Corporate Pilots-Hours per year

[billy2331]

Hello.

I am new to corporate flying and flying professionally in general. My question for those of you who have been doing this awhile is what is an average for corporate pilots in hours per year flying. I know there are variables depending on the aircraft and how many pilots for each plane but in general for flying Part 91 corporate jobs what is considered average time per year for the plane and an individual pilot and what are the low and high ends. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

 

[English]

In my situation, 200 hours per year, strictly part 91, seems to be average. This is in a Citationjet.

Adding charter, I do a total (between 91 and 135) of 300 hours a year. My last CJ job was 400 hours a year.

I was recently offered a strictly part 91 job that would have entailed about 100 hours a year. But it would have involved a lot of sitting on the beach in Mexico...how do I log that time?

 

[fokkerjet]

Last year, I flew about 470 hours, all in Part 91 operations and flying two different aircraft types. Also during that time, I completed a 21 day aircraft initial.

This year, I've flown about 330 hours to date, and I will probably end the year a little less than 400 hours..........about a 15% drop in flying over last.

Days worked, last year verses this year: about 15 per month last.......12 this year.

 

[mainah]

Just got hired on at my department a few months back but all the other pilots seem to average around 500 hours per year. We only do Part 91.

 

[501261]

I'm in the less is more category! I don't want any more hours; every hour I spend in an airplane is one more hour that I'm away from home and family!

I just want to fly enough hours to justify the aviation department. Cost analysis wise, anything over 80 flight hours a year would be justifiable. Yet, somehow I'm still flying about 500 hours a year!

Yes, we are a very efficient operation, that does things right

 

[501261]

I was recently offered a strictly part 91 job that would have entailed about 100 hours a year. But it would have involved a lot of sitting on the beach in Mexico...how do I log that time?

Ah, that's my favorite kind of flying. I would love to add some hours to my PF12 type rating (Pacifico 12 ounce)!

 

[Gulfstream 200]

300-350 seems like the average.

I could stand maybe doing 500, but watching what I wish for...........

 

[Lopaka]

Part 91, 500 hrs. so far since Feb. We'll probably end up with a little over 600 in Dec.

 

[CLCAP]

500-600 (91)

Seems to me like the averages have crept up last couple of years.

 

[Rick1128]

I have worked for two different corporate operators that show the extremes. One was an operator that flew 64 hours for the year. Pay was on the low side, but he didn't mind (in fact he want) us flying for others on the side and treated us very, very well.

The other extreme was just over 900 hours a year. Pay was reasonable and were treated like a member of the corporate family, not like the redheaded child.

Average really depends on the operator and how he uses the aircraft and their area of operation. The royal barges tend to fly less than the corporate airline. And international operations also tend to fly more.

 

[na265]

550 hrs last year. This year is 370 today. Will probably end up with 420 for the year.

 

[Headwind]

We do about 270 hours per year in the company Citation. This is all Part 91, but does not include time in my personal aircraft. When comparing this to airline or fractional flying it is less time flying, but at smaller flight departments you have other duties. Lots of paperwork with flying a jet.
All the Cescom logs and maintenance reports, tracking maintenance, keeping everything clean, scheduling hotel rooms and rental cars,etc.
In most small flight departments you manage the companies largest asset so you do much more than just fly the plane.

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[banned username 2]

I flew 540 hours last year (I was about the high guy in our department)...

Haven't looked at this year so far, but we are VERY busy with lots of INternational stuff... I think I will be very close to 540 and won't be surprised if I exceed it...

Averaging about 15 days a month off... last month or two we have been a little short handed, so that has dropped to about 12 days off... but November and December will make up for that... Those 2 months should average about 20 days off each month.

 

[Icebergclub]

I flew corp. for 3 years in a part 91 dept. Citation II, Pressurized PA-31, B-206, AS-350. I flew somewhere between 400 and 500 hours each year...................

Cheers!

Iceberg

 

[FL350]

About 450-500 hours all part 91. 80% RON, 20% day trips

 

[flywithruss]

You guys are making me jealous. We do less than 200 hours a year ... Part 91 only, King Air 200. We are a corporate operator, not a "pleasure barge" for a wealthy individual. Maybe two RONs a month on average.

If I had my way, I'd be doing 500 or so a year ... but I'm also single, which makes a big difference.

Russ

 

[banned username 2]

We are a corporate operator, not a "pleasure barge" for a wealthy individual.

We are too, 99.5% of our flying is business related.

 

[billy2331]

Thanks for the replies. Our turbo-prop and two-man flight department has been doing about 400 hours/year so it seems like it fits in right with the average. Also, we are doing about 15-20 days off and 5 RONs per month. I hope one day the "less is more" mind-set will actually be a reality but no where close right now. Thanks again.

 

[flywithruss]

We are too, 99.5% of our flying is business related.

I wasn't attempting to imply that anyone else was doing the "pleasure barge" gig ... just that those jobs usually involve less annual flying time than corporate work, and when I tell people who don't know who I work for (an NYSE listed multinational corporation) that we do only 180-200 a year, they immediately assume we fly Richie Rich to Nassau and back and not much else.

On the flip side, the two-trips-a-month schedule means plenty of time to prowl Flightinfo!

Of course, by the time I have the quals to fly the 900EX it'll be 2042, so there's the downside as well.

 

[FL350]

I wasn't attempting to imply that anyone else was doing the "pleasure barge" gig

Who cares if it is...as long as their money is green and their planes are safe I don't care what they want to do with the plane.

I am just a taxi driver...

 

[Kingairrick]

439.9 in the last 365 days

10-12 flying days per month.

2-3 overnights per month, usually in Grand Cayman or Nassau.



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