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24th May 2010 | 16:55

#21 (permalink)

eagerbeaver1

Joined: Jan 2007

Posts: 180

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From: hertfordshire

FR Captain - 850 plus minimum in 12 months. A rough guess is about 350 to 400 since january 1st.

24th May 2010 | 17:07

#22 (permalink)

Cavallier

Joined: Jan 2005

Posts: 268

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From: Ask Crew Control

Cathay Pacific 747-400 F/O

650 - 700 hours per year.

24th May 2010 | 18:07

#23 (permalink)

FougaMagister

Joined: Apr 2003

Posts: 1,045

Likes: 1

From: North of CDG

Freight dog ATR F/O. 400 flt hrs/year on average, 85% at night.

Cheers

24th May 2010 | 18:40

#24 (permalink)

supermoix

Joined: May 2003

Posts: 76

Likes: 0

From: Home if not overnighting...

Company: Corporate/Private Citation 550 Bravo.
Rank: Captain
Average per year: 240 hours
12 Duty days per month.

Can't really complain.

24th May 2010 | 19:34

#25 (permalink)

Clandestino

Joined: Feb 2005

Aviation Qualifications: ATPL

Posts: 1,427

Likes: 5

From: Correr es mi destino por no llevar papel

...or name your employer lest its office gets inundated with applications.

Me: SE Europe DHC-8 Q400 capt.

First year: 480 block hours. Avg 9 days/mo off, 9 nights in downroute hotels.

Used to fly 750 hrs/year as an A320 FO, with a bit more off days.

24th May 2010 | 20:00

#26 (permalink)

thebeast

Joined: Oct 2004

Posts: 117

Likes: 8

From: Somerset

Ryr Spanish base

FO last 3 years

800
700
730

24th May 2010 | 20:08

#27 (permalink)

stop, stop, stop

Joined: Nov 2003

Posts: 106

Likes: 0

From: More than a tank of fuel away from home.

LBA based regional jet....

Approx 600hrs a year. (1hr sectors) and 150 duty hours a month. 7-9 days off a month. 0-13 nightstops per month.

Snapshot of May....

55 block hrs, 155 duty hours, 11 nightstops, 8 days off.

SSS

24th May 2010 | 20:30

#28 (permalink)

jb5000

Joined: Apr 2005

Posts: 341

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From: UK

EZY European base

760 hours, 1,650 duty hours and 498 sectors.

Since Jan 1st:

325 hours, 680 duty and 212 sectors.

24th May 2010 | 20:33

#29 (permalink)

Pinky95

Joined: Apr 2002

Posts: 23

Likes: 0

From: Netherlands

klm cityhopper
E190 Captain
57 hours last month 137 duty hours
365 flighthours rolling year... but with about 8 weeks of simulator not included in that total (lots of training happening)
At least 11 days off a month

24th May 2010 | 20:45

#30 (permalink)

Fly4Fun

Joined: Nov 2002

Posts: 160

Likes: 0

From: Somewhere in the sky

A310 Captain, Europe based
Last year 450 hours crossing the Atlantic

24th May 2010 | 21:25

#31 (permalink)

BigNumber

Joined: Jan 2006

Posts: 410

Likes: 0

From: UK

CJ2 Captain; European Biz Jet Operation.

603 hrs rolling total.

(Duty Hours Off the Clock!)

24th May 2010 | 21:26

#32 (permalink)

DutchBird-757

Joined: Feb 2007

Posts: 390

Likes: 0

From: Scotland

BA CityFlyer, EDI Based
F/O Embraer E170/E190
2010 from 1st jan -> +/- 150 hr

(only 7 sectors in April)
2009 -> 450 hr
2008 -> 650 hr

25th May 2010 | 12:00

#33 (permalink)

Kestrel_Stu

Joined: Jan 2009

Posts: 116

Likes: 0

From: UK

TCX A320/321/330
SFO
550-650h p.a.
1,400h duty p.a.

Typically:
May-Oct 60-70h per month
Nov-Apr 30-40h per month

Quietest ever month: 7h
Busiest ever month: 81h

25th May 2010 | 12:43

#34 (permalink)

rivalino

Joined: Mar 2007

Posts: 453

Likes: 35

From: Cloud 9

EZY Capt based LGW
Rolling 880-920.
They just manage to keep me down to 900 in 12 rolling months

25th May 2010 | 14:22

#35 (permalink)

X-BleedOpen

Joined: Feb 2008

Posts: 91

Likes: 0

From: At 41300ft

Hi All!

Italian Low Cost F/O
Airbus A319/320

2009 Records...
Flight Time: 829h
Duty Time: 1445:40h

Highest Hours in a month: 88h
Lowest Hours in a month: 58h

40h of sim, between Sandbags and normal LPCs/OPCs...

Now I changed airline, but it is quite similar... :-)

25th May 2010 | 15:29

#36 (permalink)

TopBunk

Joined: Dec 2000

Posts: 2,132

Likes: 3

From: on the golf course (Covid permitting)

BA 747-400 Captain (now rtd)

last 12 months in BA = 855hrs over 94 sectors but did at one point get up to 893:10 on a rolling year basis
last 6 months in BA = 98:59hrs highest month, 46:40hrs lowest month with leave and 470hrs total.
highest ever month = 113:56 in 1999

Last edited by TopBunk; 25th May 2010 at 18:38.

25th May 2010 | 16:02

#37 (permalink)

plain-plane

Joined: Feb 2006

Posts: 112

Likes: 0

From: UK

800 last year but 3 months off.
normally last 2 years before that 940 and 980 scheduled hrs giving close to 880 actual block hrs...
the joy of being a short haul cpt...

25th May 2010 | 17:43

#38 (permalink)

Miguel Martins

Joined: Apr 2008

Posts: 12

Likes: 0

From: Lisbon

Portuguese company flying regional routes for a portuguese airline
B1900 copilot

About 700 hrs per year

Highest month: 86 hrs
Lowest month: 23 hrs (2 weeks on vacation + 1 week on leave

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