W'2s

[dowhite2]

4th year Ca at Mesa- 82K

 

[Caveman]

4th year Ca at Mesa- 82K

82K/$59 = 1389 hours of credit

That equates to over 3.8 hours of credit for every single day last year. Not just work days, but all 365. It also means even if you flew the full 1000 hours max you would be getting paid at an average rate of almost 1.4 times base rate for every single hour flown.

I didn't know Mesa's rigs were that good.

 

[kf4amu]

82K/$59 = 1389 hours of credit

That equates to over 3.8 hours of credit for every single day last year. Not just work days, but all 365. It also means even if you flew the full 1000 hours max you would be getting paid at an average rate of almost 1.4 times base rate for every single hour flown.

I didn't know Mesa's rigs were that good.

Yea I'm not so sure of that. Mesa Capts I jumpseat with routinely fly more than they actually get paid...last year a 900 capt told me he flew 101 hours the previous month but only got paid 96.

I'd like to see how this guy explains it.

 

[siucavflight]

82K/$59 = 1389 hours of credit

That equates to over 3.8 hours of credit for every single day last year. Not just work days, but all 365. It also means even if you flew the full 1000 hours max you would be getting paid at an average rate of almost 1.4 times base rate for every single hour flown.

I didn't know Mesa's rigs were that good.

It was just flame bait, I was hoping no one was going to respond to it. I called my buddy at Mesa who is a 4th year captain there and asked him if it was possible, and he did not see how. He said that if he included his per-diem from last year(which to me is not income)he grossed 59K.

 

[dowhite2]

It's not much of a stretch when Open time was paid double time (65hrs, before the furlough of course) worked through one of my banked weeks of vacation. Averaged just under 100 hrs of CREDIT per bid period, throw in perdiem and there u go. Believe it or not.

 

[siucavflight]

It's not much of a stretch when Open time was paid double time (65hrs, before the furlough of course) worked through one of my banked weeks of vacation. Averaged just under 100 hrs of CREDIT per bid period, throw in perdiem and there u go. Believe it or not.

I guess it could be possible if what you say is true about the time worked, but dam you must have been working your tail off. (For what its worth per-diem is not really income though).

 

[dowhite2]

Thats for sure I worked my butt off. I'm not hitched and last winter was seeing the industry start to nosedive, so I worked and saved. Most my other buddies were in the low $70s and thats with little open time here and there on 4th yr captain pay. As for the per diem, I was just stating what my W2 says.

 

[kf4amu]

How did you get 12 bid periods of almost 100 hours without timing out?

 

[siucavflight]

How did you get 12 bid periods of almost 100 hours without timing out?

I do know that Mesa does 28 day bid periods, so they have 13 bids a year.

 

[siucavflight]

Although I am not sure how you credited almost 1300 hours, as Mesa did not have block or better. What are their trip rigs?

 

[kf4amu]

Although I am not sure how you credited almost 1300 hours, as Mesa did not have block or better. What are their trip rigs?

I would have expected him to time out in 10 bid periods, add 2 weeks for the vacation slot he didn't work through, and then min guarantee the rest of the year.

 

[dowhite2]

Look guys all I know is I worked my butt off (with a ton of open time paid at 200%) I'm a Mesa Captain on 4th yr pay and my W2 says 82K. I don't know why everyone has to question the Mesa guy cause you expect us to make 50K. Just like any airline if you know how to work the system in your favor and are willing to work more than average you can make significantly more. I have no reason to lie to u all.

 

[siucavflight]

I am not doubting you dowwhite, after doing the numbers I think it is possible, but man I would hate to of had your schedule. How much of that 82K was per-diem?

 

[dowhite2]

Oh believe me my schedule was horrible. My per diem was $4,600. Funny thing my deadhead pay came to almost $2700! Now that I have my 1000 PIC (not that anyone is hiring) I have slowed way down, not picking up open time (since we have people on furlough), and wont come close to 82k for 09.

 

[NetjetsFalcon]

Netjets DA2EASy 15 year Captain
Flew 308 hours in 2008
grossed 204,600
life is really, really good.

 

[siucavflight]

Netjets DA2EASy 15 year Captain
Flew 308 hours in 2008
grossed 204,600
life is really, really good.

Wow, that is not too bad.

But here is their pay structure, please explain I am curious.

http://www.airlinepilotcentral.com/airlines/fractional/netjets.html

 

[NetjetsFalcon]

Please explain what?

Wow, that is not too bad.

But here is their pay structure, please explain I am curious.

http://www.airlinepilotcentral.com/airlines/fractional/netjets.html

 

[siucavflight]

Just curious how your guys pay works, I see what the salary is, but wondering what you had to do to make the 207K, I see it depends on the schedule that you choose, but even the one that pays the most still leaves you about 40K short of your pay, do you get overtime? I am just looking for how netjets works, what you have to do to get that extra pay.
Where I am at I will be flying a similar number of hours as you, with a schedule of 15 on and 15 off and a first year pay of around 130K, had a chance to go to NetJets last spring, wondering if I would have been able to make more there.
I was not doubting your pay, just wondering what you had to do to make that much, that is a lot more then what I thought NetJets guys were getting.

 

[Quimby]

check airman/instructor pay?

I think NJ guys get good extra $$ for working an extra day + some holiday pay here & there.

 

[siucavflight]

check airman/instructor pay?

I think NJ guys get good extra $$ for working an extra day + some holiday pay here & there.

That is kind of what I was thinking, they are doing pretty well. Good for them, glad to see more in the industry doing well.