CRJ Ferry Flight - FO Needed

[TFaudree_ERAU]

I've been asked by my boss to use my resources to find a FO for a ferry flight that he is responsible for coordinating. The airplane is currently located in Vienna, Austria and must be returned to Calgary, Canada. The trip is scheduled over a 6 day period, with the FO being paid $700 per day. Of course, the FO must be CRJ typed. If you or anyone you know is interested, PM me and I'll get you in touch with the right people.

[Piperflyer]

Any chance this or something similar still exists?

[higney85]

I really wish 121 guys could fly and get paid for part 91 stuff cause I would be all over this!

[v1valarob]

Originally Posted by higney85

I really wish 121 guys could fly and get paid for part 91 stuff cause I would be all over this!

Can you school me on the regs? Is it a company rule that you cannot do this type of stuff? Or will they be upset that legal hours are being added to your total for the month and its not your companies time?

-Rob

[TFaudree_ERAU]

I'm sorry, I should have put a date on the original post. The spot was filled a while ago. Actually, it was only about 4 days notice from when I posted to the time the crew left for Vienna. Since I posted, however, I have taken a different job and no longer work for the gentleman who was responsible for the crew selection. I do need to contact him for other reasons soon and will gladly include that I have received a very positive feedback from pilots that are interested. If he is willing, I will try to get more information on future projects and post his contact information here. I have a good feeling that over the next 4 years (his contract period with maintenance company) there will be plenty of opportunities like this one. Please stay tuned to this thread for more information.

[higney85]

Originally Posted by v1valarob

Can you school me on the regs? Is it a company rule that you cannot do this type of stuff? Or will they be upset that legal hours are being added to your total for the month and its not your companies time?

-Rob

If you fly 121 you are kinda "locked" into your flying "for compensation or hire" to the airline. Without going in too deep- 121 pilots can fly 1000 hours a year. There are loopholes/if/ands/buts to this but for the overall understanding its 1000. Its a grey area but if you are flying "for compensation or hire" in any capacity it can be counted towards your 1000 in certain circumstances. You can still fly part 91, but in most manuals that 121 carriers have (therefore making the writing into rules to abide by) any flying outside of the company is not permitted without permission from the chief pilot. The rule is like many regs and its all about how you read it. You could go rent a 152 and fly for 300 hours around the patch and there is no problem even if you fly 1000 hours for your airline, but if you instructed for 300 hours and fly 1000 at a 121 there is a problem. Doesn't make sense to me- but at my company and at others there are limitations to do any other flying where money is involved.

[OldTownPilot]

Basicly its so that the regionals can time out their crews every year.

At the majors, if you blocked over 800 hours in a year, you did too much flying.