Second Officer typical roster (particularly Cathay)
Posted by SG170622@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 4 comments
As the title suggests, i'm curious what a fresh SO from a cadet program (particularly the Cathay cadetship) would have as their roster?
I'm interested in the program but I'm Australian (though I was born in HK and hence have the right to live and work in HK). But I'm just curious how the roster looks and whether SOs get enough days off in a row to "fly back to Australia" on their days off. Or if that's unrealistic?
Thanks
EspiM777@reddit
Figure 3 long hauls per month max, or a mix of long/medium hauls (Oz, ME). 17-22 days off per month easy. You won’t be short on time off as an SO.
“Flying back to Australia” (is that a euphemism? 🤔 not sure why it’s in quotation marks?) is completely possible on days off… But if your intention is to commute for the rest of time, forget about it. There’s very few good reasons to start off doing that. And it really won’t be possible once you become an FO.
sprulz@reddit
Damn 17-22 days off is a lot better than I expected.
SG170622@reddit (OP)
haha yeah now I'm rethinking why I put that into quotation marks LOL. Anyway, thanks for the solid answer! I suppose it's a good point about how I'd be unable to do that once eventually falling into an FO position if I stayed with Cathay.
Will keep thinking about my options, there are some local cadetships here in Aus or could go flight school then GA route. Just passed my RPL flight test last week and will start doing cross countries soon probably!
rFlyingTower@reddit
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As the title suggests, i'm curious what a fresh SO from a cadet program (particularly the Cathay cadetship) would have as their roster?
I'm interested in the program but I'm Australian (though I was born in HK and hence have the right to live and work in HK). But I'm just curious how the roster looks and whether SOs get enough days off in a row to "fly back to Australia" on their days off. Or if that's unrealistic?
Thanks
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