[L-39 Driver]

Quick survey help, please - if you don’t mind.

I could ask these questions from a billion different angles, but I’ll pick this angle because it seems to make the most sense to me (at this stage) and be the most direct. There are only nine (9) quick questions to think about here. Please do your best and to make things easier for everyone here to read, please use this format for responding:

(Try this format for ease of reading: Q1 = Question One, Q2 = Question Two, etc.)


Q1 – C
Q2 – H
etc.
Q4 – E1
etc.
Q6 – F3
etc.
etc.



Question One

For someone with the idea of launching a new airline based here in the United States of America, that uses ONLY one (1) type of aircraft, which type of operation would you suggest as being the most viable (please select just one category or operations):

A) Major

B) Regional

C) Air Taxi



Question Two

Given your selection above, which airframe would you prefer to fly as one of the Pilots working inside this airline and WHY do you select that particular airframe:

A) Jumbo Jet

B) Wide Body Jet

C) Narrow Body Jet

D) Regional Jet

E) Regional Turbo-Prop

F) LongRange Business Jet

G) MediumRange Business Jet

H) Light Jet

I) Very Light Jet

J) Commuter Turbo-Prop


Question Three

Given your selections above, how many flight hours per day do you consider fair, appropriate and/or safe:

A) 1-2

B) 2-3

C) 3-4

D) 4-5

E) 5-6

F) 7-8



Question Four

Given your selections above, which conditions do you prefer your salary, flight schedule, days and hours:

E1) Fixed Annual Salary - Fixed Flight Schedule - Pilot sets work Days and Hours (FT)

E2) Fixed Annual Salary - Fixed Flight Schedule - Airline sets work Days and Hours (FT)

E3) Flexible Annual Salary - Flexible Flight Schedule – Pilot sets Days and Hours (PT)

E4) Flexible Annual Salary - Flexible Flight Schedule – Airline sets Days and Hours (PT)

E5) Flexible Annual Salary - Fixed Flight Schedule – Pilot sets Days and Hours (PT)

E6) Flexible Annual Salary - Fixed Flight Schedule – Airline sets Days and Hours (PT)



Question Five

Should Pilots be valued/assessed by the airline based on their:

A) Seniority

B) PIC Time & Aircraft Complexity

C) Seniority, PIC Time & Aircraft Complexity



Question Six

How should an airline compensate you as a Professional Pilot:

F1 – Fixed Annual Salary – company funds your benefits package, annual performance increase review based on revenues – revenue/profit sharing.

F2 – Fixed Annual Salary – company funds your benefits package, annual performance increase review based on revenues.

F3 – Fixed Annual Salary – company funds your benefits package.

F4 - Fixed Annual Salary – you fund your own private benefits package – annual performance increase review based on revenues – revenue/profit sharing.

F5 – Fixed Annual Salary – you fund your own private benefits package – annual performance increase review based on revenues.

F6 - Fixed Annual Salary – you fund your own private benefits package.


Question Seven

How do you (the Pilot) prefer that the airline refer to you as an individual:

A) Employee - having light input on how the airline is run on a general basis)

B) Associate - having medium input on how the airline is run tactical basis)

C) Partner - having heavy input on how the airline is run on a strategic and tactical basis)



Question Eight

How long could you commit to working for an airline as a Pilot, either Captain or First Officer:

A) 1-3 yrs

B) 3-5 yrs

C) 5-10 yrs

D) 10-15 yrs

E) 15-20 yrs

F) 20-30+ yrs



Question Nine

For the one aircraft type (only) that you selected above (please refer to question two):

A) What should the minimum annual salary be for a First Officer?

B) What should the maximum annual salary be for a First Officer?

C) What should the minimum annual salary be for a Captain?

D) What should the maximum annual salary be for a Captain?

(for the aircraft category that YOU designated above only)


For those of you that did participate in this survey of sorts, I very much appreciate your time and attention.

Thanks!