Encore, XLS and Phenom 300 @ Netjets
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The XLS is the biggest POS that I've ever flown. Period. Fortunately for me the nightmare is about to end.
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The Encore tends to be a regional aircraft. If you live on the West Coast you tend to stay out West. Anyone living east of DEN will generally spend the week on the East Coast. You will fly anywhere between 3-5 legs per day, 1.7 average leg length and about half of the legs are empty. It is a small fleet so you will soon know most of people in the fleet.
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WarEagle,
Yep. Additionally Netjets has been getting pretty good lately about utilizing you on the first and last day. Being in Dallas they shouldn't have too much trouble getting you to or from the airplane so I would probably anticipate flying a leg or two on your first and last day.
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Yep. Additionally Netjets has been getting pretty good lately about utilizing you on the first and last day. Being in Dallas they shouldn't have too much trouble getting you to or from the airplane so I would probably anticipate flying a leg or two on your first and last day.
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All good replies. Sounds like the XLS and Phenom fleets can be very busy. I saw a few newhires on the list provided got the Sovereign, Hawker and X. Understanding everyone is generally busy, how does life vary on these fleets? How do current pilots on these fleets like the airplane and the flying?
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All good replies. Sounds like the XLS and Phenom fleets can be very busy. I saw a few newhires on the list provided got the Sovereign, Hawker and X. Understanding everyone is generally busy, how does life vary on these fleets? How do current pilots on these fleets like the airplane and the flying?
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Flightaware is a good place to see what kind of flying each fleet does. Even the larger airplanes don't do much longer flights. Pax legs are 2 hourish and repos are an hour or less usually. 2-4 legs a day. 12 hours on/12 hours off is my norm but it varies wildly.
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Good point about Flightaware. Also helpful would be perceived pros/cons of the Sovereign, Hawker and X by pilots who have flown them. Obviously each aircraft has its idiosyncrasies and it would be helpful to newhires to hear opinions early.
I am guessing Macjet was not a fan of the Excel.
I am guessing Macjet was not a fan of the Excel.
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Don't think MacJet is a fan of life. In his defense the Sovereign is the worst hand flying plane on earth. Great performance but that is it. The Hawker is a better machine. No experience with the X. Change is the name of the game. If you don't like it you won't like NJ.