Originally Posted by SDG1517

So, if I am at a Regional, should I come too NJA? I have an interview soon, but wonder it it's the right move. Sometimes I think it could could be good long term, especially if something bad were to happen, but overall, it seems like a good place to hang the hat for the time being. How do others feel about that? (I am optimistic about contract negotiations).

Originally Posted by hawkerpilot05

The owners are told not to tip us. In my experience a few still do but most don't.

Originally Posted by Hooplehead

Thanks for the warm welcome, lol! From some of what I'm hearing I kinda feel like a strike-breaking scab crossing a picket line to go to work.

I've been flying corporate for the past few years, a mix of right seat jet time and left seat Citation work. Mostly flying owners on the seasonal migrations that wealthy jet owners do: ski trips, golf trips, beach trips, Vegas trips etc. I love the business jet world and couldn't bear the thought of every landing coming from a 10 mile final. I regret that I didn't apply sooner but the guy that mentored me into flying bizjets made a very successful career by flying exclusively for wealthy families so I wanted to give it a shot. I'll miss flying for an owner frequently enough that you're on a first name basis but I won't miss the sporadic nature of this type of flying. 7 on and 7 off is a big reason why I'm coming to NetJets. Plus the uncertainty of what happens when the old man who owns the plane dies. It seems like more and more rich people's children would rather sell the plane and do fractional than deal with the headaches that traditional ownership entails. I feel pretty sure that if I'm willing and able to give NetJets 20 years that they'd still be here. If I kept doing what I've been doing there's no telling how many involuntary job changes I'd see over the next 20 years. The 7 off gives me time to keep up the family farm and not let it be another rural property that turns into a subdivision.

Ive been accustomed to grabbing Jersey Mikes or whatever while working and eating good in the evenings. This piggybacking off the catering or whatever this crew meal business y'all do is foreign to me. Sometimes lunch on the road just sucks, like the little restaurant in Aspens Atlantic.

How many shirts and pants are you guys needing to bring to get through a tour? I'm thinking you're not wearing a fresh uniform daily or else it'd be tough to stuff in the overhead bin for the airlines. I'm used to bringing a garment bag on trips to hold my ironed stuff but I'm thinking backpack, garment bag and suitcase might be too much to airline with. Tips are appreciated.

Tips! That reminds me. Great landings are usually worth like a hundred bucks. Sometimes Vegas trips are worth 500. Are NetJets pilots usually ending their tours with some cash? I was thinking that could be an upside to doing multiple legs with different sets of passengers so often.

Originally Posted by AirBear

I made PIC at NJA at the 2.5yr mark.

Originally Posted by CA1900

Timing is everything! If I had stayed, it would have taken me 16 years to upgrade at NJA.

Originally Posted by STzBack

If you've been flying 135/91 before, you're going to enjoy life here. Don't worry, only the loud never-satisfied ones will make you feel like a scab. We are not in strikin,g not striking until at the least 2030, well done getting the job.

I take 2 shirts 2 pants for my 7 days tours.

Originally Posted by STzBack

Do you have facts to back this up. I get tips every other week, it's inconsistant but still regular.

Originally Posted by STzBack

If you've been flying 135/91 before, you're going to enjoy life here. Don't worry, only the loud never-satisfied ones will make you feel like a scab. We are not in strikin,g not striking until at the least 2030, well done getting the job.

I take 2 shirts 2 pants for my 7 days tours.

Originally Posted by CA1900

Timing is everything! If I had stayed, it would have taken me 16 years to upgrade at NJA.

Originally Posted by Swedepilut

3 years large cabin. Crazy.