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06-20-2019, 06:06 AM
#1601
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Nov 2017
Posts: 350
Originally Posted by MOGuy
Also...plan to work if you were to come here. This isn’t your typical corporate flight department job. You’ll fly ~6-700 hrs a year here. Not a whole lot of sitting and enjoying your resort and rum runners. It happens occasionally if you break or every once in a while you might get a day off on rotation but for the most part you’ll be flying. Just a disclaimer, not trying to scare you off but I work harder longer days than I did at the regional I left.
06-20-2019, 02:36 PM
#1603
On Reserve
Joined APC: Nov 2018
Posts: 24
We do work hard. We do NOT sit around fbo’s all day waiting for something to happen. We fly 1-4 legs per day, usually 2-3. We stay in Hilton or Marriott hotels everywhere. We have a lot of resources just a phone call away. Most importantly, we have a management team that cares about us.
06-21-2019, 12:25 AM
#1606
On Reserve
Joined APC: Dec 2010
Position: B767-300, FO
Posts: 16
Originally Posted by LJ JE
Days 1 and 8 are considered work days. Roughly, I have experienced just commuting about 50% of the time. However, you can go through long stretches where you're also working on all those days.
You are usually replacing another pilot (who is going home) on a given aircraft on your day 1. If there are trip(s) on that tail for that day, one or both of you guys will be also "working" on your first or last day. XOJET is quite good at aircraft and crew utilization.
You are usually replacing another pilot (who is going home) on a given aircraft on your day 1. If there are trip(s) on that tail for that day, one or both of you guys will be also "working" on your first or last day. XOJET is quite good at aircraft and crew utilization.
06-21-2019, 12:45 AM
#1607
On Reserve
Joined APC: Dec 2010
Position: B767-300, FO
Posts: 16
Originally Posted by MOGuy
Also...plan to work if you were to come here. This isn’t your typical corporate flight department job. You’ll fly ~6-700 hrs a year here. Not a whole lot of sitting and enjoying your resort and rum runners. It happens occasionally if you break or every once in a while you might get a day off on rotation but for the most part you’ll be flying. Just a disclaimer, not trying to scare you off but I work harder longer days than I did at the regional I left.
The work doesn’t bother so much, however don’t mess with the days off (if you know what I mean).
06-21-2019, 03:22 AM
#1608
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2013
Position: CRJ200; FO
Posts: 391
Originally Posted by hawkerpilot05
Do they have schedule rest or do they call you after 10 hours and expect you to take the trip if briefed the night before for a later show?
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06-21-2019, 03:26 AM
#1609
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2013
Position: CRJ200; FO
Posts: 391
Originally Posted by reredwood
So most of the time you are doing at least 1 leg after commuting in on Day 1 and at least 1 leg before commuting out on Day 8. sound about right? Have you ever heard of them asking a pilot to commute on one of their 6 days off? Ever had a problem with the company not getting you a commuting ticket home?
06-21-2019, 03:29 AM
#1610
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2013
Position: CRJ200; FO
Posts: 391
Originally Posted by reredwood
Thanks for the heads up. Truthfully, I’m liking the home basing and company paid commuting. Company I’m at now (not home based), pays for commuting however you have to commute on days off ( kind of like the 121 pilots that have to commute to their domicile).
The work doesn’t bother so much, however don’t mess with the days off (if you know what I mean).
The work doesn’t bother so much, however don’t mess with the days off (if you know what I mean).
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