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#1281
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Joined APC: Dec 2011
Position: Left seat
Posts: 273
We enjoy a way better quality of life on the road than most other fractionals. I do not have to eat left over catering or rely on crappy crew meals, instead we usually find the best steakhouses or seafood restaurants in the local area and head there with a company provided rental car. We will never get airline pay or benefits, but plenty of folks enjoy the quality of life here while making a comfortable living.
#1282
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Joined APC: Jul 2013
Position: Airplane.
Posts: 67
The XOJET website mentions pilots can take on leadership positions such as Safety Officer, Recruiting Officer, Standards Officer, and Standards/Check Captains.
What is involved with these additional duties, and how much extra time/work is involved? When are you eligible to put in for one? Do you have to be a captain? Can you work multiple jobs at the same time?
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What is involved with these additional duties, and how much extra time/work is involved? When are you eligible to put in for one? Do you have to be a captain? Can you work multiple jobs at the same time?
Thanks
#1283
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Joined APC: Mar 2015
Posts: 40
After a year or so I would say you could interview for Safety Officer, Recruiting Officer, Standards Officer once people get to know you. The Standards Captain and Check Airman positions require you to be a Captain. To be a Check Airman you must be a Standards Captain. You have to interview internally for all the positions. Naturally there is extra work involved in each position but nothing out of control. Standards CA get 12k extra. In addition, 90 a day during IOE/COE. Check Airman is 18k extra. 12k for being a Standards CA and another 6k for the Check pilot position. There are many other non-paying positions as well. As a Standards CA you will be required to work as a Duty Officer on two of your days off a month.
#1285
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Joined APC: Mar 2008
Posts: 1,197
As you can probably imagine, in this business there isn't a typical day. To try and answer your question though there are long days here. Lots of them! Often a question that is asked in the interview is if you are OK working long days. So the company is very up front about it. With that said, it's not that every day is a very long day. I'd say on an 8 day rotation you might do 3 or 4 days over 12 hours away from the hotel. It's kinda luck of the draw. Some rotations are pretty laid back and some are rough. Go home day is typically pretty long, sometimes 16+ hours. They try not to do that, but sometimes it's what the business calls for. If you expect that, it's often nice when you wake up on go home day and just airline home with a pretty short day. All in all, long days aren't fun and they do happen, but there are short days as well.
You are considered on duty for 14 hours every day. Sometimes they will cut you loose under the 14 hours to allow for a decent rest before a longer taking the next day.
It's also a small enough company still that if you are getting beat up on the road, you just speak up and they do what they can to lighten your workload.
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#1286
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Joined APC: Apr 2017
Posts: 120
As you can probably imagine, in this business there isn't a typical day. To try and answer your question though there are long days here. Lots of them! Often a question that is asked in the interview is if you are OK working long days. So the company is very up front about it. With that said, it's not that every day is a very long day. I'd say on an 8 day rotation you might do 3 or 4 days over 12 hours away from the hotel. It's kinda luck of the draw. Some rotations are pretty laid back and some are rough. Go home day is typically pretty long, sometimes 16+ hours. They try not to do that, but sometimes it's what the business calls for. If you expect that, it's often nice when you wake up on go home day and just airline home with a pretty short day. All in all, long days aren't fun and they do happen, but there are short days as well.
You are considered on duty for 14 hours every day. Sometimes they will cut you loose under the 14 hours to allow for a decent rest before a longer taking the next day.
It's also a small enough company still that if you are getting beat up on the road, you just speak up and they do what they can to lighten your workload.
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You are considered on duty for 14 hours every day. Sometimes they will cut you loose under the 14 hours to allow for a decent rest before a longer taking the next day.
It's also a small enough company still that if you are getting beat up on the road, you just speak up and they do what they can to lighten your workload.
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I get that there are a lot of long days in aviation, but sounds like you do get some down time during a rotation to catch up on rest. I'm very interested in this job and trying to learn more. I doubt I could physically handle 12-14 hour days 8 days straight, so just want to make sure that is not the norm.
#1287
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Joined APC: Oct 2015
Posts: 39
Thanks for the reply!
I get that there are a lot of long days in aviation, but sounds like you do get some down time during a rotation to catch up on rest. I'm very interested in this job and trying to learn more. I doubt I could physically handle 12-14 hour days 8 days straight, so just want to make sure that is not the norm.
I get that there are a lot of long days in aviation, but sounds like you do get some down time during a rotation to catch up on rest. I'm very interested in this job and trying to learn more. I doubt I could physically handle 12-14 hour days 8 days straight, so just want to make sure that is not the norm.
6-5: Duty on 0855 MDT UAL to plane 0+55 flying, duty off 2100 CDT 11+05 duty day.
6-6 On 1200 CDT 2 legs 2+34 off 2304 MDT 12+04 duty
6-7 On 1200 MDT 1 leg 3+31off 2000 EDT 8+00 duty
6-8 On 1000 EDT 2 legs 4+47 off 1900 MDT 11+00 duty
6-9 On 0913 MDT 3 legs 5+28 off 2115 EDT 10+02 duty
6-10 On 1100 EDT 3 legs 4+21 off 1827 EDT 7+27 duty
6-11 On 0700 EDT 1 leg 5+23 off 1800 PDT. 14 hour duty. We were on the ground at 1017 PDT, then sat reserve at the hotel until 1800PDT.
6-12 1050 PDT SWA flight home, end and 1415 MDT.
I hope this helps.
#1288
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Joined APC: Feb 2013
Posts: 124
Thanks for the reply!
I get that there are a lot of long days in aviation, but sounds like you do get some down time during a rotation to catch up on rest. I'm very interested in this job and trying to learn more. I doubt I could physically handle 12-14 hour days 8 days straight, so just want to make sure that is not the norm.
I get that there are a lot of long days in aviation, but sounds like you do get some down time during a rotation to catch up on rest. I'm very interested in this job and trying to learn more. I doubt I could physically handle 12-14 hour days 8 days straight, so just want to make sure that is not the norm.
The schedule load is completely random. Some rotations you get lucky with one or more days sitting standby or babysitting a broken airplane. I just had an extremely easy rotation, with a couple days just sitting. That is rare. Never expect it. I fully expect to get my butt kicked on the next one. And the one after that.
The most important thing about scheduling/QOL while on the road at this company compared to other charter/fractionals: NO AIRPORT STANDBY.
If you’re day has a single 1 hour repo on the schedule, you generally leave your hotel 1 hour before the flight and go straight to another hotel right after the flight. You’re still on standby duty and may get called back out if something pops up, but you’re relaxing in a hotel room rather than sitting in a FBO.
Last edited by LJ JE; 06-12-2018 at 07:39 AM.
#1290
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Joined APC: Mar 2015
Posts: 40
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