Charter flying

[CX880]

What kind of schedules do you have as a charter pilot. I'm talking about a CJ1 or a Gulfstream 3/4 type of operation. Do pilots make charters a career are they just stepping stones?

 

[nwf800]

You are able of making charter flying a career if you are willing to be on call. A lot of companies have schedules where you are on for a week or two and off a week. But when you are on you have to be available for any flight and your trip might change.

 

[BEfly]

No schedule. Sit and wait. Then hurry up and wait. Then wait some more. Most of the time its cool, but there are a handful of times when the no schedule thing hits a nerve. I'll be doing this until I can find something better when things turn around.......

 

[StarHustler]

No schedule. Sit and wait. Then hurry up and wait. Then wait some more. Most of the time its cool, but there are a handful of times when the no schedule thing hits a nerve. I'll be doing this until I can find something better when things turn around.......

Exactly what he said...

 

[AgreenFO]

copy that, you are a mushroom. kept in the dark, fed a bunch of ********************

 

[FO4life]

If you find a Charter Operation with a schedule that sticks to it..... stay there.

 

[X-Wind]

I fly for a AC management/Charter company and it the easiest job I have ever had..2 weeks on call, 1 week off.. I fly great equipment,I don't have to commute, I don't have a crash pad or share a room with 5 others at a a hotel..Im home 250 -300 nights a year. Most trips are two legs with a occasional RON...It doesn't get much easier..

 

[bizjet800]

This question is like asking, "how much does a car cost?"

 

[positiveg]

I fly for a AC management/Charter company and it the easiest job I have ever had..2 weeks on call, 1 week off.. I fly great equipment,I don't have to commute, I don't have a crash pad or share a room with 5 others at a a hotel..Im home 250 -300 nights a year. Most trips are two legs with a occasional RON...It doesn't get much easier..

Sounds good. Mind sharing what aircraft you fly? I'm still acquiring my ratings but this is possibly the kind of work I want to do. What kind of experience do you usually need to find a job that you are home most nights and you get paid let's say around $70,000? I don't need to fly a jet to be happy.

 

[fu69atacafyeah]

What kind of schedules do you have as a charter pilot. I'm talking about a CJ1 or a Gulfstream 3/4 type of operation. Do pilots make charters a career are they just stepping stones?

charter for a career....do you have a family? kids? life outside of work? those are the real questions...if you answer yes to any, a career with a "normal" on call charter company would be a long 30 years UNLESS you find that 2 week on call 1 week off 200-300 nights in your own bed charter job X-WIND talks about.

Sounds good. Mind sharing what aircraft you fly? I'm still acquiring my ratings but this is possibly the kind of work I want to do. What kind of experience do you usually need to find a job that you are home most nights and you get paid let's say around $70,000? I don't need to fly a jet to be happy.

this is "the kind of work" most pilots want...few and far between buddy good luck!