IFlyFL410 |
11-10-2013 07:08 PM |
Here, at Flexjet, standby can occur at any time. For example, if it's a slow day, they may just have you go out to the FBO and do a six hour standby block. It'll never be more that. Sometimes, after flying a few legs, you'll finish up with a few hours, or more but never more then six, to finish off the day. Sometimes a little standby is welcomed as it has been very busy this year. Most FBOs have really nice facilities to hang out in, grab a crew car to go eat or even bum around if you wish. But, if the company comes calling, you just have have to be airborne within a hour. A recent change they've made here is that you are no longer required to be at the airport for standby. This mostly applies for when they give you a block of standby, say at 6am. You can stay at the hotel so long as at least one crewmember goes out to preflight the plane at the beginning of standby, after which he can also go back to the hotel, and you can assure that you can be airborne within an hour if they call you.
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