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01-01-2022, 04:07 PM

#381

iceman21

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Sorry for going off topic, but when dropping trips is mentioned, does your airline allow you to simply drop the trip or is scheduling approving the drop?

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01-01-2022, 04:10 PM

#382

crewdawg

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Originally Posted by helitim

2nd year helicopter CFI

Salary - $36,000
401k - $5,200
Flew 656 hours, way too many hours of teaching grounds
2,032 landings
6 days a week
350+ days away from home (my wife and home is in another state)

Landing a helicopter on the edge of a cliff under NVG is a hell of a lot of fun, but this thread has absolutely convinced me of what I've been feeling these past couple of years.. in the longterm, airline pay and QOL wins hands down!

A good friend finally landed his "dream gig" as a local life-flight pilot...after a few years of that they gave up on it and is now in the airlines. He realized that the stuff that made his job "exciting" was not always healthy for him lol. Plus we're all out earning him by a factor of 3-4x, with much more time off and I don't have to wake up at 0300 to flying single pilot, in crap wx, on NVGs to some back country road while using a nurse as a spotter for power lines.

01-01-2022, 04:14 PM

#383

at6d

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Quote:

Originally Posted by iceman21

Sorry for going off topic, but when dropping trips is mentioned, does your airline allow you to simply drop the trip or is scheduling approving the drop?

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Depends on the airline. Southwest does not allow drops, but we can give away or trade.

01-01-2022, 04:29 PM

#384

crewdawg

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Quote:

Originally Posted by iceman21

Sorry for going off topic, but when dropping trips is mentioned, does your airline allow you to simply drop the trip or is scheduling approving the drop?

As long as we (DAL) have proper coverage, you can drop your entire schedule.

01-01-2022, 04:49 PM

#385

e6bpilot

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Quote:

Originally Posted by at6d

Depends on the airline. Southwest does not allow drops, but we can give away or trade.

You can drop through elitt (rare, but I dropped two days last month) or by conflict bidding.

But yeah, no straight drops like some other carriers have.

01-01-2022, 05:09 PM

#386

badtransam97

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Originally Posted by crewdawg

Yep, sounds exactly like my career path story lol...

01-01-2022, 07:55 PM

#387

CX500T

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Position: NYC 7ERA

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Originally Posted by kevin18

Make the switch before your back and neck force you. Trust me, C5/6 artificial disc. . .

Or in my case titanium cage on L3/4, a mostly metal right femur, left tibia and fibia bolted together, left humerus with a rod in it.

Plus tons of disc issues.

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