Mad Doggy Dog
Well-Known Member
Since joining this board a week ago, I've noticed lots of people are considering this profession, and want to know what life is really like for pilots.
So pro pilots.....why not whip it out! Your schedule of course.
I am really interested to see how schedules compare between major, regional, corporate and military pilots.
I'll go first:
This will look confusing but I will translate how this works out at the bottom of this post.
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ATL 7ER F/O 31JAN08 / 01MAR08
DATE, rotation #, report time, release time
31T SICK 2180
01F SICK ----
02S SICK ----
03S SICK ----
04M
05T
06W
07T .2067 1026 [extra trip picked up from open time to offset income loss from being sick.]
08F ----
09S ----
10S ---- 1925
11M
12T
13W
14T
15F .2060 0908
16S ----
17S ----
18M ----
19T ---- 2014
20W
21T
22F
23S
24S
25M
26T
27W
28T .2618 1615
29F ----
01S ----
Projected flight pay hours = 95.46 [less sick time paid at 75%]
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Here is the first rotation [trip] which I missed flying due to being sick:
2180 EFFECTIVE JAN29 CHECK IN AT 17.55
DAY FLT, DEPARTS, ARRIVES, Block time, EQP, duty timeACT/MAX
29th 58 *ATL 1925 LGW 0845 8.20, 767-300ER, 10.20/14.00
LGW 24.25/(London Hotel!) 8.20BL
8.20 TL [total flight time for the day]
31st 37 LGW 1110 CVG 1530 * 9.20 11.20/14.00
CVG 27.10/(Cincinnasty Hotel) 9.20BL
9.20TL
1st 36 *CVG 2040 LGW 0930 7.50 9.50/14.00
LGW 24.50/(London Hotel) 7.50BL
7.50TL
3rd 59 LGW 1220 ATL 1710 * 9.50 11.50/14.00
9.50BL
9.50TL
Total trip time paid = 35.20 hrs
TAFB [time away from base] 119.45 hrs
The way this works, [had I flown it] would be:
Wake up early on the 29th of Jan, commute from DFW to ATL. Hope there are empty seats on Delta, AA or Airtan so I can get a flight to work. Report for duty at 17:55 local time.
Fly 8:20 total from Atlanta to London Gatwick. Attempt to sleep on 2:23 rest break during cruise. Big fat F/A keeps bumping me, so no sleep. Land in LGW at 8:45am local time which is 2:45am body clock time for me. This assumes no London fog and subsequent holding.
Arrive LGW, clear customs, go to hotel, take power nap for about 3 hours, wake up, wander into village of Crawley [I call it "Creepy Crawley",] stop at guitar store and say hi - play with guitars, go to a pub, drink fine English ales. Go back to hotel, meet crew, have dinner, hang out in crew room, possibly sing a few songs, go to bed.
Wake up at 8:10 [body clock time of 2:10am,] eat at hotel buffet for $10, [mmmmmm bangers and mash!,] go to airport, get gate raped by British TSA. Fly 9:20 to Cincinatti. Go to crappy hotel, attempt to use rusty excercise eqp, give up, meet other 2 pilots for dinner, go to Hoffbrau House, eat lots of food, get fat. Sleep.
Wake up next day. Wonder, "what the hell am I going to do in CVG all day?" Go to Sunrise Cafe, order a sausage called "getta." Mope around. Report to plane late afternoon.
Back to England. You know how that goes.
Back to ATL, clear custioms, re-clear security, hope to catch a flight home to DFW. Take Super SHuttle or make wife pick me up at airport because I am way too freaking tired to drive.
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Other trips in Feb:
Strafe beach at St. Maartin, then layover! Eat German food at Student Prince restaurant, Springfield, MA. Short layover in Phoenix, not enought time to raid Doug's fridge though. Have to commute in day prior due to early report. Trip starts with JAX penalty lap.
date, flight#, dep, arr, flight time, turn time, eqp, duty time sched/max
7th 1463 ATL 1126 JAX 1240 1.14 0.50 757
708 JAX 1330 ATL 1443 1.13 1.17
27 ATL 1600 PHX 1823 4.23 10.27/13.00
PHX 10.07/(PHX Hotel) 6.50BL
FAR DUTY TIME 10.27 6.50TL
8th 476 PHX 0600 ATL 1128 3.28 0.51
588 ATL 1219 BDL 1435 2.16 8.05/13.00
BDL 13.55/(Springfield Hotel) 5.44BL
5.44TL
9th 1025 BDL 0600 ATL 0845 2.45 1.08
779 ATL 0953 SXM 1445 3.52 9.15/12.00
SXM 23.40/(Hotel!) 6.37BL
6.37TL
10th 812 SXM 1555 ATL 1925 4.30 6.00/12.03
23.41 total flight time
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Go to Guatemala City, twice! ....but stay in crappy hotel in crappy downtown Los Angeles. Since I hate downtown LA, rent car, visit sister in Santa Clarita, get her kids all wound up right before bed time, leave. Have to commute to ATL the day prior due to early report. Scheduled deadhead LAX to ATL at end of trip. Deviate from deadhead, beg American Airlines for non-stop ride home, LAX to DFW.
