sweptwingz
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I fly a C-650 for one of the larger fractionals. Here was an actual
tour a few months ago.
Day 1. 0600 show, airline to GSO, ferry to FTY, 4 pax to SRQ,
ferry to MCO. (6.2 hours block, 11 hours duty)
Day 2. 1000 show, 2 pax from MCO to SUS, ferry back to MCO.
(4.6 block, 10.5 hours duty)
Day 3. 1200 show, 2 pax from MCO to BCT. (.8 block,
7.7 hours on duty, 6 after the trip at the FBO on standby)
Day 4. Airline from BCT to CLT, pick up new plane, ferry it to FXE.
( 1.7 block, 9 hours duty)
Day 5. 0800 show. Take 4 pax from FXE to HXD, ferry to CRE.
(2.2 block 10.5 hours of duty)
Day 6. 0930 show, ferry from CRE to PIE, give up plane to another
crew. Company offered us a choice of a commuter flight
home or a rental car, we opted for the car. Drove from PIE
to our base in MCO, End of tour. (1.4 block, 1.6 hour drive,
and 7.7 hour duty day.)
As guess this is as typical a tour as one of our C-650s
might see. We average 2-4 legs per day.
tour a few months ago.
Day 1. 0600 show, airline to GSO, ferry to FTY, 4 pax to SRQ,
ferry to MCO. (6.2 hours block, 11 hours duty)
Day 2. 1000 show, 2 pax from MCO to SUS, ferry back to MCO.
(4.6 block, 10.5 hours duty)
Day 3. 1200 show, 2 pax from MCO to BCT. (.8 block,
7.7 hours on duty, 6 after the trip at the FBO on standby)
Day 4. Airline from BCT to CLT, pick up new plane, ferry it to FXE.
( 1.7 block, 9 hours duty)
Day 5. 0800 show. Take 4 pax from FXE to HXD, ferry to CRE.
(2.2 block 10.5 hours of duty)
Day 6. 0930 show, ferry from CRE to PIE, give up plane to another
crew. Company offered us a choice of a commuter flight
home or a rental car, we opted for the car. Drove from PIE
to our base in MCO, End of tour. (1.4 block, 1.6 hour drive,
and 7.7 hour duty day.)
As guess this is as typical a tour as one of our C-650s
might see. We average 2-4 legs per day.
