bkey79
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They do the same thing as NetJets, as far as home basing right? I know it's not necessarily "home basing" but a list of approved airports right?
135 to 121 and back to 135
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They do the same thing as NetJets, as far as home basing right? I know it's not necessarily "home basing" but a list of approved airports right?
CFIT99
I'm probably commenting ironically...
correct, there is a list of "approved" airports i believe it's around 45 airports, but essentially if you don't live in the sticks, you'll be good to go (base pay is 64,900...plus bonuses/per diem/overtime, you will clear 70K your first year and upgrade is around 2-3 years)
bkey79
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CFIT99
I'm probably commenting ironically...
yes, of the 4 in my class...2 of us are Dallas, 1 Fort Meyers and the other is Austin.....we all are allowed to be based where we live...so yes I bet SAT and IAH are on that list
fholbert
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Two years ago they parked a Challenger in a hangar at Chino. Should have used the big door.
ozziecat35
4 out of 5 great lakes prefer Michigan.
What kind of schedules does this kind of flying entail? (My wife is convinced that 135 flying means I'll be gone (once I have the time) for 3 weeks at a time.)
UIPilot45X
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My buddy just got hired with Wheels Up. He's based in Chicago and his schedule is 8 days on 6 days off. If that helps any...
CFIT99
I'm probably commenting ironically...
they use an in-house built PBS style system called FlexBid.
There are 13 periods of 28 days per year and the average pilot works 15.5 days of that period.
minimum is 14 and maximum is 18 days on duty.
You bid for what days you want off, so a typical schedule might be 4 on 3 off, 6 on 5 off ,5 on 3 off OR you can combine them 8 on 6 off, 7 on 6 off
*we don't do pre built schedules like netjets*
(also for vacation they give you that week plus 4 days on each side so it comes out to be 2 weeks each time)
that being said I just finished my type and haven't started IOE much less having bid yet...
hope this answers some questions
sweeps
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Yeah definitely had nothing to do with flexjet... My buddy lost his job thanks to the sharp guys at the controls that day...Two years ago they parked a Challenger in a hangar at Chino. Should have used the big door.
ozziecat35
4 out of 5 great lakes prefer Michigan.
Thanks guys. I kind of figured it was a rotation like this. My friend who left aviation worked for a pretty crappy operator out of PA and all the stories she would hear about would be that he'd be on the last day of a trip, then get re-routed to go take someone to the Bahamas, and end up extended for another week. All the while his wife at home with 4 kids under 8. So now in her mind, 135 charter means I'd be gone all the time...
CFIT99
I'm probably commenting ironically...
not anymore...these can and are career places for people....very little attrition at Flexjet (less then 1%)
plus they have to get you home by midnight on your last day.
I'm in my early 30's and plan on making this my final spot (of course unless something drastically changes), you can make very good money here FO's make between 70-110K, Captains 110K-200K+ and with all the growth upgrade is 2-3 years as of now.
plus they have to get you home by midnight on your last day.
I'm in my early 30's and plan on making this my final spot (of course unless something drastically changes), you can make very good money here FO's make between 70-110K, Captains 110K-200K+ and with all the growth upgrade is 2-3 years as of now.