Commuting via GA??
07-24-2016, 04:57 AM
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Commuting via GA??
New to forums and thought I would put this question out there for the masses.
What are the general thoughts about using your GA aircraft to commute to your airline job? I've always wanted to own my own airplane to fly in my free time, but is using it for commuting purposes a viable option?
Obviously you are dependent on weather and lots of other factors, but just curious to see if there are any pilots out there that do it.
I've still got a couple of years before I make the transition from the military and we are starting to think about a place to put down some roots after I separate and it may or may not be near an airline base.
Thanks in advance!
What are the general thoughts about using your GA aircraft to commute to your airline job? I've always wanted to own my own airplane to fly in my free time, but is using it for commuting purposes a viable option?
Obviously you are dependent on weather and lots of other factors, but just curious to see if there are any pilots out there that do it.
I've still got a couple of years before I make the transition from the military and we are starting to think about a place to put down some roots after I separate and it may or may not be near an airline base.
Thanks in advance!
07-24-2016, 06:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Tumbleweed11
New to forums and thought I would put this question out there for the masses.
What are the general thoughts about using your GA aircraft to commute to your airline job? I've always wanted to own my own airplane to fly in my free time, but is using it for commuting purposes a viable option?
Obviously you are dependent on weather and lots of other factors, but just curious to see if there are any pilots out there that do it.
I've still got a couple of years before I make the transition from the military and we are starting to think about a place to put down some roots after I separate and it may or may not be near an airline base.
Thanks in advance!
What are the general thoughts about using your GA aircraft to commute to your airline job? I've always wanted to own my own airplane to fly in my free time, but is using it for commuting purposes a viable option?
Obviously you are dependent on weather and lots of other factors, but just curious to see if there are any pilots out there that do it.
I've still got a couple of years before I make the transition from the military and we are starting to think about a place to put down some roots after I separate and it may or may not be near an airline base.
Thanks in advance!
07-24-2016, 06:41 AM
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This. Most bases are at very high cost airports. There are exceptions and you could always try to work out some kind of deal. You could always pick a secondary airport and keep a car there.
If you live super rural, it might be worth it. You'd want to keep squared away with your backup plans.
Nu
If you live super rural, it might be worth it. You'd want to keep squared away with your backup plans.
Nu
07-24-2016, 06:52 AM
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Knew a guy who commuted in a Mooney to MEM. Tried to beat a wx system to the airport. Sign-in in an hour. While flying a hairy-scary ILS, tower told him the field was below mins and asked him to state his intentions. He said "I intend to land, park and sell this airplane." Which is what he did. He never flew it again and sold it from the FBO.
Flying to work may sound workable. Fantastically expensive, but workable until the day where you have to bust mins to make sign in. He's the only guy I ever knew to fly to work.
Flying to work may sound workable. Fantastically expensive, but workable until the day where you have to bust mins to make sign in. He's the only guy I ever knew to fly to work.
07-24-2016, 07:58 AM
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The safety thing would be my main concern.
There are very few GA aircraft which are good at weather. The ones which can handle real storm turbulence are almost all turboprops or jets....
Even Scott Crossfield met his maker this way. Light GA planes like Cessnas are just not up to handling convective weather. Some Beechcraft are much better at it, but I just don't think I would do any kind of real weather flying in a piston single anymore.... Too much can go wrong.
Plus-very, very expensive.
I loved GA when I did it, but it was all nice weather stuff. The bad weather stuff is just not much fun or very safe in those planes.
There are very few GA aircraft which are good at weather. The ones which can handle real storm turbulence are almost all turboprops or jets....
Even Scott Crossfield met his maker this way. Light GA planes like Cessnas are just not up to handling convective weather. Some Beechcraft are much better at it, but I just don't think I would do any kind of real weather flying in a piston single anymore.... Too much can go wrong.
Plus-very, very expensive.
I loved GA when I did it, but it was all nice weather stuff. The bad weather stuff is just not much fun or very safe in those planes.
07-24-2016, 08:01 AM
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Originally Posted by gringo
I know a couple of guys do it at Spirit into FLL, but they live at a residential air park, so it's pretty easy. But definitely not common.
07-24-2016, 10:04 AM
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Most importantly, I am sure you would be causing some type of part 117/duty issue.
I mean, I am not an expert at it, but I'm certain that you can't fly an hour in your warrior and then go on and fly your possibly already at the duty limit day.
I mean, I am not an expert at it, but I'm certain that you can't fly an hour in your warrior and then go on and fly your possibly already at the duty limit day.
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