the company can't fill a VTO line with flying, then they backfill it with the 24 hour call-ahead reserve.
07-29-2012, 06:48 PM
#54
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Oct 2005
Position: Brown
Posts: 1,126
08-05-2012, 09:44 AM
#55
Line Holder
Joined APC: Oct 2008
Position: Serving the chicken and taking the first break.
Posts: 88
UPS job ain't that bad. I guess I'm one of the oddballs that can't wait to get back on property. Go back to the job market and see what kind of crap is really out there.
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