Part 91 Schedule

[pilotviolin]

If I could work a little less and get paid a lot more it would be perfect. 2 pilots, both typed. 50 hrs average per month, but the big benefit is if there is space available we can talk our wives and kids. We also get to hang out with the boss and go sailing for a week in the BVI and Cabo with the wife for two weeks.

 

[banned username 2]

We average 12-15 days a month, probably average 5-6 RON's a month... Pilots average 400-450 hours a year... Good hotels, decent expenses... FSI twice a year... Can bring spouse along several times a year if we want... "On-Call" Mon-Fri 8am - 5pm, virtually no "pop-up" trips... 98% of trips are business, so we go, get the work done and come home... Schedule is posted around the 15th of the month prior... subject to change, but at least you have a pretty good idea... Also, no "face time" required... as a matter of fact, they really don't want you around if you aren't working... 3.6 pilots per plane (not including Management, 4.0 per plane if you include them)... Everyones typed...

 

[Flying Illini]

8 planes, 17 pilots, maintenance done in house (and avionics soon!). FO's typed in one aircraft. On call. There is a schedule but it's in pencil for a reason (ever-changing). The "rule" is that if you haven't been called by 6pm then you probably won't have a trip the next day (or monday, if it's friday). Pop-ups are rare, only 8 in just over 2 years. On days off you don't have to be in the office. FO's have Jepp duties but that's it. I had 77 RON's last year but only 20 so far this year. We fly ~300hrs a year. Getting time off is easy if you get your request in early enough. It's done on a first come basis, if too many other pilots have already been granted time off/or will be at school on the day you want off, you won't get it so get your requests in early.
I flew 5 days last month (a week of school and 2 weeks of vacation!) but normaly is 12-17 with my extremes being 5 and 26. Oh yeah, if called after 6pm and you've had a drink or aren't within your 2 hr callout of the airport, you can turn it down, no problems. If it's during the day and you have had a drink, you can turn the trip down. No guff from the company. It's never happened to me (like I said, only 8 popups in 2 years) but those that have said that there were no repercussions.
You guys with semi-schedules are making me drool...

 

[Bandit60]

Just curoius...for those who can take your family on the plane with you, how do you deal with the new tax laws that require non-employees to claim the flight as income on their w-4's.

Is your company showing these flights on your w4's?

Has anyone had their company stop non-employee from flying?

 

[semperfido]

I have a potentially dream 91 job, but it does not work out because of the manager; Fly on average 16 days a month but we ar required to be in the office Monday Friday 8-5 unless we flew over the weekend when we then get "comped" for those days during the week.

The upside is I fly a GV but that was n't even enough to make me stay as I have had enough, on my way out! Ah, in Europe away from the Mrs for two week I get four days away.

A 91 job is only as good as the Manager makes it.

that really sucks...what an idiot he must be. useless face time. it is one thing if you have a reason to be there, but 'OFFICE HOURS" for a pilot is a bad thing. get some experience and then leave.

 

[banned username 2]

Just curoius...for those who can take your family on the plane with you, how do you deal with the new tax laws that require non-employees to claim the flight as income on their w-4's.

Is your company showing these flights on your w4's?

Has anyone had their company stop non-employee from flying?

We have always had our "guest" flying show up on our W-2's as "Imputed Income"... Basically they take the SIFL rate for the trip and show it as "Other Income"... So you pay your tax rate on the SIFL amount... A few years ago I took my wife to Vancouver for the weekend, I think the SIFL rate was something like $297, so I paid about $90 in tax or something like that...

 

[h25b]

We have always had our "guest" flying show up on our W-2's as "Imputed Income"... Basically they take the SIFL rate for the trip and show it as "Other Income"... So you pay your tax rate on the SIFL amount... A few years ago I took my wife to Vancouver for the weekend, I think the SIFL rate was something like $297, so I paid about $90 in tax or something like that...

I was under the understanding that if a certain percentage of the seats were already filled there was no need for the tax concern ???

 

[G100driver]

We have always had our "guest" flying show up on our W-2's as "Imputed Income"... Basically they take the SIFL rate for the trip and show it as "Other Income"... So you pay your tax rate on the SIFL amount... A few years ago I took my wife to Vancouver for the weekend, I think the SIFL rate was something like $297, so I paid about $90 in tax or something like that...

With the changes in SIFL laws (thank-you Congress) have you guys changed your policy? We now must pay taxes based on 50% of the DOC of the aircraft on a given trip. Kinda sucks now as you end up paying about the amount of a coach ticket.

Still better than hanging out with the cattle over in the terminal though.

 

[G100driver]

I was under the understanding that if a certain percentage of the seats were already filled there was no need for the tax concern ???

Correct provided that the trip is business in purpose. If the trip is personal use of company aircraft then taxes must be applied.

I am sure most trips are business though

 

[banned username 2]

With the changes in SIFL laws (thank-you Congress) have you guys changed your policy? We now must pay taxes based on 50% of the DOC of the aircraft on a given trip.

YIKES! I hadn't heard that... I haven't taken my wife with in a while (2 small kids at home)... So I'm really not familiar with the current changes...

 

[G100driver]

It was piggybacked onto the extension of the accelerated deprecation tax laws. Nice, huh? Congress was losing too much revenue on this one so they were going to make it up one way or another.

However, if your flight has (do not quote me on this) 30% or more seats occupied for a business purpose you do not need to report pax as personal. (Can you read classic Congressional loop-hole )

NBAA or Tax Advocates can get you up to speed on this.

For all I know we might be over-inturpeting this.

 

[Bandit60]

I think I will just ask my company to make my family employees.

 

[eyelevelflyer]

Ready

8 days off a month.

On call 24/7

A ton of office work. Seriously, my workload is equal to 4 people's jobs.

Average less than 50hrs a month.

Small family company.

Only pilot in the company.

Also work another job, yep living the good life. Still trying to come up with a job description when people ask me, "What do you do for a living", well I am a corporate pilot, plus, I answer phones, do paperwork, schedule jobs, log evidence in, pickup evidence, document scenes, do photo work, x-ray artifacts, attend inspections. Oh, I forgot, clean the boat canopy, haul the boat in for storage, (don't get to use it), and pick up my nieces and nephews, which is actually good. And I play solitare and make fax cover pages.

Sorry venting.

Fly safe.

 

[Snakum]

A few flights per year with fulltime employer (out and backs in a rental), and 70+ hours in the office per week, on average.

Ten hours per month with part-time employer (B200 with some RONs), no office time, lotsa preflight duties, but I'm happy to do 'em.

Somehow ... I gotta make my part-time gig my fulltime gig, and my fulltime gig a telecommute thang.


Minh
Wannabe Corporate TurboProp Weenie
"Why yes, Captain ... I could actually be happy flying a corporate King Air to retirement."

 

[AA717driver]

Suddenly, my QOL doesn't seem so bad... TC