June 05
Fleet: ATR42/72
Flight Time: 80:00 block
Away from Home (base can vary): 21 nights
Days Off: 8
Standbys: 0 (this month)
Roster Stability: changes regularly, very difficult to plan anything
Tired: Depends, we have a mixture of scheduled flights/charter and freight. Scheduled flying (daytime) is no problem and certainly a dream compared to the fatigue of night freight!
Working for a small company, the salary is poor...halve what you would earn net on the right hand seat of a 737 in pounds and then imagine being paid that amount gross in Euros (I'm serious)! The good news is that I work with fantastic colleagues, in fun locations and I'm building hours quickly. I work long hours and many weekends, but my lifestyle is fantastic compared to my previous life...