A year at NetJets

NJA_Capt

NJA_Capt

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For those that might be interested, I thought I would crunch some numbers for what I did in 2007.

From Jan 1 to Dec 31 I flew:

380 Hours
204 Legs
112 Cities
37 States
5 Countries
30 Different airplanes (N numbers)
Shortest Flight: 0.3
Longest Flight: 6.1
 
Thats awesome how little you worked. How long have you been at NetJets? Also, how do you think last year would compare with the first year you signed on, or even any year that you were an FO?
 
How many duty hours though? I know you guys spend some time hanging at airports. How do you get in touch with Derinda McKinistry, I have had a bunch of your guys give me her email but I think i always end up writing it on flight plans and they get misplaced during my flight. I have 4.2 K TOT 1100 PIC in turbine. Most of its 91 so that is hurting me with the airlines.
 
BrianNC said:
...how about a pirep too on the experience?
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Sure. Which experience? I wouldn't trade it for any other flying job. The only thing that would be better would be to spend every night at home.

pedex said:
How long have you been at NetJets? How do you think last year would compare with the first year you signed on, or even any year that you were an FO?
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I've been here 10 years. It's hard to compare FOs when I was hired to FOs today, even in the same aircraft. My first two years were in the Ultra and we averaged 700-800 hrs/year. Most of the people I have talked to this year are around 400 hrs.

GQ_Pilot said:
How many duty hours though? I know you guys spend some time hanging at airports. How do you get in touch with Derinda McKinistry.
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Duty hours per year? I have no idea. Last tour: Longest day 12.5 hours, shortest 6.5 (airlined home). Longest rest period 16 hrs, shortest 10.5 hours. The only day of airport "standby" duty was 4 hours.

http://www.netjets.com/footer_content/careers_pilots.asp
pilotrecruitment@netjets.com
 
I'll chime in on this one as a current Ultra FO. After hearing how may hours NJACapt put in on the U-boat in a year, things have definately changed!

2007

310 hours
210 Legs
108 Airports (Most often visited airport: SFO - 7 times the WHOLE year)
3 Countries (US, Mexico, and Canada)
25 Different airplanes (N numbers)
Shortest Flight: 0.4
Longest Flight: 3.8
Turkey Club sandwiches: Too numerous to count

Duty times:
142 days of actual on the road duty (not including training events)
Average duty day: 9.8 hours
Longest Day: 14 hours
Shortest Day: 1.6 hours
Number of days with 12-14 hours of duty: 29
Number of days with 0-8 hours of duty: 49

As you can see with the above info, the Ultra is showing its age. It seems that the ol' gal can't even make it a full 7 days without breaking at some point. Guys that fly the more popular or newer aircraft are working much harder than I!
 
I have to say, that Netjet pilots have great personalities. I deal with a lot of Netjet aircraft and crew members when they come on the ramp, and I just wanted to say thank-you for being appreciative of the work we do. Thanks a lot.
 
Pietrantonio said:
I have to say, that Netjet pilots have great personalities. I deal with a lot of Netjet aircraft and crew members when they come on the ramp, and I just wanted to say thank-you for being appreciative of the work we do. Thanks a lot.
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Thank you for what you do for us. As a former ramper myself, I've seen it from both sides of the equation and it helps a great deal knowing what the other guy is dealing with.
 
NJA CAPT

I would like to know if Corporate aviation requires a pilot to have a degree? If so, does it have to be a 4 year degree, or would a 2 year degree suffice? I'm asking because I am waiting on a decision to know if I've been accepted into the ASN (Associate in Nursing RN) program, which is basically a 4 year RN program, condensed into 2 years. I'm not to familiar with the corporate side of aviation, so any undergrad education info is much appreciated. Thanks a lot!

Tom
 
Pietrantonio said:
I've been accepted into the ASN (Associate in Nursing RN) program, which is basically a 4 year RN program, condensed into 2 years.
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Let me just say that as far as 2 years of college goes...a 2 year nursing program is the most valuable 2 years you could ever do...smart man.

Oh, and you can upgrade that 2 year degree into a 4 year mostly online and in only about another year.
 
Pietrantonio said:
I would like to know if Corporate aviation requires a pilot to have a degree?
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I hate to be vague, but some do and some don't. There are many corporate pilots with no degree, and some with Doctorates. I would say the majority require or prefer a four year degree. A bigger issue for corp departments is knowing the right person to get you looked at.
 
Pietrantonio said:
I have to say, that Netjet pilots have great personalities. I deal with a lot of Netjet aircraft and crew members when they come on the ramp, and I just wanted to say thank-you for being appreciative of the work we do. Thanks a lot.
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This has been my experience as well. I don't work the ramp anymore, but when I did Netjet pilots were usually very cool to work with.
 
Pietrantonio said:
I have to say, that Netjet pilots have great personalities. I deal with a lot of Netjet aircraft and crew members when they come on the ramp, and I just wanted to say thank-you for being appreciative of the work we do. Thanks a lot.
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:yeahthat:

Nice captain on a 2000 showed me his plane just because I asked, great stories he had to.
 
The NETJet guys I meet are really cool and all of them have said they really enjoy their jobs. Sounds definitely like a job you would want to stay with for a long time. I imagine the treatment of employees and "QOL" is rather acceptable.
 
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