Golden Handcuffs
10-04-2024, 10:04 AM
#51
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Joined APC: Feb 2006
Position: B-737NG preferably in first class with a glass of champagne and caviar
Posts: 5,999
One will never know what true happiness until the day after they get married.
10-04-2024, 11:45 AM
#53
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Joined APC: Oct 2010
Posts: 1,775
Well its good to see the small cab drivers are making better money, 247K base in 2024 for a Phenom Captain and 306K in 2029, thats fair for a 14 hour day 15 times a month. Congrats. I bet there are a few husband wife teams flying the same line and get their 7 off days together, rakin in close to a million a year
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10-04-2024, 07:58 PM
#54
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Joined APC: Jan 2007
Position: CH2T Worst plane ever
Posts: 674
I'm in much the same boat. A little older. A little more senior.
Golden handcuffs are nearly platinum at this point. The better half loves the 7-7 even more than I do. 21 or 35 straight days off for a vacation can't be matched at an airline as a junior pilot without some seriously creative bidding.
I stay motivated two ways.
One, I don't give a crap about the success of the company anymore. I went from "owner" to "renter" to "caveman." I do exactly what the briefing says, avoid calling the brain trust at all costs, fly my tour and go home. I take care of my crew, myself, my airplane, my passengers, and then my job. In that order.
Two, I try to fly contract trips once in a while. Make a little extra cash, remember what it's like to NOT have a schedule, and maintain contacts in the corporate world just in case.
Golden handcuffs are nearly platinum at this point. The better half loves the 7-7 even more than I do. 21 or 35 straight days off for a vacation can't be matched at an airline as a junior pilot without some seriously creative bidding.
I stay motivated two ways.
One, I don't give a crap about the success of the company anymore. I went from "owner" to "renter" to "caveman." I do exactly what the briefing says, avoid calling the brain trust at all costs, fly my tour and go home. I take care of my crew, myself, my airplane, my passengers, and then my job. In that order.
Two, I try to fly contract trips once in a while. Make a little extra cash, remember what it's like to NOT have a schedule, and maintain contacts in the corporate world just in case.
Just wanted to point out at 5 years at Frontier I was able to pull off over 45 days off with 2 weeks of vacation (bid for the last 15 days off of one month- July and used my 2 weeks to get all of August off and then I would have bid the first 12 to 15 days off the beginning of September butto be creative I bid for a COLA (company offered leave of absence) and haven't touched an airplane since July 22 and I'm scheduled to go back October 13th... Just saying.
10-05-2024, 06:51 AM
#55
Speed, Power, Accuracy
Joined APC: Sep 2007
Position: PIC
Posts: 1,724
Just wanted to point out at 5 years at Frontier I was able to pull off over 45 days off with 2 weeks of vacation (bid for the last 15 days off of one month- July and used my 2 weeks to get all of August off and then I would have bid the first 12 to 15 days off the beginning of September butto be creative I bid for a COLA (company offered leave of absence) and haven't touched an airplane since July 22 and I'm scheduled to go back October 13th... Just saying.
Meanwhile, LOVE your avatar....
10-05-2024, 07:31 AM
#56
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Apr 2016
Posts: 277
Just wanted to point out at 5 years at Frontier I was able to pull off over 45 days off with 2 weeks of vacation (bid for the last 15 days off of one month- July and used my 2 weeks to get all of August off and then I would have bid the first 12 to 15 days off the beginning of September butto be creative I bid for a COLA (company offered leave of absence) and haven't touched an airplane since July 22 and I'm scheduled to go back October 13th... Just saying.
10-05-2024, 10:53 AM
#57
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Dec 2014
Position: Just a pilot
Posts: 766
Well its good to see the small cab drivers are making better money, 247K base in 2024 for a Phenom Captain and 306K in 2029, thats fair for a 14 hour day 15 times a month. Congrats. I bet there are a few husband wife teams flying the same line and get their 7 off days together, rakin in close to a million a year
https://i.imgur.com/G23rF95.jpeg
https://i.imgur.com/G23rF95.jpeg
10-05-2024, 10:54 AM
#58
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Joined APC: Dec 2014
Position: Just a pilot
Posts: 766
10-05-2024, 10:56 AM
#59
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Joined APC: Jul 2022
Posts: 10
10-05-2024, 12:07 PM
#60
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Joined APC: Aug 2024
Posts: 16
Jacks base pay is $247k, now say on thanksgiving the airline home was scheduled to get him back to his home base airport at 2200 on his 7th day, but wx delays cause his flight to block in at 0001 on the 8th day.. theres another $3,900. .. say that happens again on christmas eve.. so he gets another $3,900. now he is up to $255k.. and say 5 hours of OT each month of 8 months, thats 163 bucks an hour.. another $6500. , and fdp maybe 15 hours a tour say 10 tours that year.. thats $2,200. each tour.. totaling $22,000 more.. $283,000. for the year.. forgot about 5 holidays at $2,000 a piece, another $10,000., $293,000. for the year.
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