Fractional QOL
03-05-2019, 02:03 PM
#61
Line holder
Joined APC: Nov 2013
Position: On the bus,seat 0A
Posts: 3,356
LAS march captain hard lines 15.08 days off, few months ago I counted 14.6 days off. I have never seen close to 16 day off average.
03-05-2019, 05:43 PM
#63
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jun 2008
Position: PIC Challenger 605
Posts: 454
Asking someone with fractional/corporate flying experience and coming from someone with no fractional/corporate flying experience; Would you rather fly a large cabin airframe as SIC for a stable, growing, solid company, gone for 2weeks at a time. Or something like NJA that appears to have its issues, but maybe more scheduling flexibility.
NetJets is a great company, but it will never again be a great company to be a pilot for. Some of that is simple economics and some of that is the constant negativity of the pilot group (whether deserved or not).
04-19-2019, 07:12 AM
#64
On Reserve
Joined APC: Apr 2019
Posts: 14
Would love updated follow up
As a follow up to QOL of the Fractionals. Any gouge on Nicholasair? I saw a thread about logging Pic/Sic time that got way into the weeds..are they even in the discussion compared to NJT, GAMA/WU, XO and Flex. I am not very familiar and trying to learn if there are worth pursuing. Very nice on the phone but some of the older threads discussed growing pains and aggressive management.
Would love to hear from those of you working for these companies how to rate them.
Thank you!
Would love to hear from those of you working for these companies how to rate them.
Thank you!
04-19-2019, 06:24 PM
#65
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Mar 2017
Posts: 454
As a follow up to QOL of the Fractionals. Any gouge on Nicholasair? I saw a thread about logging Pic/Sic time that got way into the weeds..are they even in the discussion compared to NJT, GAMA/WU, XO and Flex. I am not very familiar and trying to learn if there are worth pursuing. Very nice on the phone but some of the older threads discussed growing pains and aggressive management.
Would love to hear from those of you working for these companies how to rate them.
Thank you!
Would love to hear from those of you working for these companies how to rate them.
Thank you!
04-24-2019, 05:35 PM
#66
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Sep 2018
Posts: 313
I have found NJA to be pretty relaxing so far, spent less than $25 on my last tour and had some fun in the islands all on the company, much less stressful than the 121 I came from where I commuted to Newark, you sit at the FBO watching netflix on occasion but when you tire of it call and they usually send you to hotel or you fatigue without issues. Different life than the 121 world, we get limo's, keep all points, get a few first class upgrades, and can write off a ton of tips and get free food etc, much different than the commute and cheap airport food at UAL I felt with, but its all what you want.
04-25-2019, 05:11 AM
#67
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Nov 2017
Posts: 350
I have found NJA to be pretty relaxing so far, spent less than $25 on my last tour and had some fun in the islands all on the company, much less stressful than the 121 I came from where I commuted to Newark, you sit at the FBO watching netflix on occasion but when you tire of it call and they usually send you to hotel or you fatigue without issues. Different life than the 121 world, we get limo's, keep all points, get a few first class upgrades, and can write off a ton of tips and get free food etc, much different than the commute and cheap airport food at UAL I felt with, but its all what you want.
04-25-2019, 07:07 AM
#68
Line Holder
Joined APC: Mar 2019
Posts: 34
Well to be honest he might have been age 65 and was forced to leave a major. Lots of retreads at NJA.
Now if he was not age 65 he has to be one of the only ones to leave a major on his own and go to NJA. In 12 years I never once met a former airline guy that volunteered to leave to come to NJA. Lots of furlough guys and retreads, not one decided to leave a major for humping bags for Thurston and Lovie....
Or he is talking about XpressJet.
Now if he was not age 65 he has to be one of the only ones to leave a major on his own and go to NJA. In 12 years I never once met a former airline guy that volunteered to leave to come to NJA. Lots of furlough guys and retreads, not one decided to leave a major for humping bags for Thurston and Lovie....
Or he is talking about XpressJet.
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