what do FedEx pilots do all day?

One of the semi-local airport managers flew the Caravans at night and plowed runways or mowed grass by day. He would nap two or three times in 24 hours.
 
Art VanDelay said:
It's also of note to point out that not all of FedEx's schedules are at night. As you get more seniority you can hold daytime trips on the international legs.
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Once you're doing the international flying, whether boxes or self-sorting cargo, day or night flying doesn't matter as you're going to be doing both on the same flight.
 
denverpilot said:
One of the semi-local airport managers flew the Caravans at night and plowed runways or mowed grass by day. He would nap two or three times in 24 hours.
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I think I know who you are talking about. I would sometimes sit in his FBO all day. There was another guy there who flew freight in in the morning and out in the evening but had a day job driving the van to the local popular store. I discovered this when I got in the van to go to lunch and... hey, you look familiar.
 
Everskyward said:
I think I know who you are talking about. I would sometimes sit in his FBO all day. There was another guy there who flew freight in in the morning and out in the evening but had a day job driving the van to the local popular store. I discovered this when I got in the van to go to lunch and... hey, you look familiar.
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Yeah I think you've figured it out. Those folks that live there sure work hard for their bucks, but seem pretty happy.
 
I met one of the supervisors who handles Michigan area Fedex caravans (I believe CSA). Pilots work 5 days a week and show up at 5 or 6 pm to check loads, etc. They depart around 8pm and spend the night at company paid housing/apartments. Wake up the next morning and fly home early. Home by 10am or so. His selling point was that you are "home every day"!
 
Mike5250 said:
I met one of the supervisors who handles Michigan area Fedex caravans (I believe CSA). Pilots work 5 days a week and show up at 5 or 6 pm to check loads, etc. They depart around 8pm and spend the night at company paid housing/apartments. Wake up the next morning and fly home early. Home by 10am or so. His selling point was that you are "home every day"!
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And that's on the better side of the small feed market. The FedEx feed guys have much better pay/QoL/work conditions than the UPS side.
 
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