Originally Posted by
iFunFlyer
Got a few questions regarding this.
Is that 20k figure the flight pay or time away from base allowance?
From one of the recruitment pilots’ presentation on LinkedIn it states 81k salary for year 1 LH FO, which includes 12k flight pay.
Also regarding overtime. How much more is it per hour? if someone junior is doing 5-6 trips a month, they won’t be able to pick up any overtime I take it?
Thanks 👍🏼
Overtime you will get 1.5 times the credited value of the trip, plus allowances (TAFB and Flying Pay) at the normal rate.
The 20K figure is Time away from Base and Flight pay combined but is actually on the lower end of the spectrum if not an underestimate (aiminghigh has himself alluded to this). Long Haul you are looking much much closer to £30k.
As of 1st June PP1 LH FO is £71,312 basic
before you add on allowances, flight pay etc.
You can elect to work in your Duty Free Weeks and pick up Overtime trips in those which gets around the problem of not being able to pick up in the busy months. Whether your body or family will thank you for doing this is another matter…