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10-31-2012, 01:15 PM

#1461

gearcrankr

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Joined APC: Mar 2010

Posts: 524

Quote:

Originally Posted by CriticalMach

Fixed it for you.

Right on. I still have to do some leg work, apps/recs.

11-01-2012, 12:36 PM

#1462

Whooosah

Line Holder

Joined APC: Mar 2010

Position: CFI/CFII

Posts: 44

If i just started at ameriflight. Would a move to skywest be a wise choice. I've got a 9 month comitment here. How long Is hiring going to continue for?

11-01-2012, 01:18 PM

#1463

Al Czervik

You scratched my anchor

Joined APC: Feb 2011

Posts: 4,948

Quote:

Originally Posted by CriticalMach

Fixed it for you.

Fixed what?

11-01-2012, 01:23 PM

#1464

Fly782

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Joined APC: Nov 2009

Position: AN124 FE

Posts: 1,226

Quote:

Originally Posted by Al Czervik

Fixed what?

he thought he would be funny and say Skywest would give him a shot instead of the guy giving Skywest a shot... FYi Criticalmach, some people have choices and decide to pass up Skywest.

11-01-2012, 01:40 PM

#1465

Mehta916

On Reserve

Joined APC: Oct 2011

Posts: 19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bobvent

Also, does Skywest offer DAL and UAL non-rev passes for the wife and kids? Are those days gone now?

Thanks,
Bob

PS - if anyone is interviewing on Nov. 13th let me know.

In addition there also is US Air flight bennifits. Plus depending on your domicile you may be able to obtain AA or AS bennies too! As for NR'ing on UA or DL its not as bad as some people here make it seem to be. Its a huge game just learn to play it.

11-01-2012, 05:40 PM

#1466

Paid2fly

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Posts: 2,035

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mehta916

FACT: If you have a family, and you want to travel together, it's getting to be very difficult to go anywhere. If you're single, and don't need multiple seats, it's much less difficult...

11-01-2012, 05:51 PM

#1467

Bobvent

On Reserve

Joined APC: Oct 2012

Position: Furloughed

Posts: 19

Thanks for the info. about non-reving with the family.

One more question, is there much flexibility with your schedule? Is it pretty easy to add and drop trips or is what you get from your bid what you fly for the month?

Thanks,
Bob

11-01-2012, 06:01 PM

#1468

Paid2fly

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Posts: 2,035

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bobvent

Really depends on your domicile... Bigger domiciles usually mean more flexibility.

11-02-2012, 03:41 AM

#1469

MiLa

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Joined APC: Oct 2012

Position: 737 FO

Posts: 328

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bobvent

Lately dropping trips (for me anyway) has been tough. I've been here a year and a half and there were only two months where I could just drop a trip. However I have been able to trade trips and post trips for pick-up. In most domiciles there are usually trips in open time if you're looking to earn some extra coin or trying to manipulate your schedule.

11-03-2012, 06:34 AM

#1470

Electra

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Posts: 178

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bobvent

It also depends upon the month, we can have some pretty wild swings in block hours. You can't expect to do a lot of dropping during the summer or peak travel times (winter holidays and spring break), but there are usually things to try to swap for. Ironically, it can be hard to find pairings to add during the low months, like right now. Since pilots are usually complaining if they're not busy breathing, we get a lot of complaining that we either don't have enough hours or we can't get time off, the happy medium is a pretty narrow space.

That's the long answer. The short one is that just like everywhere else, the more senior you get, the better your schedule will be. It always sucks to be junior. And on reserve, there is NO flexibility.