Discovery Channel "Airplane Repo"
07-06-2012, 09:32 PM
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Discovery Channel "Airplane Repo"
Anyone else catch an episode of this? The FAA/TSA is going to have a field day with the airport security skirting measures they use publicly on a national network.
And of course over dramatized.
And of course over dramatized.
07-06-2012, 09:40 PM
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Odd show
What I don't understand is the schedule of the show. I DVR'd it thinking it'd be interesting but every few weeks they randomly show only two episodes like 6 times in a row and then the DVR is dark for another 6 weeks. It's weird. Plus the two episodes they incessantly show were aired back in 2010. And like 4 months apart from each other......***?
07-06-2012, 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by oldveedubs
Anyone else catch an episode of this? The FAA/TSA is going to have a field day with the airport security skirting measures they use publicly on a national network.
And of course over dramatized.
And of course over dramatized.
07-07-2012, 10:55 AM
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Was it just me or were you guys wondering how you can afford a Challenger and a Hawker as a personal/business airplanes on a repo mans salary? Either there is some HUGE money to be made in the repo industry or that guy has a good side business. Is he a dealer reoping his own airplanes?
Maybe he's flying repoed airplanes while they are in inventory?
Maybe he's flying repoed airplanes while they are in inventory?
07-07-2012, 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Airhoss
Was it just me or were you guys wondering how you can afford a Challenger and a Hawker as a personal/business airplanes on a repo mans salary?
From his bio on the Discovery Channel website:
In this high-stakes recovery business, Popovich has been beaten, jailed and had a gun held to his head. But even these threats to his own personal safety aren't a deterrent: "That's what motivates me," said Popovich. "It's the adrenaline, excitement and pressure to be smarter than your opponent."
07-07-2012, 11:24 AM
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very tangentially related
Repo Man. Obscure cult classic from the 80s. Your wife, girlfriend will hate it but it would be a smash hit at the crashpad.
Repo Man (1984) - IMDb
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Repo Man (1984) - IMDb
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07-07-2012, 12:37 PM
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I actually did several aircraft repo's back in 2007 and 08. That show is WAY over dramatic! I had a ton of fun and loved the variety, but it just wasn't the least bit dramatic. I saw some money, but not nearly as much as the broker I was working for... he was making bank!
07-07-2012, 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Airhoss
Was it just me or were you guys wondering how you can afford a Challenger and a Hawker as a personal/business airplanes on a repo mans salary? Either there is some HUGE money to be made in the repo industry or that guy has a good side business. Is he a dealer reoping his own airplanes?
Maybe he's flying repoed airplanes while they are in inventory?
Maybe he's flying repoed airplanes while they are in inventory?
I think based on watching the show.
He repos the airplane refurbs it- sells it and keeps a BIG cut.
Or
He buys the airplane from the bank for cheap then refurbs and sells them.
07-07-2012, 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by SmitteyB
He buys the airplane from the bank for cheap then refurbs and sells them.
It may be totally legit, but that sort of thing isn't my bag (baby).
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