NJA Airplane QOL

[RJ Bum]

two or three legs a day...some long days some not...everyday is different,get ready////

That sounds good to me, different is good.

 

[RJ Bum]

Did you get the 800XP or the 800XP-C (Collins equipment)? Both are great airplanes but one has more glass than the other.

You should get some great variety in that aircraft because it can fly relatively far as well as be used on shorter trips throughout the Northeast, etc.

Actually not sure. I believe the 800XP with the Honeywell setup. The paper work had HS-800XP on it. Is that the Honeywell?

 

[acaTerry]

400XP...2 statuses...broken or performance limited...lotsa FBO miles!

 

[hydrarkt]

As someone who has flown the Ultra, X and now the XL, I must say that if you have a choice, choose the XL. DO NOT choose the X!!! The days in the X are longer. The time in the cockpit is MUCH longer and your rest time is shorter. The cockpit is smaller than the XL, though not by much. IT's a cool airplane but that wears off fast. In the XL you'll get differences pay and your legs are a lot shorter. I feel much better at the end of a day flying the XL than I did in the X.

 

[johnsonrod]

How's life in the G200 fleet? That seems like a comfortable aircraft up front that also provides some good variety (short flights and transcon) with some international or Hawaii. Sounds like a good fleet - do G200 pilots fly a lot?

Also, when do you expect the Hawker 4000 to come on line?

 

[jonjuan]

How's life in the G200 fleet?

Do you like logging "grass time?"

 

[gutshotdraw]

D'oh!

 

[gordon24]

Do you like logging "grass time?"

Karma's a biatch, my friend. Be careful out there.

 

[jonjuan]

Karma's a biatch, my friend. Be careful out there.

Another trite pilot phrase like "I forgot more about aviation than you have ever learned?" What are you saying?

 

[Majik]

I think he's saying it's a foolish pilot that makes sport of another's pilot's mishap.

 

[Fozzy]

"There are those who have and those who will."

 

[On Your Six]

How often are newhires placed on the F2000? I presume QOL on that aircraft is pretty nice given the FA. How hard does the F2000 work relative to other fleet types? Do they see much Hawaii and Europe?

 

[NJA bound]

How often are newhires placed on the F2000? I presume QOL on that aircraft is pretty nice given the FA. How hard does the F2000 work relative to other fleet types? Do they see much Hawaii and Europe?

The DA-2000 is a nice bird and I hear QOL is good, but I just checked the seniority list and it shows the last newhires into the DA-2000 were 11 months ago. Dasso has discontinued the DA-2000 and the new DA-2EASy that's taking its place is not in the newhire pay rank so newhires won't go into it.

 

[MILPILOT]

A little off thread...if a new hire was offered the 400xp, encore, or ultra, OR could wait one month to go to the X or 800 would it be worth the loss of one month's seniority for the bigger plane considering the 2 year lock?

 

[On Your Six]

A little off thread...if a new hire was offered the 400xp, encore, or ultra, OR could wait one month to go to the X or 800 would it be worth the loss of one month's seniority for the bigger plane considering the 2 year lock?

As an F18 driver, I would expect you would be bored to tears flying the slow Beechjet. You probably would be happier in the Citation X speed demon even though you would be worked quite hard on that fleet.

Sure, there are people on this board who will tell you that SENIORITY IS EVERYTHING. Personally, if you are going to sit on a fleet for a few years of your life, I think the aircraft you select or that you are placed into is pretty dang important. A crappy fleet can bring down your QOL for mulitple years. In the long term, you will be able to fly whatever you want (excluding the BBJ).

Just beware, although the X is fast and sexy, it is one of the hardest working fleets out there. If you get the option of the 800XP-C, that might be a good choice because I hear that fleet is not worked as hard and the Collins version is a very nice glass cockpit that should make your life easier.

Let us know what you choose.