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Skywest Questions
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BEEF SUPREME
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tcco94
Future GTA VI Pilot
I'd love to tell you about my schedule last month but I'm not going to because I'm probably, more than likely, stealing someone's flying here.
On another note, I've been here for just about a year and half and never bid under 88%. Even when I was in ORD. I'm not complaining though, at least I haven't been forced to change domicile.
On another note, I've been here for just about a year and half and never bid under 88%. Even when I was in ORD. I'm not complaining though, at least I haven't been forced to change domicile.
BEEF SUPREME
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I got lucky when they opened BOI and SAN. A bunch of people senior to me left SFO.
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tcco94
Future GTA VI Pilot
Both bases I've been at they've transferred a few in behind me, so I thought sweet just a few more months and I'll be in the 70's easily. Then they shut the door behind and lock it, lol. At least I made it in!
Ayork62493
GBR
At 30% on the CRJ I can’t snag more than 13 or 14. And it’s getting worse
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trafficinsight
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20%... Not going to kiss and tell 
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Zondaracer
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Do you only have one day off between work blocks?
Did you waive min rest in domicile?
Ayork62493
GBR
I do waive the two days off between work blocks because it allows me to get better trips in an attempt to have more days off. Regardless, my minimum line value is typically 94 hours a month with max days off. What I wouldn’t do to be able to work a standard 75 hour line.
BEEF SUPREME
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BrettInLJ
Well-Known Member
Don’t put ideas in people’s heads (if they’re senior to me). I’m getting into the single digits waiting to get to SFO.
BrettInLJ
Well-Known Member
@zVo
There’s now an actual rotor transition program:
http://www.skywest.com/skywest-airline-jobs/career-guides/rotor-transition-program/
“SkyWest recognizes skills common to helicopter and glider flying and will accept helo/gilder time as part of an applicant’s total time as long as they have a minimum of 250 hours of fixed wing.”
T-Swift
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Glider is fixed wing..
WaterRooster
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1000 121 is the upgrade time for Mil Helicopter Pilots
Rodger Wilco
Well-Known Member
How is this possible? Which domicile are you in?
I hate to ask, but is it possible to trade, post or drop?
tcco94
Future GTA VI Pilot
It's my understanding a lot of people who are getting screwed days off on bids open themselves up and waive their protections.
I bid generic 4 days, max days off, try to finish at this layer, target range 83-89 hours. I usually get 14-18 days off depending on the month and bid a lot worse seniority. No PN/CN either. Never waived anything thing on my bid. I understand some people are successful at making a great bid, but almost every person getting screwed or getting 9-10 days off usually have something in their bid. Not always but usually.
Karnage
I-am-a-pirate. I do not need credentials!
When average credit per day is in the 5:00 to 5:13 range and PBS gives you a required line value in excess of 86 hours, 14 days off is asking a lot. And even then all my trips would have to be at or above average credit which is unlikely. For May, the only way I could reasonably expect to see more than 13 days off all month would be to bid stand ups. You don't have to waive protections or put in a messed up bid to be down to 12 days off per month. I usually resolve my bid no lower than layer 3 without waiving anything yet I still end up with 11 or 12 days off in order to meet the required line values due to plenty of trips that come in at or barely above MDG.
But it all depends on what base and equipment you are in. I about choked on my own snot when a friend showed me a 28 hour 4 day trip he got. But he's SEA ER7. In PHX CRJ, I'm excited when I get a 4 day that's over 20 hours. If you look around the system it's not hard to find average credit values in the sub-5 hour range in a lot of bases. Combine that with required line values near 90 hours and it's not hard to see how guys end up with 10-11 days off per month when the average daily credit requires 18 working days a month or more.
Ayork62493
GBR
100% possible. I bid specifically for max days off and my bid never fails. It completes by layer three typically. My minimum line value for May was 91 hours.
Karnage
I-am-a-pirate. I do not need credentials!
Per the PPM PBS should max out at 19 duty periods in a bid, so only in a 31 day bid period (May, July, August, October, and December). The rest of the year 11 is all you are guaranteed to get.