How much can you make at Airnet?

[FastestPA31Ever]

"Working the system", "94 hours for 5 days of work"...geez Purv, I used to think you were one of those guys who truly loved flying - not one that brags about how lazy he can be! Let's see...5 days of work, average maybe 3 legs a day - that's 15 gear handle up/down cycles, a couple hundred twists of the Comm knobs, several leather flight jacket maintenance sessions. So a total of 30 minutes of actual work? $19.00/hr x 94hrs = $1786...that's like $3500 an hour!

What would you say you do here?

 

[USC328]

Well, don't get me wrong. I DO LOVE TO FLY. However, since I'm stuck sitting reserve, I'd rather save the 45 min drive to the airport, thus saving gas money, and do less work for the same pay. Ya, it's called lazy. I've definitely gotten more lazy with this job. Once I can hold a line, I'm sure I'll get to do more flying. However, flying at the regionals is not TRUE flying like at AirNet. George has to have it by FL200. Company policy. Well, should things go bad and furloughs ever come my way, you can bet I'll put my app in at Jetride. If they wouldn't take me, I'd probably try to start back at the bottom ranks at AirNet. I DO miss flying the props. That Hamilton 1 arrival into CMH in the Van and Baron was a blast. The departure out of Burke Lakefront was fun too. Enjoy your prop days and the jet too. Who was the last person to upgrade to CPT at AirNet? See ya guys!!



USC328

 

[Guillotine007]

purv...you are not good looking enough to carry pax in a setting like jetride. rich people don't want their children scared.

 

[starchkr]

ROFLMAO...oh crap that was great...ok, ok, i'll try to get up off the floor now...man that was funny.

Hydroflyer...thanks man, yeah, i look at the site pretty often to see when they put up the new ones...they are a trip. "...flightless birds pitching a frequent flyer program" "How Ironical."

I do miss the one where they are all slepping and in the end they have the Dolphin flying the "night shift" and as the plane flys away ..."hey why do i always get the nightshift"

 

[$$$4nothin]

I made $32,000 a year at airnet for a year and a half. However I flew 7.5 hours a day 4 days a week with a 12 hour duty day. 3 day weekends were very nice however. At airnet if you work hard you get paid. Oh, and you will work hard. Last month at my regional I made $1700 and flew 6 hours. I like that a lot. And I work another job. OH PURV. I work at a golf retail store. Good luck
USC 904

 

[drinkduff77]

I pulled in about 35k my first year there...I flew just over 5 hrs a day and had a fifth day. Benefits are good and the jumpseat agreements are great if you use them. I only did it one weekend there. I would guess the average there is around 30k the first year. I never had a three day weekend but coming from instructing at a busy school the schedule was a breeze.

 

[Mason]

However, flying at the regionals is not TRUE flying like at AirNet. George has to have it by FL200. Company policy.
USC328

I agree completely. I left Airnet for a fractional then promptly left the frac for a business (non-flying) gig for some cash. Nothing like flying the lear wide-axx open all day (or night). I'd do that again for the rest of my life if I could have made more money.

 

[HAZ-MAT]

Okay, so far you have heard what people made their first year with 5 days of work and extra pay, such as floater pay and travel pay (which mind you is no longer available). My first year I flew an average of 50 hours a month, 4 days a week. My schedule was Tu- Standby, W & Th show at 4pm done at 1am and F was show at noon done at 8pm. First year take home was $25,500. Luckily that was in the SE US and I managed to get a crashpad for $350 a month. So yes there are runs in the system that if you work over minimum you get a nice paycheck, but right now with the Regionals laying off and reducing flights for Mainline there has been a stagnetation at AirNet. In the past 3 weeks there have been maybe 1 or 2 prop runs come open. Those runs (to the best of my knowledge) were pretty much base pay. However, we no longer have the 1 year equipment/base lock, so if you get a base run you have a chance of bidding a higher paying run (if available) in about 6 months of employment.

 

[cforst513]

Well, don't get me wrong. I DO LOVE TO FLY. However, since I'm stuck sitting reserve, I'd rather save the 45 min drive to the airport, thus saving gas money, and do less work for the same pay. Ya, it's called lazy. I've definitely gotten more lazy with this job. Once I can hold a line, I'm sure I'll get to do more flying. However, flying at the regionals is not TRUE flying like at AirNet. George has to have it by FL200. Company policy. Well, should things go bad and furloughs ever come my way, you can bet I'll put my app in at Jetride. If they wouldn't take me, I'd probably try to start back at the bottom ranks at AirNet. I DO miss flying the props. That Hamilton 1 arrival into CMH in the Van and Baron was a blast. The departure out of Burke Lakefront was fun too. Enjoy your prop days and the jet too. Who was the last person to upgrade to CPT at AirNet? See ya guys!!



USC328

what airline do you fly for and how long have you been there?

 

[USC328]

SkyWest Airlines, based out of Denver. Started classes on July 28, 2005. I've got only 100 people behind me on the seniority list, but I don't see furloughs. Just stagnation. We lost about 20% of Delta flying in SLC, so we are a little fat on pilots. I've seen about 10 a month attrition on the seniority list.

USC328

 

[starchkr]

Stagnant in the props...maybe, but the jets are moving pretty darn good right now. In the next week or two there should be at least 3 jet PIC spots come open, plus the SIC spots that will be open due to upgrading from the last bid sheet. This will give at least 5 more props in the next few weeks, and i don't really see things changing much once we start losing a few guys to places like NJA.

 

[FastestPA31Ever]

I am waiting for Guillotine to comment on Purv's "fat on pilots" line...

Tick, tock.

 

[psysicx]

Flying at Airnet is just going to get you ready for UPS and Fedex. What kind of schedules do floaters have? And starcheck why are you only applying to Frontier?

 

[Guillotine007]

i'm not even going to dignify that with a response (to fastestpa31)

 

[RichardRambone]

Do the Jet guys make what they have posted on the website? I.E.
Salary Ranges
Lear 60 PIC: 62,500 – 73,500
Lear 60 SIC: 40,000 – 60,000
Lear 35 PIC: 50,000 – 60,000
Lear 35 SIC: 32,000 – 40,000

And is JetRide simply the name for the Jet freight side of the house, the charter side or do they fly jets under the Airnet side? Just trying to seperate everything.

 

[starchkr]

Richard...Those salaries look as though they are the Jetride side of the company, especially the 60 scale. The JR side is the passenger charter side of Airnet. We do have 35's on the freight side, but i know we don't make the money they have listed above. In fact, most of the lears are on the freight side, with something like 40"ish".

Psysicx...i am not only applying to Frontier...I have UPS and SWA and a few others(kept up my sleeve for now). Frontier is definately one of my top three, especially since they are the "hometown airline." They also seem to be one heck of a good airline, and a great place to work. By the way, have you seen those commercials?!?!?!?!? Oh, man...here i go again.......

 

[starcheckdriver]

The salaries posted above are JetRide salary ranges. I can vouch for them to be true and correct. As a Lear 60 SIC, I started at $52,000 per year plus whatever I bring home in per diem and overtime. So, I probably come close to $60K if you add the extras. You will not make that much on the freight side for some time, but flying freight is still a blast and I miss it.

 

[Guillotine007]

you were cutting into our useful load too much though. better that you are gone.

 

[USC328]

Well, at least he wasn't cutting into taxiway signs.

 

[txpilot1_99]

Dohhhh!!!