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!

 

[pilothouston123]

It all depends on who owns your airplanes. Just because a guy has an airplane doesn't mean he can afford an airplane. There is no real way to tell that until its too late. Save him/her as much money as you can and just maybe you'll get lucky like me.

120K home 320 nights a year, G4 and king air, owner calls if he is going to be more than 10 minutes late. no pop ups, catering is pizza, does not allow ties in cockpits. stays away from the heat in the summer and cold in the winter. never flies before 10AM.

no openings

 

[positiveg]

It all depends on who owns your airplanes. Just because a guy has an airplane doesn't mean he can afford an airplane. There is no real way to tell that until its too late. Save him/her as much money as you can and just maybe you'll get lucky like me.

120K home 320 nights a year, G4 and king air, owner calls if he is going to be more than 10 minutes late. no pop ups, catering is pizza, does not allow ties in cockpits. stays away from the heat in the summer and cold in the winter. never flies before 10AM.

no openings

If you don't mind sharing (be vague if you have to), how much experience do you have (as in hours and airframes). You probably knew somebody? Good for you man. It's great to see some people are still making it in this industry.

 

[pilothouston123]

I come from the frieght dogs ranks, I did I full hear hauling checks in barons. Then I flew a corporate King air shuttle for a real jerk for 4 years. Then I met my owner and and flew his King air for a few years and he bought a G4.
I got lucky but I earned it too...

 

[flyboyzz1]

haha you called him your owner...

 

[pilothouston123]

Yea sorry, I meant to say my Billionaire,. everyone should have thier own.

 

[pilothouston123]

Yea sorry, I meant to say my Billionaire,. everyone should have thier own.

 

[Deskdriver101]

As a former department mgr. balancing QOL with the needs of the company is always a challenge. I tried running a seven on / seven off with day one and day seven being "soft" which worked well for the most part; except for one wingnut who believed if he worked an extra day or two his salary should be doubled!

 

[j3driver]

Yea sorry, I meant to say my Billionaire,. everyone should have thier own.

I've got mine!

 

[stupidpilot]

It all depends on who owns your airplanes. Just because a guy has an airplane doesn't mean he can afford an airplane. There is no real way to tell that until its too late. Save him/her as much money as you can and just maybe you'll get lucky like me.

120K home 320 nights a year, G4 and king air, owner calls if he is going to be more than 10 minutes late. no pop ups, catering is pizza, does not allow ties in cockpits. stays away from the heat in the summer and cold in the winter. never flies before 10AM.

no openings

You suck! (Yes, this is extreme envy speaking)

 

[o2bflyn]

If you don't mind sharing (be vague if you have to), how much experience do you have (as in hours and airframes). You probably knew somebody? Good for you man. It's great to see some people are still making it in this industry.

Hours and ratings don't make a damn bit of difference. It is all in the company you happen to work for.

You could have 12,000 hours and GV type and get screwed daily, or you can have 3000 a Be350 type and fly M-F between 8 and 5.