XOJet

[flyzimex]

Yea, sure. I CLEARED that much by the middle of March.

Sorry to tell you CHL but there are lots of guys on this board, me included, who CLEARS that way before mid March.We are not impressed..

 

[Coool Hand Luke]

Sorry to tell you CHL but there are lots of guys on this board, me included, who CLEARS that way before mid March.We are not impressed..

Yes, I am sure there are. I understand ex-pat pilots do quite well with no federal taxes on the first 85K. In case you didn't notice (obviously not) I was merely commenting to the poster that said he knew for a fact that I made 17,500 last year.

 

[cherry20's]

Ok, at Flexjet things are going good. I got a 14 day line and I'm happy! Got holiday pay as well.

There is always that guy! haha, Thanks for making it a Flex thread instead of a Netjets thread again Hammer... How you been lately, long time no see

 

[skiandsurf]

They must issue foggles to every pilot and require them to wear them even while off duty.

He does have a point here. Upgrades are merit point based (not by seniority). You "earn" points by doing different duties or tasks....ie, doing phone interviews from home on days off, or working on different projects on your days off. If you live in the Sacremento area, you have better access to HQs and therefore more merit point opportunities.

So wearing the foggles on your days off, is an accurate statement.

 

[clydefastly]

He does have a point here. Upgrades are merit point based (not by seniority). You "earn" points by doing different duties or tasks....ie, doing phone interviews from home on days off, or working on different projects on your days off. If you live in the Sacremento area, you have better access to HQs and therefore more merit point opportunities.

So wearing the foggles on your days off, is an accurate statement.

Not at all
You don't have to live in Sacramento to do extra things. It doesn't matter, upgrades are based on job performance, not side projects. Pay
bumbs and other incentives are based on extra work, collective performance of the pilot group and time in service. If you are happy being a line pilot then so be it, but we dont have people upgrading because of date of hire, but based on the fact they are ready. Im sure that you have flown with some guys, and at the end of the day you ask yourself, how did this guy become a cpt?
If you want to do a little extra it is rewarded, if you want to blend in with the scenery then don't expect all of the perks of everyone elses hard work. I think its a good way of keeping guys honest.

 

[hammer2]

There is always that guy! haha, Thanks for making it a Flex thread instead of a Netjets thread again Hammer... How you been lately, long time no see

doing good, congrats on getting out of a hell hole. you will enjoy this work, even when it's bad it's better than cherry at its best!

 

[cherry20's]

hooray! Glad to be here man. XOJET is one hell of a place. Type school not that fun though.

 

[X-rated]

He does have a point here. Upgrades are merit point based (not by seniority). You "earn" points by doing different duties or tasks....ie, doing phone interviews from home on days off, or working on different projects on your days off. If you live in the Sacremento area, you have better access to HQs and therefore more merit point opportunities.

So wearing the foggles on your days off, is an accurate statement.

Absolutely not true!

Merit points are basically a means of buying your pay level up early. Extra work equals extra pay. They have nothing to do with upgrade.

We hire pilots with varying degrees of experience, and our upgrade time is very quick. Some of our pilots come here with 10's of thousands of hours doing this type of flying. Others need a bit more time in type before they are ready to be dispatched as PIC. We will never send out an under-qualified Captain just because they were hired on a certain date. Once 5 line Captains agree a pilot is ready for upgrade it basically becomes a seniority issue from that point based on need for captains at that time.

 

[scangadah]

He does have a point here. Upgrades are merit point based (not by seniority). You "earn" points by doing different duties or tasks....ie, doing phone interviews from home on days off, or working on different projects on your days off. If you live in the Sacremento area, you have better access to HQs and therefore more merit point opportunities.

So wearing the foggles on your days off, is an accurate statement.

You are full of crap! Get the friggin facts straight before you spew this S&^T.

 

[pilotgolfer]

Has anyone heard about the possibility of Flight Options buying XOJet?

 

[t-bone]

Has anyone heard about the possibility of Flight Options buying XOJet?

Oh boy, not this again. Keep moving along folks, there's nothing to see here.

 

[cherry20's]

Not again!

Nothing to see, keep on moving...

 

[clydefastly]

Has anyone heard about the possibility of Flight Options buying XOJet?

What, Are you NEW?


You're about a month behind the false rumor mill.

 

[pilotgolfer]

What, Are you NEW?


You're about a month behind the false rumor mill.

I guess I am new. I hadn't even heard of XOJet a few months ago. I just recently started reading about them. My father was the one who mentioned something about FLOPs and XOJet...and I know for a fact he doesn't read these boards. He did say that 2 guys that used to fly with him on the X went to XOJet a year or two back and they were very happy there.

BTW, I did go back and find a 8/21/08 post about the subject (after the fact). I wasn't trying to stir the pot. Just looking for a job!

 

[cherry20's]

I guess I am new. I hadn't even heard of XOJet a few months ago. I just recently started reading about them. My father was the one who mentioned something about FLOPs and XOJet...and I know for a fact he doesn't read these boards. He did say that 2 guys that used to fly with him on the X went to XOJet a year or two back and they were very happy there.

BTW, I did go back and find a 8/21/08 post about the subject (after the fact). I wasn't trying to stir the pot. Just looking for a job!

Its all good man, were just messing with ya. I do know a lot of people who read these boards work for FLOPS. That is where the rumor came from. You know how rumors travels with pilots...