Bombardier Demo Pilot

[huskerpilot]

I left a regional for a corporate job and if I won a million bucks tomorrow I wouldn't be happier! Forget being a number, forget unions and horrible management, forget angry passengers. Hello comfortable FBOs, company cards for lunch and memorize union contracts! If I were you I'd take it in a heartbeat!

 

[JassBuff]

Thanks, I appreciate everyones input. It has helped.

 

[NGT]

I had a friend that did it for a very long time and he loved the work but hated the schedule. If you have a wife and kids and the schedule hasn't changed take a long look at it. The good news is that you will make tons of contacts in the business and job offers are quite routine. My friend left there for a corporate gig and left that for Northwest Airlines if that tells you anything.

 

[LJDRVR]

That's one other point. Go into with the knowledge that there are almost no career demo pilots. I'm not saying it isn't worth taking, but understand that it's a stepping stone to something else.

If you're good at it, you'll eventually be poached by a buyer's flight department. (Which can be a very good thing.)

 

[Grimper]

I'm interviewing at BDL tomorrow. How was the interview? What did they tell you about the QOL.

 

[2-o'sinGoose]

anyone ever happen to hear what happened to Agostino???

 

[freighthumper]

I left a regional for a corporate job and if I won a million bucks tomorrow I wouldn't be happier! Forget being a number, forget unions and horrible management, forget angry passengers. Hello comfortable FBOs, company cards for lunch and memorize union contracts! If I were you I'd take it in a heartbeat!

Sometimes youll be wishing you had union and a number, Most aviation depts have terrible management airline or not, You havent seen an angry pax until youve seen one that just paid 100k to go to europe and the FA got green olives instead of black olives for his martini, not all FBOs are comfy..some are downright terrible. Im not saying its worse than a regional, but its not perfect either.

 

[AA717driver]

This is hearsay.

BBD in BDL has a history of high turnover. BUT! I believe it's mostly because people are hired by the customers who get new 604/5's and GLEX's.

The pay is below industry standard (especially considering its location) and you work a lot.

Sounds like the payoff is there if you want to put in the time. TC

 

[greasy8driver]

I don't know what happened to him at BBD but, I pretty sure he went to work at LJ in PA.

 

[nismo611]

Information

Can anybody tell me What they know about Bob Augustino and any sort of shake up at Bombardier? Thanks.