Average Flight Day at NetJets

[Jack Mehoff]

How much flying do you guys do in an average day? Also do you guys swap legs or does the Capt do most of the fly'n?

 

[Abbey]

Your average day differs greatly between fleets. The Excel and the X are very busy airplanes and tend to fly more. My experience in the Ultra is that you fly about 30-40 hours per month. That equates to about a 2.5 hours per duty day. Of course some days you fly a couple of long legs for 7 hours and the next day you sit in a FBO for 11 hours.

NJ has some quirks to who does the stick work. New hires have to reach a threshold of hours before they can fly with pax. But, to answer the question, yes you switch off.

 

[Humphreybogart]

Of course some days you fly a couple of long legs for 7 hours and the next day you sit in a FBO for 11 hours.

Why doesn't the company get you a day room if you have that long of a sit? It sure would beat hanging at the FBO all day.

 

[haulingthemail]

Your average day differs greatly between fleets. The Excel and the X are very busy airplanes and tend to fly more. My experience in the Ultra is that you fly about 30-40 hours per month. That equates to about a 2.5 hours per duty day. Of course some days you fly a couple of long legs for 7 hours and the next day you sit in a FBO for 11 hours.

NJ has some quirks to who does the stick work. New hires have to reach a threshold of hours before they can fly with pax. But, to answer the question, yes you switch off.[/quot\\

Can you be more specific about the quirks? Like how like you have to pull the gear before you can "fly"?

 

[Fozzy]

SIC must have >50 hours in type at NJA before they can fly pax legs.

 

[haulingthemail]

Can anyone tell me a little bit about the insurance at NJA? I know it is free to employees, but what deductables? HMOs? PPOs? any info would help.

Thanks

 

[Fozzy]

Aetna.
Some like it some hate it.
I have had mostly good from them. I am in the EPO. Everything must be in network and you need referals for everything. My copay is $20. We have two kids and they cost $100 each from conception to birth. They get expensive after the birth, but that is no fault of Aetna.
Dental is good. Vision is average. There is a deductables for meds. $100 I think??? That is the weak spot.

Considering what I had and what others have, I think Aetna is damn good.

But again, some like it and some HATE it.

 

[haulingthemail]

Thanks Fozzy. Now I need to just finishing typing out the app packet.

 

[RNObased]

Why doesn't the company get you a day room if you have that long of a sit? It sure would beat hanging at the FBO all day.

We hang out at the FBO just to bug you. Didn't you hear genius, everything we do is to tick you off, so you have something stupid to post on flightinfo.

I'm very glad you fly for a different company.

 

[NightHauler]

Before I came to NJA, I thought,
"there is no way I will fly with pax and have no FA"
or
"Sit around in an FBO all day?"

I don't feel that way anymore. I actually like the interaction with the pax (although it is only when we meet and greet them, and besides that, you don't talk to them really, just leave them with their toys.

The FBO thing is nice. Most of the FBOs we sit around in have computers, couches, crew food, free ice cream, popcorn, and all the coffee you could drink! Not to mention, Dr. Peppers! Sometimes they have movie theatres, (Million air) I love those. Last tour, I sat with my bud and we watched a couple of cool flicks.

Today, I took a nap! Not bad for getting paid to "fly."

We don't fly that much, most of our work is the other stuff. If you are looking for a place to build flight time, don't come here. If you are looking for a stable place where you know your schedule for YEARS and have decent benefits, come on in! The water's warm!

If you don't like "small" planes, and have to fly the heavy stuff, wrong place. If you need to know where you are going each day... wrong place.

If you don't mind the strange "NJisms" of coffee-ice-papers, etc., and strange recurrents at FSI... come on in!

Oh, yeah, if you are planning on commuting, forget it. I wouldn't recommend it. If you don't mind living in one of the five domiciles, come on in!

 

[Just Peachy]

Before I came to NJA, I thought,


Today, I took a nap! Not bad for getting paid to "fly."

We don't fly that much, most of our work is the other stuff. If you are looking for a place to build flight time, don't come here. If you are looking for a stable place where you know your schedule for YEARS and have decent benefits, come on in! The water's warm!

I dont know what the hell kind of plane you fly at NJA but our fleet doesnt generally "sit around"..... or most of the other fleets, unless broke, and even then, the company will airline you to another plane.

 

[Diesel]

i hear the X sits around a ton.

 

[Ultra Grump]

People in every fleet do quite a bit of sitting around in FBOs. Yes, Diesel, even X drivers.

 

[gunfyter]

Thats only if the Slave Ship... err ... I mean X breaks. If its working... I barely saw the inside of the FBO all day long.

 

[realityman]

Not sure what kind of "sitting around" you're referring to. I'm in the X as well, and if I see an FBO for longer than 90 minutes it's only because I'm doing extra paperwork or some such thing.

Yeah, occasionally I'll have a day here and there where I spend some extra time in the FBO, but it's rare. I can count on one hand the number of times in the past year where I've actually sat around an FBO long enough to take a nap.

I'm averaging around 600 flight hours per year, and remember, I fly for less than 6 months out of the year (7/7 schedule plus vacations plus training).

Can't speak for the other fleets though. Maybe more sitting there.

 

[acaTerry]

And the honeymoon is over in the 400 too. Averaging 4-5 legs every time, then sit standby till we reach 12 hrs after that. Can't wait for the winter break/break.
Other than that, a good job.

 

[Ultra Grump]

I'm not saying the X isn't busy, but I've spent plenty of time in FBO crew lounges with X crews. The point is, we still do a fair amount of sitting, regardless of fleet, though some sit more than others.

 

[G4G5]

I knew Hawkers were slow but getting passed by a sail plane is pathetic.

All kidding aside, nice job guys.