It's rare to get more than 12 hours off because of "Hotel Standby". They keep you on a 30 minute leash so you can't stray too far from the hotel. I've even had my jet in Mx with no others available and they still kept us to 12 hours off and 12 hours Hotel Standby "just in case". Back when I was flying the BeechJunk we spent an entire 7 day tour doing hotel standby. Never saw the inside of a NetJets tail.
My standard joke about layovers is "Fly for NetJets and see the world thru your hotel room window"
Now I have had a few good deals like when we broke in Puerto Rico over New Year's and spent 3 days in a Ritz Carlton Resort
But those are few and far between.
I also flew the Phenom so can't add any info other than to confirm 14 hour days with 10 hours off were very rare.
Originally Posted by
germanaviator
Quick couple of questions for you NJA guys and gals:
How many block hours do you do a year, on average, on the small and mid size fleets?
How often do you work close to 14 hour duty days followed by only 10 hours of rest or only slightly more?
How often is it about 12 hours duty/ 12 hours rest?
How often is it significantly better than that (say 8 to 10 hours duty and more than 12 hours rest)?
Trying to compare it to NJE where we have different flight time limitations than you guys.