ERJ / Legacy Captain (FAA ATP) Wanted - Short Term Contract

[LegacyDriver]

Lowering the bar? I already have a job. I'm doing it as a favor. Nobody said you have to do it for $5K. He said, "Can you do it for $5,000 a month?" I said, "Sure."

Well, turns out my recurrent gets in the way of it so I can only help for two weeks. I am quite certain he will pay you more if you ask for it. I'm just telling people what I know in case there is an interest.

I voted no to my TA...fully prepared to shut the whole thing down to get what we have earned through hard work and sacrifice. I certainly didn't lower any bar.

 

[Leviathan]

Ivory Tower Hypoxia

G200

Salary issues notwithstanding, by your logic, then this board should be populated by CRJ drivers from the regionals discussing CRJ issues, after all the CRJ evolved from the Challenger, did it not?

Ivory Tower's come to mind..................


Leviathan

 

[Gulfstream 200]

ummmm...sure.

 

[LegacyDriver]

Legacy bashers are just ill-informed people with penile envy issues. Anyone who has flown it knows it's a great airplane.

 

[irapilot]

1. It is not tax free unless it meets the "year test" by the IRS.

2. It was mentioned in the first post that part of the job is training the "real" crew.....hmmmmmm, that in itself bring enough challenges that makes $5000 a month way too low.

3. Fact - some poor sap will take the job, learn a lot (like never to lower the bar on himself again, how to teach English as a second language while tooling along in primitive airspace at 400kts) and go back to a regional making $1500 a month or maybe get kidnapped and featured on a web video. You get what you pay for.

Having made some bad mistakes early on (and probably continuing to make mistakes now) I have learned to avoid the really obvious ones, this would be an obvious one.

Best of luck or СУДЬБА!

 

[LegacyDriver]

The kidnapping thing gave me pause, too.

 

[bigD]

I don't think it's the airplane that's drawing the attention so much as the price. If you came here talking about a 20K/month contract gig in the Legacy, you most likely wouldn't have received the response that you did.

I'm just some dumb pilot of a 6 seat piston twin. The real corporate pilots on this board have several times the experience, flying equipment I could only dream about. But if my guys wanted me to spend a month flying them around in the 340, it'd cost them about 10K (assuming I'm on standby to fly the entire month) for my services plus expenses. So if I'm sitting here thinking 5K is pretty d@mned low, you can only imagine how the other pilots feel about it.

Maybe I don't have a dog in this fight, but that's the way I see it.

 

[Bumz_Rush]

Legacy driver is not far off the mark, in quoting rates etc. However there are several legacy drivers in Europe, and a quick post to Pprune.com will confirmt he situation.
I was based in Moscow for 5 years with G4 and CL601. Great fun, great people, and a really great experience. It would be worth it for almost any money.
Remember a VISA is needed, these take time, and a sponsorship letter. Moscow is getting cold and when the snow starts a legacy need to be hangered. Might be a problem.
As to generalisations of coffee shops. I agree in UK we are about double the equivalent US prices, and in Moscow the coffee shops are just as good. The Coffee Bean next to the Marriott is as good if not better than "S".
An instructor pilot should get on a daily basis 800-1000US, but for a one month or similar expect no more than 10,000US per month.
A 100US perdiem should be discussed, with the company paying hotel, breakfast and laundry.
Take heavy cold weather kit with you.
I am a now only a Gulfstream G4/G550 driver, and would kill to get back to Moscow, the people are the best, and the girls to die for....end of lecture. Any more info, E Mail me at [email protected]

 

[Bumz_Rush]

IRAILOT, what a load of tosh.....I was foot loose in Moscow for 5 years...very few problems. Much less than most "other" countries/cities.

Bumz.

 

[GVFlyer]

I like Moscow, too. When there we stay at the Metropol because it's convenient to Red Square and the Bolshoi, but we base our operations out of Night Flight on Tverskaia Street. Ever been there?

GV

 

[irapilot]

As I said to LegacyDriver in my PM to him - Moscow, not a problem. Many other places in Russia are not ok now - you know, the 2 airliners bombed out of the sky, the attack on the school in Beslan, the Jihad moving north and some political unrest regarding Putin, civil rights and the oil industry. Not knowing exactly where in Russia (big country, having spent time in other parts, far flung from the more "western" Moscow) I was advising some caution. Things have changed, my friend.

Cheers

 

[Gulfstream 200]

I like Moscow, too. When there we stay at the Metropol because it's convenient to Red Square and the Bolshoi, but we base our operations out of Night Flight on Tverskaia Street. Ever been there?

GV

there are some babes with serious money hanging out at night flight!

ever try the Kempinski across the river? not bad digs....heck its pure entertainment just to check out the working gals in the lobby bar!!

I like Moscow too, neat city. Winter gets real old real quick though...

I still get a kick out of all the wedding clebrations going on at red square area each saturday....middle of winter, -20 degrees and newlyweds and thier parties walking around in wedding clothes drinking cans of beer...only the ruskies..

 

[bigD]

Man, you guys are making me jealous.

Someday...someday...

 

[AA717driver]

I've not had the opportunity to visit Night Flight. But our other pilots and a notable visit by our mechanic...

Can't wait.TC

 

[Bumz_Rush]

Moscow Operations Centre

On the Upper level, get by far the best view, and afternoon tea is well worth waiting for.
Normally stay over the road, in Marriott. Metropole might be near the the culture, but mostly small rooms, beautiful, but small.

Now Hungry Duck had by far the best Operations Room, 9-10pm, being briefing time......