date, flight#, dep, arr, flight time, turn time, eqp, duty time sched/max
15th 311 ATL 1008 GUA 1250 3.42 757 5.12/13.00
GUA 18.10/(Hotel) 3.42BL
3.42TL
16th 228 GUA 0830 LAX 1150 5.20 6.50/13.00
LAX 34.25/(Hotel!) 5.20BL
5.20TL
17th 227 LAX 2345 GUA 0624 4.39 6.09/ 9.00
GUA 24.36/(Hotel!) 4.39BL
4.39TL
19th 228 GUA 0830 LAX 1150 5.20 1.10
D 152 LAX 1300 ATL 2014 * 4.14 12.14/13.00
4.14DHD
5.20BL
30.45TL
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Trip starts with Tampa "penalty lap." Short night in Denver at crappy hotel with lousy food. But I get a 33 hour [2 day] layover in Reno. Although I hate Reno, I love Lake Tahoe. Rent car in RNO, go skiing at Northstar on day 3, try not to break leg. Get back to Atlanta do a PBI penalty lap. Now it is kind of late, only two flights for possible commute back to DFW, hope there are seats extra left. Get last seat, in middle....former line backer to my left, sumo wrestler to my right.
date, flight#, dep, arr, flight time, turn time, eqp, duty time sched/max
28th 177 *ATL 1715 TPA 1849 1.34 0.50 757
618 TPA 1939 ATL 2109 1.30 0.46
1102 ATL 2155 DEN 2322 3.27 75A 9.37/11.23
DEN 10.03/(DIA Hotel!) 6.31BL
FAR DUTY TIME 9.37 6.31TL
29th 38 DEN 1055 ATL 1539 * 2.44 2.06 757
1511 ATL 1745 RNO 1950 5.05 11.25/13.00
RNO 33.35/(Hotel!) 7.49BL
7.49TL
2nd 1172 RNO 0655 ATL 1409 * 4.14 2.21
1411 ATL 1630 PBI 1812 1.42 0.38
1829 PBI 1850 ATL 2040 1.50 12.15/13.00
7.46BL
22.06TL
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Repeat month after month until dead...............or you feel like your dead............................or when you lose your medical...............or when you have enough money to quit...................or age 65............but you likely will not make it to age 65 due to previous reasons.
So pro pilots.....why not whip it out! Your schedule of course.
I am really interested to see how schedules compare between major, regional, corporate and military pilots.
I'll go first:
This will look confusing but I will translate how this works out at the bottom of this post.
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ATL 7ER F/O 31JAN08 / 01MAR08
DATE, rotation #, report time, release time
31T SICK 2180
01F SICK ----
02S SICK ----
03S SICK ----
04M
05T
06W
07T .2067 1026 [extra trip picked up from open time to offset income loss from being sick.]
08F ----
09S ----
10S ---- 1925
11M
12T
13W
14T
15F .2060 0908
16S ----
17S ----
18M ----
19T ---- 2014
20W
21T
22F
23S
24S
25M
26T
27W
28T .2618 1615
29F ----
01S ----
Projected flight pay hours = 95.46 [less sick time paid at 75%]
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Here is the first rotation [trip] which I missed flying due to being sick:
2180 EFFECTIVE JAN29 CHECK IN AT 17.55
DAY FLT, DEPARTS, ARRIVES, Block time, EQP, duty timeACT/MAX
29th 58 *ATL 1925 LGW 0845 8.20, 767-300ER, 10.20/14.00
LGW 24.25/(London Hotel!) 8.20BL
8.20 TL [total flight time for the day]
31st 37 LGW 1110 CVG 1530 * 9.20 11.20/14.00
CVG 27.10/(Cincinnasty Hotel) 9.20BL
9.20TL
1st 36 *CVG 2040 LGW 0930 7.50 9.50/14.00
LGW 24.50/(London Hotel) 7.50BL
7.50TL
3rd 59 LGW 1220 ATL 1710 * 9.50 11.50/14.00
9.50BL
9.50TL
Total trip time paid = 35.20 hrs
TAFB [time away from base] 119.45 hrs
The way this works, [had I flown it] would be:
Wake up early on the 29th of Jan, commute from DFW to ATL. Hope there are empty seats on Delta, AA or Airtan so I can get a flight to work. Report for duty at 17:55 local time.
Fly 8:20 total from Atlanta to London Gatwick. Attempt to sleep on 2:23 rest break during cruise. Big fat F/A keeps bumping me, so no sleep. Land in LGW at 8:45am local time which is 2:45am body clock time for me. This assumes no London fog and subsequent holding.
