NetJets Domiciles

[BE400]

Would it be realistic for someone to live 4 hours away from a domicile and do the reserve schedule during the first few months of employment at NJ? How long till 7&7? How often do you need to show at 5am on your first day for example? Trying to figure out how I can make this work without driving at 1am to show at 5am and then work a 14hr duty day. Thanks

 

[sweptwingz]

Would it be realistic for someone to live 4 hours away from a domicile and do the reserve schedule during the first few months of employment at NJ? (It may work, it may not. A crash pad is your safest bet.)


How long till 7&7? (Depends on the fleet and hiring.)

How often do you need to show at 5am on your first day for example?

(My first day shows at MCO have been from 0000 local to 1200 local with
5-6am as typical.)

Trying to figure out how I can make this work without driving at 1am to show at 5am and then work a 14hr duty day. Thanks

(I'd get a crash pad until I was on 7/7, at least.)

 

[AirBear8]

4 hours isn't that bad but I'd plan on buying a hotel room prior to trips because 5-7am show times are very common. But you may not have to do it that often. I'm on the Ultra and my reserve schedule for Jan. and Feb. has been all 7 day trips with an average of 5 days off in between.

AirBear

 

[BE400]

Thanks guys, just curious with all the newhires how many people are going to commute or move to a domicile?

 

[208starcheck]

It wouldn't be fun but you can do it. I know guys that did the old 17 day schedule that live 5-6 hours away. I lived 2 hours away on the 17 day. 4 hours on the 18 day wouldn't be any different. You still have 3 tours a month same as the 17 day.

 

[BlackPilot628]

What is the call out time on RSV?

 

[AirBear8]

What is the call out time on RSV?

We really don't have RSV like the airlines do. Sometimes if you don't have a good plane or a full crew you'll get put on standby at the hotel or if you're in domicile at your residence. You're supposed to be ready to leave the hotel within 30 minutes of getting a new brief. But this happens to pilots on both schedules. RSV at NetJets means you will probably work an average of 3 more days per month than the 7-7 schedule. Your only firm days off are the 4 "H" days you bid and the required days off after a trip (either 3 or 4 depending on how many days you're out). All other days off you have to call in by 7pm the night before to see if you're working the next day or not. If you're not then it's a day off, no waiting around for the phone to ring. For example, I've been doing all 7 day trips usually followed by 5 days off. I don't have to call in the 1st 4 of those days because they're mandatory days off, but I do have to call in the night before that 5th day off. Although the company is not required to, in practice they've been posting your intended work schedule on the crewops website. I started flying under the new rules right after Xmas and so far they haven't deviated from the posted schedule. When I call in for those non-mandatory days off the schedulars even seem a bit confused as to why I'm calling in.

AirBear

 

[B +]

Your only firm days off are the 4 "H" days you bid in.

AirBear

AirBear is it 4 "H" days per three month bid period or per month? I also understand these four days have to be either all together or in pairs seperated by a minimum number of days.

 

[AirBear8]

AirBear is it 4 "H" days per three month bid period or per month? I also understand these four days have to be either all together or in pairs seperated by a minimum number of days.

4 days off per month, all together or in pairs seperated by a min of 7 days. So you can't get 2 consecutive Sat. & Sun. off but you are pretty much guaranteed at least 2 weekends per month off if that's how you bid your "H" days. They just can't be in a row.

That's another nice thing about NetJets, I've never seen a Part 121 airline where you can hold 2 weekends off per month as a new hire right out of training.

 

[LostComm]

AirBear is it 4 "H" days per three month bid period or per month? I also understand these four days have to be either all together or in pairs seperated by a minimum number of days.

Your 4 H days are monthly.

They must either be consecutive or have a minimum of 7 days between them.

 

[Plug]

Kinda curious if anyone has gotten done with training as a newbie under the new CBA. How is the new domicile stuff? Are they airlining you out from your domicile to get an airplane? Do you usually finish your tour at your domicile?

 

[Guitar Guy]

I've been using CMH as my domicile for almost a year. I've seen tours where I've not airlined at all and some tours where I start and end with an airline. It happens in waves in my experience. This last tour, I airlined out to pick up a plane, a few days later, we flew it to CMH (spent 2 nights in town) and then finished the tour by ferrying a plane home.

As always, your mileage may vary and I suspect it the amount of airlining might also be influenced by the fleet one is assigned.

 

[Plug]

Thanks!

 

[Spackler]

Domiciles

Has anyone heard anything about more domiciles at Netjets opening up for new hires? To be more specific: Boston? TEB is a long way from home for me and that is the only thing keeping me from trying to get a job at Netjets.

 

[DO-82 driver]

Spackler, You may have missed the boat on this one......Right now people in the area of the 5 Domiciles are getting hired....who knows when the Company is going to open other airports to new hires. If they do it for new hires they are going to have to allow everyone. I may be quite a while before that happens.....

Don't forget that the Company's reason for hiring people who are willing to fly out of the Domiciles is to stack the deck come next contract talks and try to get rid of the HBA's all together. Or at least, reduce the number.

 

[Spackler]

Thanks Driver,
I just thought it was worth asking. Every once in a while I hear rumors on the road that more domicile might open up. Oh well…I’ll wait and see what happens here at flops.

 

[I'm42]

Has everybody been getting their first choice for a domicile, or have they been assigned something else that they don't necessarily want?

 

[AirBear8]

Has everybody been getting their first choice for a domicile, or have they been assigned something else that they don't necessarily want?

1st choice for the near future at least. They know a lot of people can't relocate so unless a particular domicile gets overstaffed they'll let new hires choose.

AirBear