Originally Posted by
jetboy
This company's "regional" model allows it to keep its customers' costs low by the mere fact that its bases are geographically located within 3-4 hours’ drive of each other (except BUF). Again, I ask "what did you expect" when it comes to travel between bases?
Or management could adequately staff the bases that they do have. I mean, that's always an option too.
Originally Posted by
jetboy
As for your 10 or 12 day rotation, if you're looking for time at home with the wife and kids, why did you choose a fractional? You're not going to find that QOL at any fractional, whether it's Air Share, Netjets, or Flops. The question I'd ask is are you flying all of those days? If so, try to stay healthy on the road, eat well, and use it to your advantage and build the time. If you're not flying, then request a different domicile where there's more activity. If what you say is true, it really doesn't matter where you live since they've got you on the road for your entire tour, right?
While your life advice is great in an ideal world, I think it's a little off base here. It is just not realistic for most pilots to pick up and move to different domiciles based on where the company decides to place aircraft and staffing.
Originally Posted by
jetboy
And if you think your pay is low, why not ask one of your dispatchers what they think of their pay? I bet you'd find that the demands placed on them are every bit as much as you, and they're making considerably less per hour than any pilot (yes, they do get to sleep in their own bed at night).
What dispatchers? They don't have a dispatch office. Pilots do all their own flight plans (including wx, performance, calling FBOs) and book their own travel. The pilots pretty much figure all the day to day stuff out on their own. Not saying crew scheduling isn't a tough job, but at EAS the crews definitely have more on their plates than at similar outfits.