Net Jet Mins

[Avro dude]

Currently a soon to be furloughed XJ pilot short of the 2500 TT (500). Any chance of getting on or are they pretty firm.

Also, I live in DTW. Anyone know what the drive is like to CMH.

 

[loverobot]

Flexible as a steel beam on the mins. Have a friend try to get around it, no way, no how.

Good luck

 

[81Horse]

Also, I live in DTW. Anyone know what the drive is like to CMH.

About 3 1/2 hours -- or more.

 

[CA1900]

Currently a soon to be furloughed XJ pilot short of the 2500 TT (500). Any chance of getting on or are they pretty firm.

I just got my application in the mail a couple of days ago. It included a few pages of information, including this:

All potential pilot applicants should meet certain minimum requirements when submitting resumes or applications. These are hard and fast minimums. Resumes and applications received missing reference to one or more of the following requirements will not be processed:

[and then the same list of qualifications as on their pilot hiring web page]


So the short answer is no, I don't think they'll bend the minimums.

 

[j31flyer]

I am sure this place is like trying to go to FedEx right now. Everyone wants it because the QOL and $$ is so good. Of course the company knows this and they stick to mins to weed everyone else out. I wonder how many times the NJA server has been shut down due to the overload of resumes on file now. I have my interview next month. Good luck to everyone!!

 

[realityman]

Sorry, they are VERY firm on the mins. It's easy for them because of all the out of work airline guys (and gals) out there. I could be wrong, but I believe the average new hire has over 5000 TT. I just did IOE training with a retired Delta guy. Super nice guy, and way more than 2500 TT.

 

[tk855]

I have seen NJA stand firm on all of the mins except the instrument time. I know of a couple people below the 250 hrs of instrument time. That is the only minimum I have seen them reduce.

 

[wolfpackpilot]

I could be wrong, but I believe the average new hire has over 5000 TT.

I would say your right. The market is so saturated with 5000+ hour pilots looking for work, NetJets could raise the mins and still have plenty of "qualified" applicants.

Im sorry, but I came through the ranks in the late 80's-90's, you couldnt fly freight in a beatup Baron with less than 2000 hours multi engine time in 1989. I have little sympathy for 25 year old flight instructors looking for a way into NetJets with an ATP and 2500 hours in a Seminole.

But times change, and so does the flying business!

 

[DO-82 driver]

Yeah......but there's still something to be said about flying beat up planes in all kind of wx. Or flying tree top looking for fires in the back woods with no radar coverage. These lesson can't be learned at a fancy flight school.

If I had a say in the matter I'd add a minimum of 300 hours tailwheel (or skiis/floats) and 500 hrs PT-6 or Garrrett engine time to the NJA hiring minimums.

 

[B +]

Yeah......but there's still something to be said about flying beat up planes in all kind of wx. Or flying tree top looking for fires in the back woods with no radar coverage. These lesson can't be learned at a fancy flight school.

If I had a say in the matter I'd add a minimum of 300 hours tailwheel (or skiis/floats) and 500 hrs PT-6 or Garrrett engine time to the NJA hiring minimums.

Not to dis that type of flying but frankly that is not the skills that NetJets wants to be sure you have. I don't think NJ flys many tailwheels and they don't fly treetops looking for fires either.

They want to know you can stay ahead of fast airplane flying complex arrivals and departures. They want to see that you have some experience with multi pilot cockpits and have learned some CRM skills.

The best brush pilot in the world may not do well at all in this completely different environment.

Once you have shown you have enough of the right flying experience they still want to evalute you on your people skills. A super sharp top notch jet pilot that ticks off owners on a regular basis is not what they need or want either.