One issue regarding corporate flying that I'm not sure how to work out is the on-call situation. In most cases having at least one other person available solves the basic problem of an employee being able to count on uninterrupted time off when they're not on-call. When you're on-call, you're on-call, and when you're not on-call, you're not on-call.
As I see it for corporate flying, that would mean having at least 2 flight crews. That could work (the expenses could be justified) depending on how much flying has to be done. If there's more than one aircraft type being flown, then both flight crews could possibly be rated on both types. How would being type rated on both a GV and a 757-200 executive for example work out, assuming the GV would be flown (often spur of the moment) about 3 or 4 times as often as the 757 (with most of its flights being well planned in advance)? Would this be a suitable work enviroment?
I generally understand the issues with trying to fly more than one type in a given time period, but would flying 2 types create a serious safety problem?
Also, I strongly believe in providing good salaries and benefits, so I don't see a problem there.
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Safe flying to you...
[This message has been edited by Flight Safety (edited 17 June 2001).]