Arrive LGW, clear customs, go to hotel, take power nap for about 3 hours, wake up, wander into village of Crawley [I call it "Creepy Crawley",] stop at guitar store and say hi - play with guitars, go to a pub, drink fine English ales. Go back to hotel, meet crew, have dinner, hang out in crew room, possibly sing a few songs, go to bed.
Wake up at 8:10 [body clock time of 2:10am,] eat at hotel buffet for $10, [mmmmmm bangers and mash!,] go to airport, get gate raped by British TSA. Fly 9:20 to Cincinatti. Go to crappy hotel, attempt to use rusty excercise eqp, give up, meet other 2 pilots for dinner, go to Hoffbrau House, eat lots of food, get fat. Sleep.
Wake up next day. Wonder, "what the hell am I going to do in CVG all day?" Go to Sunrise Cafe, order a sausage called "getta." Mope around. Report to plane late afternoon.
Back to England. You know how that goes.
Back to ATL, clear custioms, re-clear security, hope to catch a flight home to DFW. Take Super SHuttle or make wife pick me up at airport because I am way too freaking tired to drive.
--------------------------
Other trips in Feb:
Strafe beach at St. Maartin, then layover! Eat German food at Student Prince restaurant, Springfield, MA. Short layover in Phoenix, not enought time to raid Doug's fridge though. Have to commute in day prior due to early report. Trip starts with JAX penalty lap.
date, flight#, dep, arr, flight time, turn time, eqp, duty time sched/max
7th 1463 ATL 1126 JAX 1240 1.14 0.50 757
708 JAX 1330 ATL 1443 1.13 1.17
27 ATL 1600 PHX 1823 4.23 10.27/13.00
PHX 10.07/(PHX Hotel) 6.50BL
FAR DUTY TIME 10.27 6.50TL
8th 476 PHX 0600 ATL 1128 3.28 0.51
588 ATL 1219 BDL 1435 2.16 8.05/13.00
BDL 13.55/(Springfield Hotel) 5.44BL
5.44TL
9th 1025 BDL 0600 ATL 0845 2.45 1.08
779 ATL 0953 SXM 1445 3.52 9.15/12.00
SXM 23.40/(Hotel!) 6.37BL
6.37TL
10th 812 SXM 1555 ATL 1925 4.30 6.00/12.03
23.41 total flight time
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Go to Guatemala City, twice! ....but stay in crappy hotel in crappy downtown Los Angeles. Since I hate downtown LA, rent car, visit sister in Santa Clarita, get her kids all wound up right before bed time, leave. Have to commute to ATL the day prior due to early report. Scheduled deadhead LAX to ATL at end of trip. Deviate from deadhead, beg American Airlines for non-stop ride home, LAX to DFW.
date, flight#, dep, arr, flight time, turn time, eqp, duty time sched/max
15th 311 ATL 1008 GUA 1250 3.42 757 5.12/13.00
GUA 18.10/(Hotel) 3.42BL
3.42TL
16th 228 GUA 0830 LAX 1150 5.20 6.50/13.00
LAX 34.25/(Hotel!) 5.20BL
5.20TL
17th 227 LAX 2345 GUA 0624 4.39 6.09/ 9.00
GUA 24.36/(Hotel!) 4.39BL
4.39TL
19th 228 GUA 0830 LAX 1150 5.20 1.10
D 152 LAX 1300 ATL 2014 * 4.14 12.14/13.00
4.14DHD
5.20BL
30.45TL
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Trip starts with Tampa "penalty lap." Short night in Denver at crappy hotel with lousy food. But I get a 33 hour [2 day] layover in Reno. Although I hate Reno, I love Lake Tahoe. Rent car in RNO, go skiing at Northstar on day 3, try not to break leg. Get back to Atlanta do a PBI penalty lap. Now it is kind of late, only two flights for possible commute back to DFW, hope there are seats extra left. Get last seat, in middle....former line backer to my left, sumo wrestler to my right.
date, flight#, dep, arr, flight time, turn time, eqp, duty time sched/max
28th 177 *ATL 1715 TPA 1849 1.34 0.50 757
618 TPA 1939 ATL 2109 1.30 0.46
1102 ATL 2155 DEN 2322 3.27 75A 9.37/11.23
DEN 10.03/(DIA Hotel!) 6.31BL
FAR DUTY TIME 9.37 6.31TL
29th 38 DEN 1055 ATL 1539 * 2.44 2.06 757
1511 ATL 1745 RNO 1950 5.05 11.25/13.00
RNO 33.35/(Hotel!) 7.49BL
7.49TL
2nd 1172 RNO 0655 ATL 1409 * 4.14 2.21
1411 ATL 1630 PBI 1812 1.42 0.38
1829 PBI 1850 ATL 2040 1.50 12.15/13.00
7.46BL
22.06TL
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Repeat month after month until dead...............or you feel like your dead............................or when you lose your medical...............or when you have enough money to quit...................or age 65............but you likely will not make it to age 65 due to previous reasons.
