How many hours are you guys flying?

[biplanepilot]

Just trying to gather some info for the company. How many hours a year are you corporate jet guys flying? And if you have the info, about how many overnights are you away from home a month on average?

If any one has any official surveys I'll take that too. I do have a 2008 Stanton Group survey to work with, but some up to date real life data would be useful.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Gulfstream 200]

2009 - 150hrs / approx 40 overnights
2008 - 90hrs / approx 40 overnights
2007 - 155hrs / approx 50 overnights

2009 was a 3 pilot 1 airplane gig....prior to that was a Fortune XX job with many pilots and planes...average line pilot flew approx 225hrs/yr and 6-8 overnights a month.

Most corporate "line" pilots I know fly approx 250hrs a year. Overnights really depend on equipment....a Citation may do many day trips, a GV/Global many overnights (of course, exceptions here)

 

[say again]

2007-510
2008-275
2009-0
2010-0

Ive given on on flying for a living. Sick and tired of losing my job, or not knowing if Im gonna have a job next week. Horrible way to go thru life.

 

[91er]

2009 - 175
2008 - 212
2007 - 300

About 65 overnights / year. Fortune XX G-whiz job.

 

[timmay]

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[khsgt]

200 hours a year average. 5 overnights a month

Part 91 single airplane, 2 pilot operation.

Citation 650

I actually flew 600 hours last year though...damn...lots of stuff going on the side though.

 

[54fighting]

2008- 250
2009- 275
We average about 4-5 overnights per month.

 

[ditchpilot]

07- 250 hrs jet 100 hrs piston
08- 220 hrs jet 50 hrs piston
09- 175 hrs jet 30 hrs piston

91 gig 2 planes 2 pilots
The only thing saving 91 ops is the owners love of airplanes and the fact that used airplane market is SO BAD that they would rather keep flying the airplane then sell at 50% loss.

 

[Coool Hand Luke]

You got it all wrong, don't go by hours flown, go by days worked (include R.O.N. days whether flying or not). That's a much better guage of quality-of-life in corporate flying.

 

[guido411]

You got it all wrong, don't go by hours flown, go by days worked (include R.O.N. days whether flying or not). That's a much better guage of quality-of-life in corporate flying.

A-Fu**ing-Men!!!!

Part 91, 2 planes, 3 pilots

2008- I flew 122 days
2008- Jet flew 266 hrs
2008- Tprop flew 117 hrs

2009- I flew 105 days
2009- Jet flew 262 hrs
2009- Tprop flew 135 hrs