GAMA / WHEELS UP - Current Pilot Experiences
#111
A point should be made to all those on this board. WheelsUp is NOT a Fractional operation. Fractional companies operate under Part 91K of the FAR's. The customers of Fractional companies are owners of at least a 1/16 share of an aircraft.
WheelsUP is totally Part 135. The customers are "members", think COSTCO, not owners. They pay a much smaller fee than at NetJets of Flex jet and pay a charter rate for the airplane. Members have no equity in any of the WheelsUP aircraft.
WheelsUp is a marketing company and the aircraft are operated by GAMA Aviation. GAMA is the Part 135 certificate holder.
WheelsUP is totally Part 135. The customers are "members", think COSTCO, not owners. They pay a much smaller fee than at NetJets of Flex jet and pay a charter rate for the airplane. Members have no equity in any of the WheelsUP aircraft.
WheelsUp is a marketing company and the aircraft are operated by GAMA Aviation. GAMA is the Part 135 certificate holder.
#113
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Nov 2015
Posts: 225
I understand FO mins are ATP mins, but are folks getting hired on with minimum multi time? By the time I’ll be applying I’ll be 2000+ hours, over a thousand TPIC, and a couple years of 135 experience but only ~25 multi engine.
#114
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Joined APC: Jun 2016
Posts: 59
A point should be made to all those on this board. WheelsUp is NOT a Fractional operation. Fractional companies operate under Part 91K of the FAR's. The customers of Fractional companies are owners of at least a 1/16 share of an aircraft.
WheelsUP is totally Part 135. The customers are "members", think COSTCO, not owners. They pay a much smaller fee than at NetJets of Flex jet and pay a charter rate for the airplane. Members have no equity in any of the WheelsUP aircraft.
WheelsUp is a marketing company and the aircraft are operated by GAMA Aviation. GAMA is the Part 135 certificate holder.
WheelsUP is totally Part 135. The customers are "members", think COSTCO, not owners. They pay a much smaller fee than at NetJets of Flex jet and pay a charter rate for the airplane. Members have no equity in any of the WheelsUP aircraft.
WheelsUp is a marketing company and the aircraft are operated by GAMA Aviation. GAMA is the Part 135 certificate holder.
B. Does it really matter??? Not trying to fight. But it’s pretty much one ongoing forum about people curious about working here. There is not 40 different GAMA threads clogging the fractionals up..
#115
Wrenching on avionics
Joined APC: Aug 2018
Position: sitting
Posts: 175
Most people including myself who are inquiring about working here as well as on most APC pages, have done their homework regarding the type of operation i.e. 91/135/121 etc. and if it's an issue as to what each entails than they should start with the basic CFRs to get up to speed a little. It is listed in the wrong category but, oh well. It's easy to find..
#116
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Joined APC: Sep 2007
Posts: 279
I guess it's easy to find if you don't know what regs your potential employer operates under.
I mean I don't really care or think it's a big deal, and I wouldn't even post about it if it hadn't come up. But it's also kinda like "ehm, what else don't you know?"
In any case, it's not like it was a Bad Thing to point out that the operator isn't a 91(k). *shrug*
I mean I don't really care or think it's a big deal, and I wouldn't even post about it if it hadn't come up. But it's also kinda like "ehm, what else don't you know?"
In any case, it's not like it was a Bad Thing to point out that the operator isn't a 91(k). *shrug*
#118
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Joined APC: Aug 2018
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I guess it's easy to find if you don't know what regs your potential employer operates under.
I mean I don't really care or think it's a big deal, and I wouldn't even post about it if it hadn't come up. But it's also kinda like "ehm, what else don't you know?"
In any case, it's not like it was a Bad Thing to point out that the operator isn't a 91(k). *shrug*
I mean I don't really care or think it's a big deal, and I wouldn't even post about it if it hadn't come up. But it's also kinda like "ehm, what else don't you know?"
In any case, it's not like it was a Bad Thing to point out that the operator isn't a 91(k). *shrug*
#119
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Joined APC: Jun 2016
Posts: 59
I guess it's easy to find if you don't know what regs your potential employer operates under.
I mean I don't really care or think it's a big deal, and I wouldn't even post about it if it hadn't come up. But it's also kinda like "ehm, what else don't you know?"
In any case, it's not like it was a Bad Thing to point out that the operator isn't a 91(k). *shrug*
I mean I don't really care or think it's a big deal, and I wouldn't even post about it if it hadn't come up. But it's also kinda like "ehm, what else don't you know?"
In any case, it's not like it was a Bad Thing to point out that the operator isn't a 91(k). *shrug*
Last edited by 1212135; 02-17-2019 at 07:09 AM.
#120
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Joined APC: Sep 2018
Posts: 313
A point should be made to all those on this board. WheelsUp is NOT a Fractional operation. Fractional companies operate under Part 91K of the FAR's. The customers of Fractional companies are owners of at least a 1/16 share of an aircraft.
WheelsUP is totally Part 135. The customers are "members", think COSTCO, not owners. They pay a much smaller fee than at NetJets of Flex jet and pay a charter rate for the airplane. Members have no equity in any of the WheelsUP aircraft.
WheelsUp is a marketing company and the aircraft are operated by GAMA Aviation. GAMA is the Part 135 certificate holder.
WheelsUP is totally Part 135. The customers are "members", think COSTCO, not owners. They pay a much smaller fee than at NetJets of Flex jet and pay a charter rate for the airplane. Members have no equity in any of the WheelsUP aircraft.
WheelsUp is a marketing company and the aircraft are operated by GAMA Aviation. GAMA is the Part 135 certificate holder.
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