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Old 02-16-2018, 05:12 AM
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Yes I chose to stay on the Options pay scale. My choices 1) Bid an SIC slot on a larger aircraft and remain pay frozen until my pay catches up( unknown duration) 2)Go from a fixed schedule to the PBS and work an average 16 days more per year for $20,000? No thanks, I have a life outside of this place. Now that the Union has negotiated for us to bid PIC slots in larger aircraft, I will wait my turn to hold one of those seats.
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Old 02-16-2018, 06:17 AM
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It will be interesting to see the results of this first pbs since the arbitrator in mcba makes it a seniority based system as opposed to the original seniority biased system that Flexjet is used to.
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Old 02-16-2018, 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by fooled2x View Post
Even a PIC slot in the Phenom is not all that great. Just got my W-2 for 2017. I didn't miss any time, worked a couple of OT days, and still made less than $110,000. I fly a Flex airplane, wear a Flex uniform but am still on the Options pay scale. I doubt they mentioned that at the interview. Oh, and I've been here 18 years.
Wow!!! After 18 years? Sorry to hear that. SWA is hiring plenty of fractional pilots (including SICs) and you could make that in year 2! It’s your career - but the financial difference between fractional and 121 flying is really too much to ignore... Even Delta is hiring pilots in their upper 40s and low 50s.
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Old 02-16-2018, 08:44 PM
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Wow!!! After 18 years? Sorry to hear that. SWA is hiring plenty of fractional pilots (including SICs) and you could make that in year 2! It’s your career - but the financial difference between fractional and 121 flying is really too much to ignore... Even Delta is hiring pilots in their upper 40s and low 50s.
It'd actually be REALLY difficult to make 110 in your 2nd year...you'd have to fly the absolute minimum each month, never get rerouted/reassigned/moved up, don't do any of the online distance learning events, and not pick up one minute of extra flying. 90 trips per month puts a 2nd year guy at $108k and flying that little just isn't realistic within our system. I made $137k last year, half of which was at first year pay. And that's just my flight pay, does not include everything else.

Oh and nevermind the 11% longevity raise and 3% contractual raise that you can plan on...
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Old 02-17-2018, 06:13 AM
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It'd actually be REALLY difficult to make 110 in your 2nd year...you'd have to fly the absolute minimum each month, never get rerouted/reassigned/moved up, don't do any of the online distance learning events, and not pick up one minute of extra flying. 90 trips per month puts a 2nd year guy at $108k and flying that little just isn't realistic within our system. I made $137k last year, half of which was at first year pay. And that's just my flight pay, does not include everything else.

Oh and nevermind the 11% longevity raise and 3% contractual raise that you can plan on...
Yea I will make a fair amount more on year 2 pay at my airline, and we are the 5th highest paid. I don't mean to make fun of the 18 year guy making 110k but man, get out get out get out and go make some real money and be happier.
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Old 02-17-2018, 07:09 AM
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Yea I will make a fair amount more on year 2 pay at my airline, and we are the 5th highest paid. I don't mean to make fun of the 18 year guy making 110k but man, get out get out get out and go make some real money and be happier.
Seriously. As Kenny Powers said "money may not buy happiness...but have you ever seen somebody on a Jet Ski who wasn't smiling?"
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Old 02-18-2018, 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Smooth at FL450 View Post
Seriously. As Kenny Powers said "money may not buy happiness...but have you ever seen somebody on a Jet Ski who wasn't smiling?"
Sorry, but the “delta” between airline and fractional pay is just too big to ignore any longer... And the flying may be a lot less fatiguing on the 121 side. Delta is hiring something like 600-1,000 pilots over the next 2 years.
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Old 05-25-2018, 05:40 PM
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I am looking for someone who can give some insight on the interview process at Flexjet. I have an interview with them in June and wold like to know what to expect from HR and the Sim.
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Old 05-25-2018, 05:59 PM
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I am looking for someone who can give some insight on the interview process at Flexjet. I have an interview with them in June and wold like to know what to expect from HR and the Sim.
I can’t help you with info on the interview but, you are apparently breathing and don’t appear to be brain dead so your half way there.
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Old 05-25-2018, 08:07 PM
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I am looking for someone who can give some insight on the interview process at Flexjet. I have an interview with them in June and wold like to know what to expect from HR and the Sim.
Check aviationinterviews.com Although with Flex you could get up during the interview and urinate into a potted plant in the room and still get the job.

They're looking for "A-Teamers" who will never fatigue and not write up any MX issues unless cleared thru management first. If they lose the union don't plan on having any family life.
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