Ours is fuel load, crew car, and lunch recommendations.

 

Whoops, just trying to translate for the pure charter guys. I may still have a stash of Starbucks instants that I...acquired...years ago.


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Tthe FO is responsible for restocking the catering, powering up the electrics on the aircraft, and obtaining clearances (then entering them in the FMS), as well as the initial preflight on the aircraft. Also after the Capt weighs the bags the Capt will then hand them up to the FO who will then store them in the baggage compartment. Once that is done the FO will then complete the weight and balance. After engine shutdown the FO will be first off the aircraft and once there are no passengers in seat 5 & 6 will open the cargo door. Once that door is open the Capt will then take the bags out of the baggage area and hand them down to the FO.
In case you're wondering what the Capt is doing during this time these are the Capts non flying duties. Obtaining the latest weather/notams, filing the flight plan, coordinating with the FBO for items needed (fuel, de-ice ect.), paying the FBO, sending the flight times to the FOC, making sure that the crew has the current trip sheet, insuring that coordinating with Customs (for both inbound & outbound countries) for International trips has been accomplished, ordering crew meal, meeting the passengers and taking them to the aircraft, doing a walkaround (making sure chocks are removed and fuel caps are secured) after the passengers are boarded, and finally giving the passengers the safey brief..

 

Thanks for the info, very insightful.

Question -

How long are your average legs?

With multiple meatbags on the plane and no bathroom available how often does that become a problem?

 

There is a lav.

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The average leg is 1-2 hours but I have flown some legs that were 3-4 hours. As JMO127 said there is a lav on the PC-12.

 

Really? huh learn something new everyday

 

My longest leg was just shy of 6 hrs....go to 30k, with rvsm, it's got bladder busting legs (older non next generation anyways, newer burn a bit MORE fuel). Been out of planesense for years, but spent 5 years there, about 3000 hours, but know things have changed over the years.
Be ready to work and fly....think I did maybe 5-8 legs some summer days, doing my own flight planing.
If it suits your personality, it's not a bad job, but if you overnight at an airport with a 3000 strip, and no lav service, you or the copilot will be doing it, maybe even midday on a hot day (it's a bucket style lav, so splashes when NEARLY full, and passangers don't like too see floater).
Yup... tossing bags, cleaning lavs, vacuum the floor (on EMPTY legs to allow quick turns), unless something has changed, you do what it takes.

 

So where do you dump it? I assume that gloves and a face shield or something are provided so that it can be done in a sanitary way?

 

Gloves are provided and if you need to dump it yourself, which I've yet to do, you use the restroom at the airport.