- Duty period is always longer than your rest with few exceptions; you'll still come home a zombie even on the 7/7 schedules. They basically just hand you as many trips as you can take until you say enough. 4 legs a day is not uncommon and you will see at least 5 once or twice a tour. Keep in mind all the extra stuff you'll have to do between flights; it's not like an airline job where all you do is fly. - Little opportunity to eat like a human during a normal day; you'll rarely get breakfast and usually it will be too late to eat dinner - Compensation/retirement doesn't come close to the rest of the market when compared to hours/days worked with extra responsibilities (cleaning toilets and vacuuming, stocking, customer service, loading bags, etc.) - Small aircraft are uncomfortable and cramped (not something you should do for 20+ years)
