Originally Posted by
G550Guy
NetJets is an excellent place to go and retire a second time if you are 60+ and just want to fly til you die. My buddy said he had a 77 year old in his sovereign class last month.
If you need to get recurrent again or transition out of the Military it can also be a good move. I would go to NJ over a regional any day, unless I needed TPIC time.
DO NOT GO TO NETJETS IF YOU NEED TURBINE PIC TIME.
That being said.... I wouldn't bank on long term employment OR building a nice retirement as compared to what you can get with a 121 carrier.
With almost 13 years in... I left in Oct. and took the $158,000 in buyout money and went to UPS. To date, we have hired 6 NJ pilots and more are interviewing.
Companies like mine see the value in NetJets pilots because they work their @ss off doing EVERYTHING plus flying the plane. It's also a Part 121 training program which means they are familiar with the books and flows.
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How's Brown treating you amigo? Some of us miss the Wild Man!
As for the topic at hand, I have golden handcuffs. Not enough years left to make up the initial pay cut until reaching pay parity. If I were 5 years younger, I might have thought harder about making the move although I never really wanted the airline "life."
If career earnings is the goal and you're a youngster (under 40 is a youngster to me - it's official, I've become my Dad), go to a regional that upgrades quickly, take their bonus check for showing up, fly maximum lines, keep your nose clean and pound the resumes out to the usual suspects. Get to a major and enjoy the ride.
If quality of life is the goal, find a nice, laid-back, 2-3 airplane corporate flight department that flies 250 hours a year and lets you take your golf clubs (you know, a unicorn).
If pain is your goal and you enjoy a routine of 5 legs a day, 12 hour duty days, humping bags, cleaning up after Lovey and Thurston, cramming yourself into a micro-jet cockpit, middle seat airlines 50 times a year, and a box of chocolates every day for 7 days straight, by all means apply to NetJets.
I'm lucky enough to be in a fleet that doesn't get abused...much. The poor bastards in the Phlegm? I wouldn't wish that on anyone. Well, except the Shrub.