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ACMI Pilot Contract Comparator

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Pay, time and expenses

Build a like-for-like comparison

Enter the written terms for each offer. Start with fixed pay and a typical roster; expand additional pay and costs where needed.

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Offer A

1. Fixed pay

Enter the guaranteed monthly amount. For a day-rate-only offer, enter 0 and add the rate below.

2. Typical rotation

Example: 20 on / 10 off, with travel included in the 20 working days. Days off are not automatically days at home.

3. Additional pay and allowances

Only add payments on top of fixed pay. Use monthly averages across the year; leave unused amounts at 0.

The greater of expected and guaranteed hours is used for hourly pay. Set the extra hourly rate to 0 if those payments are already included in salary.

4. Personal work costs

Include your own accommodation, commuting or recurring work costs. Review repayment obligations separately.

Offer B

1. Fixed pay

Enter the guaranteed monthly amount. For a day-rate-only offer, enter 0 and add the rate below.

2. Typical rotation

Example: 20 on / 10 off, with travel included in the 20 working days. Days off are not automatically days at home.

3. Additional pay and allowances

Only add payments on top of fixed pay. Use monthly averages across the year; leave unused amounts at 0.

The greater of expected and guaranteed hours is used for hourly pay. Set the extra hourly rate to 0 if those payments are already included in salary.

4. Personal work costs

Include your own accommodation, commuting or recurring work costs. Review repayment obligations separately.

How your inputs are handled

Calculations stay in your browser and are not submitted to fly.hr. Saving is optional and stores one comparison in this browser profile. Anyone using the same profile may see it. Clearing site storage removes it; there is no account sync.

The comparator estimates annual cash before tax as fixed monthly pay times twelve, plus additional qualifying pay and allowances, minus monthly personal work expenses times twelve and other annual costs.
Only enter payments additional to fixed pay. Fractional rotations and your cost assumptions are estimates; taxes, currency conversion and training liabilities need separate review. Original Fly HR graphic. View full-size graphic (opens in a new tab)

Understand the estimate

How annual pay and roster days are calculated

Fixed monthly pay is multiplied by 12. Additional hourly pay uses the higher of expected and guaranteed monthly hours, multiplied by the hourly rate and 12. Sector pay uses expected monthly sectors × additional pay per sector × 12.

Annual rotations = 365 ÷ (working block + off block + positioning outside both blocks). Working / away days = rotations × (working block + additional positioning). Unpaid positioning is subtracted when estimating paid working days. Day-rate pay uses those paid days, and allowances use working / away days.

Cash after work expenses, before tax = fixed pay + additional hourly, sector and day pay + allowances − monthly expenses × 12 − other annual costs. Fractional rotations are an estimate; enter monthly averages across the year.

Check these assumptions before comparing offers
  • Use the same currency. Do not count payments already included in the fixed salary a second time.
  • The selected working block is treated as payable except for unpaid positioning. If only some duty days attract pay, adjust the assumptions separately.
  • Daily allowances assume payment for every working / away day in the model. Check the actual qualifying days in the contract.
  • Review training repayment terms, tax, pension, insurance, leave and accommodation separately. These can change the practical value of an offer.

Days off do not guarantee time at home. This tool does not assess tax, social security, currency conversion or legal roster compliance.

Use the result with the written terms

Work through the first airline offer checklist and the type-rating decision guide. For context, read the roster and lifestyle guide.

Calculation model 1.0; interface revised 5 October 2026. Report a calculation issue using non-sensitive example values.