Originally Posted by Don Coyote
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Duty hours can be between 170 to 350 a month but average around 250. You are on duty from the minute you report to Heathrow until the minute you return so it is not as bad as it sounds as time off down route counts as duty. This means that you can add anywhere between £350 to £900 to your salary in duty pay ( a proportion of which is taxed). Not exactly sure but I think the average take home of an FO is in the order of £2500 depending on how much you choose to contribute to your pension scheme.
The time to command is variable depending on your experience and whether type rated or not. Some with previous command experience have done it within 18 months, those with little experience can take up to 5 or 6 years as BMED is not the best place to hours build.
Donkey Duke
The only 7 day trip at the moment is Tbilisi which consists of 1 sector out, 5 days off down route and 1 sector home. A 3 day trip can be 1 or 2 sectors out, between 18 and 26 hours off and then 1 or 2 sectors home. The hotels are all generally Hyatt, Marriott or Hilton so there are no problems there.
All the best
Thanks for the reply Don. What about layovers in Beirut and Tehran? Are those the types where you generally order room service? Which layover do you like or dislike the most? How about Baku, Almaty, or SSH? Do you have any mates at GB and do you ever compare rosters? Both BMED and GB sound interesting. Thanks again.
Cheers Mates!