Originally Posted by
KTM Rider
Thanks for info. Considering that LAS has a lot of red eyes, they may be less stressful compared with NetJets typical schedule of 11 to 13 hours of duty with only 11 to 12 hours off. From what I have heard LAS usually does one leg, maybe two at most for the red eyes. That may not be bad considering how pilots at NetJets get slammed with scheduling, being a loader, caterer, customer service agent, and then be a pilot.
Thanks again for the info.
In LAS (and other bases now) you could end up with an all red eye 4 day trip. I personally don’t complain about 1 leg red eyes, but back to back night turns could be rough. Since I can’t copy and paste actual trips here, I’ll try to paint the picture for you:
Night 1
11ish pm LAS-FLL landing at sunrise
Night 2
11ish pm FLL-PTY-FLL landing at sunrise
Night 3
11ish pm FLL-GUA-FLL landing at sunrise
Night 4
8-9pm FLL-LAS landing before midnight (LAS time zone)
As you see, this particular trip doesn’t allow for a single night of sleep, you’ll have to be pretty good at sleeping during the day, otherwise it’s almost impossible to catch up with your rest.
Having said this, not every trip out of LAS it’s like this, and LAS it’s not the only base doing them. If you want to look at the silver lining, these kind of trips usually credit close to 25hrs, so if you manage 3 a month, you’re already breaking guarantee with plenty of time off to recover
I’m not trying to discourage you to come over here. Just give you some perspective so you can have an educated decision.
I haven’t done fractional myself, but I did corporate. I had my fun flying large cabin jets around the world, but there’s nothing like having control of your schedule with plenty of flexibility and working as much or as little as you want.