Corporate Schedules?????

[Count Dracula]

3 Aircraft, 6 full-time pilots incl. CP and Mgr, 4 part-time pilots, 1 full-time FA, 1 part-time FA, 4 full-time mechanics, 1 part-time.

Schedule relatively known about 2 months in advance, 1 month hard.
148 days on duty (flying, training, etc.) last year, hard days off if requested, usually not a problem if requested a week or two in advance.

15-20 RON's last year, mostly out and backs, very few (less than 10) wait all day and then rooms at our discretion, usually more than 4 hours. Rental cars as well. Salary and benefits average, side contract work permitted during availability.

 

[G4G5]

108 overnights last year, worst month 23 days, best month 4.

3 guys one aircraft. 3 weeks vacation, 3 personal days and if you fly on a company holiday, they owe you a day.

2 1/2 years, never worked on X-mas, T-giving or the 4th of July.

The schedule is pretty much set in stone 10 days- two weeks prior due to the logistics of moving around the CEO's entourage. With that being said, you are open to pop ups, not very often (3 times in in 2 1/2 years) but it keeps you on your toes.

 

[H.Agenda]

H your schedule sounds just like mine, I've had about 60 days off in the past 2 and a half months. I am the only pilot also on a KA 200 and they pay me about $10,000 below the low side of the scale. On my days off I look at alot of computer porn and wash and wax the A/C by myself in the hangar. When I'm not doing that I am putting togheter office furniture and changing light bulbs at the main office. When I'm flying RON's I'm usually the guy at the bar drunk and by myself because I'm the only pilot. So really I'm more of a Office Handyman and general B!t@h that gets to fly a neat old plane on occasion.

HAHAHA. Thats hilarious. I too manage to surf alot of internet porn. its addicting, xbox 360 is worse I think...my girlfriend has fallen asleep on the couch waiting for sex more than a few times over it. I finally got rid of it. I've never done crack, but I think its must be the same euphoria I feel when I'm playing online..

I spend way more time going to work, prepping the plane for flight, scheduling and planning than I do flying. Thats the nature of being an operator though. Before this gig I had the unapprieciated luxury of operating 2 brand new planes, one after the other. Maintaining this atari era KA 200 is considerably more time consuming. Have you taken out the lav yet after someones taken a dukey? You earn your pay then too. I think I may talk to my boss about a speacial doo doo bonus.

 

[icefr8dawg]

On our corporate side which is one out of five aircraft we have two full time pilots and one guy that switches between charter and corporate. Because of this we have to stay flexible with scheduling. Flew 400 hours last year. We usually only get a couple of hard days a month and are at the mercy of Managment/Family. Pay scale is 20-30k below NBAA median. We know schedule anywhere from a week to a day in advance. We're the 10'th percentile operation you see in the salary reviews.
On the Charter side revenue is king so they provide more pilots and keep the planes in the air. We're talking more like six hard days over there.
We should have an opening or two this year as raises and bonuses didn't come through.