A regional pilot's Christmas

I skipped ahead to St. Patrick's Day 2016 and made the safe assumption I'll work until that non-rev adventure to Boston.

Just wake me up / bail me out / bang on the dumpster wall in time for the 7:00AM back to Philly that Friday, so I can get hopelessly stuck there again.
 
Had a good crew. We all hit up the hotel bar for a while, then went and got food at this seafood place that had free mimosas. Had way to many of those, then back to the hotel. Ended up hanging out with some Emirates FAs for a bit, then yeah...totally went back to my room alone. Yep, definitely alone... That's the story I'm sticking with.
 
killbilly said:
This wouldn't be Baghdaddy's would it?
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Not sure what the technical name of it is, we just call it the Serco Bar because it's only for Serco employees. Looks like this....

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Derg said:
There is a 98% chance those that wrecked a month of flying in order to have the 25th off are, about 4:36pm, googling "Open bars near me +Christmas"

Come on, admit it! :)
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Christmas eve & Christmas day; New Years eve and New Years day; graveyard shift on all of them for me.

Just another day (night).
 
@chrisreedrules It is amazing the difference a couple of months can make at the same airline. I believe that I was hired about 2 months before you (and left you a Christmas present at the hotel if I remember correctly). Here is my take on a regional FO Christmas.

I was originally awarded a trip that started late in the day on the 25th. No worries, however. As a line holder, I could use the SAP. The SAP (schedule adjustment period) worked perfectly and I ended up with December 19th through December 31st off. Not a bad little SAP-cation for a first year FO. I haven't been flying much lately because I get displaced quite a bit, so I picked up a few additional trips in that time off and ended up with 7 days off for Christmas, and still crediting over 95 hours for the month. The trips that I picked up are mostly just same day out-and-backs, pretty easy since I live in base. In November I credited almost 100 hours, but only flew 50 hours due to displacements. October was about the same.

Once you hold a line, life will be MUCH better.
 
Hawks said:
Fortunatley I'm off for the holiday, I have been pretty lucky this year. We leave on a trip on Sunday. I am overall enjoying my choice to go to the FRED community. It surely is a challenge but it will pay dividends later.
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Going anywhere fun?

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cezzna said:
Just to provide hope and contrast......been flying corporate part 91 for 18 years and have been home for every Christmas. I last flew December 20 and am not scheduled to fly until January 3. Not vacation either, just nothing scheduled. Flew 200 hours this year, making six figures, Christmas bonus check, and Christmas cash from the CEO.

Do your best to get OUT of the regionals. It's not all bad out there!
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91 only operators have a lot worse than this. Not everyone gets to see how bad it can get. You should consider yourself lucky.
 
tbstanto said:
@chrisreedrules It is amazing the difference a couple of months can make at the same airline. I believe that I was hired about 2 months before you (and left you a Christmas present at the hotel if I remember correctly). Here is my take on a regional FO Christmas.

I was originally awarded a trip that started late in the day on the 25th. No worries, however. As a line holder, I could use the SAP. The SAP (schedule adjustment period) worked perfectly and I ended up with December 19th through December 31st off. Not a bad little SAP-cation for a first year FO. I haven't been flying much lately because I get displaced quite a bit, so I picked up a few additional trips in that time off and ended up with 7 days off for Christmas, and still crediting over 95 hours for the month. The trips that I picked up are mostly just same day out-and-backs, pretty easy since I live in base. In November I credited almost 100 hours, but only flew 50 hours due to displacements. October was about the same.

Once you hold a line, life will be MUCH better.
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It's not all bad... I'm holding a round 2 line and crediting an average of 90 hours /month with 11-12 days off. There were just ZERO round 2 lines with Christmas off and definitely no reserve lines with it off. Oh well, I'll have it off next year if I want. Or maybe I'll work it if the arbitrator ever gets back to us with a (hopefully) favorable decision about our critical pay.
 
I've been off since the 19th. Don't go back to work until the 28th. First time I've been able to say that in a couple of years.
 
xdashdriver said:
And over on APC you're busy crying about being a Tier 1 candidate and not having received a call yet.
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"You regional guys". The guy is just condescending.

I don't have anything against you personally Czech, but perhaps your attitude is what is keeping you from being hired at a major. I would of thought that the "Harvard of the Skies" would of taught you something about likability.
 
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