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I've been up to Alaska, over to Hawaii (as an sic) and as far south as Panama. Plus Bermuda and most of the Caribbean. The X goes to Europe but not with me on it!
Just womdering how many hours the average X pilot flies a year? I keep hearing it is a workhorse of the fleet. So just curious what kind of times they are flying?
Thanks
Been at NJA since early 2000 and on the X the whole time. I have 3700 hrs so far. Just a little over 400/yr.
Been on the X for 9.5 years. Averaging around 500 hours a year. And that's considering 4 weeks of vacation, and three separate training events every year.
As for int'l, CE750Driver is a little off base. Anyone who knows me will tell you I'm nowhere near anything like an 'A' Teamer. And yet I still do a moderate amount of Europe and Hawaii. I rarely am scheduled for more than 12 hours on the ground in Hawaii and am ALWAYS scheduled for the min turn of 14 hours in Europe. I actually hate the Europe and Hawaii trips for just that reason. But just wanted to point out that the 'good' trips don't just go to 'A'-Teamers and ass-kissers.
Having said that, there are a certain select group of individuals who always seem to get the int'l trips where they may have a few days on the ground.
So not denying the existence of the 'A'-Team, just saying that they don't do ALL the Europe and Hawaii trips.
Six,
I actually do like the X. But that's not what's keeping me. In a word, money.
Moving to any other plane, except the Falcon EX and the Gulfstream, would be a completely lateral move in terms of pay. However, I'm also getting IOE pay. So moving to another aircraft would actually result in a pay LOSS for me because my IOE position would not transfer to another type. With the new IBB pay, that would be a loss of $9K/year. Not willing to take that hit just for another type rating.
Only going to the two planes above would allow me to break even, or make a bit more. My bid is in for the DA-2000EX, but while I'm pretty senior, not senior enough to hold it for at least another year to year and a half (assuming we start getting 4 or 5 a year sometime soon).