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Originally Posted by Buzzard
Sorry to get slightly off topic, but hey Ryan....a couple questions if you don't mind.
How do route assignments work with you pilots anyway? Are you assigned specific routes for certain lengths of time? How far in advance do you know where you're flying? How many flight hours are you allowed in a 24 hour period....example if you're doing an afternoon flight from YYC to , you're flying it back home in the evening? What about the shorter flights of an hour or two here and there?
Questions I always think of while flying, but never think of/bother asking the pilot when leaving the plane.
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No problem. Routes are generally pretty random. We bid for days off, then get a variety of 'pairings' (work shifts from 1-5 days) that make up our work. I'll go months without doing a certain route, and then might do it several times in a month. So no, not the same route at all. That is a common question though.
We know our sked on the 20th of the month prior---so in a few days I'll find out my May sked.
Normal max hours worked in 1 day is 14 hours, though there are lots of if's and but's....but 14 hours is the most common limit. A lot of flying down south is there and back, as long as it fits into that 14 hour duty day. If it can't be comfortably done in 14 hours then the crew would overnight. For example Hawaii, Montego bay, even Cancun is tight from out west.
Overall, generally lots of variety. Maybe day 1 yyc-yvr-yyc-yeg-yyz, then day 2 yyz-las-yyz, day 3 yyz-yhz-yyt, then back home day 4. That is a random 4 day pairing made up, but is indicative of something we might do.