I learned to fly as a hobby after hours. I started teaching people how to fly on weekends and evenings for about 3 years, accumulating the required hours to be an airline pilot. I recently interviewed and was hired by an airline. I've tried to make my schedule Fri-Mon as much as possible. While I'm on reserve, I don't actually fly all that much, so I even get some weekends off.
> I've tried to make my schedule Fri-Mon as much as possible. While I'm on reserve, I don't actually fly all that much, so I even get some weekends off.
Just trying to understand: when you say "make my schedule Fri-Mon as much as possible", is that for your 'primary' computer-y job or your moonlighting piloting job? How you do prevent conflicts?
Can you 'dictate' the availability for your pilot job? Wouldn't airlines want people that were reliably available rather than 'part-timers'? Or do they like having a pool of 'spares' to fill in gaps for short notice unavailability?
