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[T-1GUY]

You dont get signed off until you have 10 landings. You cant land with clients on board. I have averaged one or two landings a tour. I had over 30 hours on first rotation. IOE captain wanted to sign off, but the 10 landing thing seems to be hard and fast. All of the guys have been great to fly with. No pressure at all....

 

[RTRHD]

You cant land with clients on board.

Really, Is that right?

 

[4mr72drvr]

After getting signed off, can you land with clients?

 

[RTRHD]

I quess that would make things take forever.

 

[skiandsurf]

After getting signed off, can you land with clients?

I am on the C-X, and depending on the week, I usually get close to half of the flights (and landings). I only fly the empty legs, by choice. Yes we can fly with owners onboard, but it has to be from the right seat (something about the owners want 4 stripes in the left seat). Being that I havent flown from the right seat in 15 years, I feel more comfortable flying from the left seat.

 

[RTRHD]

I am on the C-X, and depending on the week, I usually get close to half of the flights (and landings). I only fly the empty legs, by choice. Yes we can fly with owners onboard, but it has to be from the right seat (something about the owners want 4 stripes in the left seat). Being that I havent flown from the right seat in 15 years, I feel more comfortable flying from the left seat.

Same,same,

 

[johnsonrod]

I know of JetBlue pilots actually leaving for Netjets. Are you still seeing Netjets pilots leaving for JetBlue like the numbers seen a few years ago?

 

[dudemize]

I know of JetBlue pilots actually leaving for Netjets. Are you still seeing Netjets pilots leaving for JetBlue like the numbers seen a few years ago?

I'd be interested in the answer to this.

 

[FLYLOW22]

I'd be interested in the answer to this.

I think it was a rhetorical question.

The only pilots leaving NJA now (in large numbers) are pilots under the Domicile system.

 

[johnsonrod]

I think it was a rhetorical question.

The only pilots leaving NJA now (in large numbers) are pilots under the Domicile system.

No, it was a serious question. I have heard that several JetBlue pilots have left for Netjets - although this is second-hand information. Perhaps they were former Netjets pilots who wanted to return. I also recall Netjets pilots leaving for JetBlue when it was more popular a few years back (do you remember the super-long Netjets vs. Jetblue threads on Flightinfo? Dudemize - you should check them out even though they are a bit outdated).

Are you suggesting that pilots are leaving because they don't like the current domicile system? Weren't they aware of the domicile system when they signed on? I know people would like more flexibility with domiciles and more choices (like Citationshares or just home basing like before), but I would assume current Netjets pilots knew what they were getting into...

In dudemize's case, he would be living in the NY area anyway (if he were to go to Jetblue) given his Teterboro domicile so it wouldn't matter.