Ultimate Jetcharters info?
#2
I've got a buddy working for them... I'll ask him. From what I gather they can basically live just about anywhere (according to him) as long as they can make it to where they are supposed to be by the time duty starts. I can't remark on pay but I would guess somewhere around $24 to $30 G's for FO's. It's 135, so you can expect the usual delays and sitting around FBO's that waiting on the customer can entail. I just started a 91 King Air gig and I wasn't expecting the delays at all. Its not the worst thing in the world but it does get annoying having your customer cancel last minute, then call right back and your back on... then push back the departure 3 times. But thats charter.
#3
I can't speak to Ultimate Jet, but I worked for a competitor 5 years ago. My company went bankrupt and is no longer around. The last post mentions delays and I have to disagree with my experience. I am finally flying private again and while I have lots of delays now, I did not while flying the Dornier. 30 passenger charter is nothing like flying a King Air or Citation. We flew a lot of sports teams (Nascar, NCAA, etc.) and they generally know their schedule pretty well in advance. For us, once something was on the schedule, it was probably going to happen and was probably going to be pretty close to on time.
All that said, the DJET is a great plane. It is slow at cruise, but the first time you see 7000 ft per minute in a climb, you won't care anymore. If you can get on with Ultimate (or any other operator), you will love the plane.
All that said, the DJET is a great plane. It is slow at cruise, but the first time you see 7000 ft per minute in a climb, you won't care anymore. If you can get on with Ultimate (or any other operator), you will love the plane.
#9
Line Holder
Joined APC: Mar 2016
Position: FO
Posts: 35
Anything new on these guys? Are they expanding with the Embraers, or just replacing? I just put in an application, but was wondering what people think that have been working there for a few years. I would be taking about a $60k pay cut the first year.
#10
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jun 2015
Position: Left
Posts: 1,807
Dorkjet looks sorta fun to fly - really nice takeoff capability. But I wouldn't take a $60K paycut in this pilot-shortage market to fly it...
Last edited by David Puddy; 07-29-2016 at 07:04 PM.
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