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Lazy8

Lazy8

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How many flight hours are you guys building per month? I know it depends on your line and I'm just interested to see how little or much you can expect.

Thank you!

Grove
 
The shortest run I have seen in the company logs about 1.7 per day. The longest a run can be scheduled is for 8.0 hours per day. The longest one I have seen scheduled is about 6.7. Under 135 regs you cant go over 1400 per year. 5 days in a work week 52 weeks in a year you do the math.
 
In my experience (I've done maybe 9 different runs at least once in my year and a half here), MOST runs wind up being somewhere around 3-5 hours flight time, regardless of duty time. Of course there are exceptions.
 
I saw that post for the 500TT VFR with flight express....is that still possible? Any idea what FTY is looking like these days? Last I read(from boris i believe) was the run was something like FTY-HXD-SAV-FTY?!?!?

I see you guys at PDK a lot it seems also with the 210...heard the other day some local CFI was looking around and just happened to sit in the airplane without permission from the flight exp pilot....the next day signs were posted stating "authorized personnel only"....:rolleyes:

PDK a run also?
 
jim718181 said:
If you tell me what base your interested in i can give you a better idea of what the runs would be like
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I have friends in Orlando and Tampa so it would be nice to get one of those two.

By the way, I applied with the online application form tonight. I tried it twice and it just takes me to a blank page when I submit my info. Is that normal or should I just fax it in?

Thanks

Grove
 
Boris Badenov said:
In my experience (I've done maybe 9 different runs at least once in my year and a half here), MOST runs wind up being somewhere around 3-5 hours flight time, regardless of duty time. Of course there are exceptions.
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I know this is asked about every other month, but how's transition time to the Baron currently looking?
 
Orlando and Tampa each have a bunch of runs so you should be able to find something your looking for. Tampa's all start in the afernoon and finish somewhere between early evening and late night-into the next morning depending on the run. If you get one of those bases if your looking for a run with more flight or duty time you should be able to transition to one after building about a month or two's worth of seniority. It is also possible to get the one you are looking for right out of class. With your application try just e-mailing Gary a resume and if he doesnt call you back in a day or two PM me and I'll take care of it. The guy who starts training in the Baron this week has been with the company since jan 06. If a bunch of pilots come on the line in the near future (which is expected because of the minimums dropping to VFR) I could see Baron time dropping significantly for a few people. After it drops in my opinion it will go back up once everyone is upgraded and all the Baron runs that are now open are filled. In a year from now its anybody's guess.

Not sure about FTY I'll find out tomorrow for you.
 
Baron took me 15 months because I was holding out for a particular base (and run). I could have held Nashville after about 12. As jim points out, this should come down pretty rapidly as the VFR guys come on board, then eventually go back up. I imagine they'd require an IFR checkride to drive the Baron, so it could work out well for a higher time guy who started now.

jim: Is Lloyd finally upgrading?

PS. We have an online application? Fancy. Just call Gary "Pythons" Hillyer and he'll take care of you. I'm gonna miss that guy. 1800OPSKORL ext. 610 or 613
 
My understanding is that Lloyd is upgrading finally, and probably looking forward to having the chance to live in a hangar again, or a hole in the ground. He'd love either option.

F-ing Marines...
 
"INFANTRY Marines", I think you mean. Some totally awesome hard-charging Marines rode a desk in to battle and are just as horrified as anyone else when Lloyd starts talking about how a "field-expedient" campfire can make an MRE feel just like uh "an apple pie", if you catch my meaning.
 
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With my run I log about 5 hours a day. Multiply that by 20 days per month and you get 100 hours a month, not bad at all. My duty day is 12.8 hours long so it is tiring but i get 39k per year.
 
Hehehe - when I get bored inside with that fancy "central air", "internet", and "heat", I grab my poncho liner and a canteen of scotch and my dog and I stand watch in the grass outside. At least I did until the police were called about a " . . . drunk homeless guy hiding in the bushes with a rifle and binoculars".

:)

I am upgrading . . . I think. I'm doing it the FLX way. I'm doing ground training this weekend, TDY at CRG on 275, and then working my way back into ORL for the flight training. I have no doubt that the TDY will be extended for a while. I see it as a paid Florida vacation during spring break. ;)
 
jaxpilot, if your talking about 205 or 221 I used to do them both and it averaged about 4.2 for 205 and 4.3 for 221. Fly faster.

mtsu, my sincere apologies. The reason your on 275 next week is because I'm on vacation. I'll be back Monday 26th so your tdy wont be extended. Good luck with Baron training.
 
500tt

I noticed on climbto350.com Gary is advertising for 500tt pilots. Any of those low timers make it successfully through ground school and actually pass the vfr 135 ride yet? Sure hope Gary can attract some new recruits for all you Baron upgrade wannabes :)
 

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