AirBear8
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I just switched from the Ultra to the Encore and recently finished my 4th tour in the new jet. I like it much more than the Ultra and with the fleets being split when the Encore breaks you're airlining or going to the hotel because the odds of another Encore on the ramp are slim. I've flown 49 hours in October but worked 19 days total (Reserve schedule + 1 extended day). Longest leg so far is 4+09 air time from AUS to OXD (Oxnard, CA, just north of LAX). Had to fly at .60-.65M instead of the normal .74M to make it without a fuel stop. So far I've had pretty decent hours. Of course the downside of that is very little overtime. And it's true what was said above, you tend to stay in one area of the country. It was my 4th tour before I got west of Texas.
15-16 jets right now, maybe another 1 or 2 enroute and that'll probably be it. The Encore/Ultra Chief Pilot recently told a company recurrent class we're getting some Encore+'s and that was confirmed by a NetJets sales rep I talked to last week. He said we're just getting a "handfull" of those to use as a bridge until the next generation of light cabin jets come out in a few years.
AirBear
15-16 jets right now, maybe another 1 or 2 enroute and that'll probably be it. The Encore/Ultra Chief Pilot recently told a company recurrent class we're getting some Encore+'s and that was confirmed by a NetJets sales rep I talked to last week. He said we're just getting a "handfull" of those to use as a bridge until the next generation of light cabin jets come out in a few years.
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