Gulfstream 200
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my take...(for whatever its worth..)
having done both the day trips and longer hauls for corp/charter outfits, I can tell you that you have more quality of life doing the longer trips - FOR A GOOD COMPANY. (thats the key)
Day trips of 12 hours of duty - plus driving - leaves you nothing but exhausted when you get home, only to be stressed b/c you have to do it again the next day, and the next...etc..
Now, do a 6-7 day Intl trip, come home - be left alone for a week or so...MUCH BETTER. My kids and wife also agree. It simply adds up to more quality time. Now, there are some outfits that will run you 28 days a month if they could - thats not what Im talking about. BUT, the longer Intl trips are always more scheduled, less likely to "pop up", and are easier to plan your life around. Not to mention that Intl trips are done in nicer equipment (usually) and Intl accomodations beat any Marriott Courtyard dump you may shack up in for 9 hrs in the states!
Flying day runs for execs might sound good now, but its a long, tiring day sitting and some Arkansas FBO or something like that....only to land back home at 4-5 pm (boss wants to see his family) BUT you have to put the thing away and do the paperwork, sit in traffic, then get home as the kids are going to bed, and then get up 0430 to do it again the next day....it $ucks.
Personally, I get very bored flying around the US. No flying job pays a tremendous amount of money- so I figure might as well get some satisfaction out of it..go challenging places, see the sights, check out the babes, etc....then get home...
So, I guess I am saying that dont shun the longer leg flying, the quality of life issue may not be what you think it is....
Good Luck.
having done both the day trips and longer hauls for corp/charter outfits, I can tell you that you have more quality of life doing the longer trips - FOR A GOOD COMPANY. (thats the key)
Day trips of 12 hours of duty - plus driving - leaves you nothing but exhausted when you get home, only to be stressed b/c you have to do it again the next day, and the next...etc..
Now, do a 6-7 day Intl trip, come home - be left alone for a week or so...MUCH BETTER. My kids and wife also agree. It simply adds up to more quality time. Now, there are some outfits that will run you 28 days a month if they could - thats not what Im talking about. BUT, the longer Intl trips are always more scheduled, less likely to "pop up", and are easier to plan your life around. Not to mention that Intl trips are done in nicer equipment (usually) and Intl accomodations beat any Marriott Courtyard dump you may shack up in for 9 hrs in the states!
Flying day runs for execs might sound good now, but its a long, tiring day sitting and some Arkansas FBO or something like that....only to land back home at 4-5 pm (boss wants to see his family) BUT you have to put the thing away and do the paperwork, sit in traffic, then get home as the kids are going to bed, and then get up 0430 to do it again the next day....it $ucks.
Personally, I get very bored flying around the US. No flying job pays a tremendous amount of money- so I figure might as well get some satisfaction out of it..go challenging places, see the sights, check out the babes, etc....then get home...
So, I guess I am saying that dont shun the longer leg flying, the quality of life issue may not be what you think it is....
Good Luck.
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