7 on, 7 off (NetJets)
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7 on, 7 off (NetJets)
So, do your 7 days always begin on say a Monday and end on a Sunday, or does that vary? And if so, what if you want a certain day off can you shift the 7 days back and forth a day or two?
Basically, I'm wondering about schedule flexibility, and whether I'll be able to adjust my schedule if I have something important to attend.
Basically, I'm wondering about schedule flexibility, and whether I'll be able to adjust my schedule if I have something important to attend.
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So, do your 7 days always begin on say a Monday and end on a Sunday, or does that vary? And if so, what if you want a certain day off can you shift the 7 days back and forth a day or two?
Basically, I'm wondering about schedule flexibility, and whether I'll be able to adjust my schedule if I have something important to attend.
Basically, I'm wondering about schedule flexibility, and whether I'll be able to adjust my schedule if I have something important to attend.
Does it vary? No. On the Hawker 800 fleet (yours truly), you start on Tuesdays or Saturdays.
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There are 10 holidays that NJA pays extra for and many don't mind getting them as work days. If I recall correctly, just about every 7 and 7 ends up with 5 of those holidays on and 5 of them off. Pilots definitely do bid onto different 7 and 7 lines to get days they want off and there are now 3 bid periods per year that give you the opportunity to make the change. There is no sliding on the 7 and 7, but there will be a paid time off program that starts this June I believe, though it will be easier to take them on the other 2 schedules since they won't break up your 7 and 7 to send you out more than once in the week- if the day you needed was day 4, you would have to request days 4 through 7 off and hope they can spare you on all of them. My guess is that quite a few pilots won't bother with the personal days- they will just call in sick like they always did if they need the day off since sick days cannot be rejected by the company like a personal day could.
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7 and 7
Thanks JTF. That clears up my questions about holidays working at NJA. I would be happy with 5 out of 10 and getting paid for the 5 I worked.
You mentioned the different 7 and 7 lines; so, you can change your 7 and 7 a couple times a year without changing airplanes? I'm guessing each plane has a couple different sets of 7 and 7's you can work.
Thanks in advance…
You mentioned the different 7 and 7 lines; so, you can change your 7 and 7 a couple times a year without changing airplanes? I'm guessing each plane has a couple different sets of 7 and 7's you can work.
Thanks in advance…
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Each aircraft has it's own set of start days. There are 3 schedule bid periods now that don't change your aircraft or seat so you can switch between 7 and 7 lines and/or the 15 day reserve or 18 day schedules 3 times a year. There are published seam tables for those who change between 7 and 7 lines since it isn't a very smooth change most of the time- especially if you change (for example) from one Thursday start to the next weeks Thursday start- they won't work you two straight weeks or give you two straight weeks off to accomplish the change over, but the contract dictates exactly how they will do it.
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How does NJA handle the 7/7 schedule for Guard guys? I seem to recall that you spend all 7 days with the same Capt...so it would seem that it might be tough to get you into the swing of things if you have Guard duty on the first 2 days of your 7 on. Can anyone with this type of experience comment? Thanks!
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