Flying at night
01-27-2008, 06:09 PM
#3
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Dec 2007
Position: ATR-72 FO
Posts: 297
You can on continuous duty overnights, which is leaving your domicile at night, "sleeping" (for how long depends...), and then flying back early in the morning. What time you leave at night and what time you get back depends on how your company builds the lines. I think some companies don't even have that option. At some companies they can be semi-senior (especially if they have pay rigs), and some companies they are very junior.
01-27-2008, 06:14 PM
#4
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Dec 2007
Position: ATR-72 FO
Posts: 297
I bet I confused you with some jargon...
domicile=where you are based
lines=a group of pairings.
pairings=a group of flights (3 day, 4 day trips, etc)
pay rig example=On a Continuous Duty Overnight, you are on duty for 12hrs. Your company pays 1hr. for every 2hrs you are on duty(typical trip rig), so you get paid for 6 hours. If your company doesn't do that, you are on duty for 12 hours, but only fly 3 hours, so you only get paid for 3 hours.
domicile=where you are based
lines=a group of pairings.
pairings=a group of flights (3 day, 4 day trips, etc)
pay rig example=On a Continuous Duty Overnight, you are on duty for 12hrs. Your company pays 1hr. for every 2hrs you are on duty(typical trip rig), so you get paid for 6 hours. If your company doesn't do that, you are on duty for 12 hours, but only fly 3 hours, so you only get paid for 3 hours.
01-28-2008, 09:38 AM
#9
Line Holder
Joined APC: Dec 2007
Posts: 57
Mountain Air Cargo or Empire Airlines would probably be the best two choices for night freight. They pay reasonably well, especially for the amount of flying that you actually do, and you get every weekend and major holiday off. You also have pretty good job security due to the fact that they are tied to FedEx.
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