autopirate

I think you already answered that question. You quit. That's about all you can do, but it's still not a bad idea to have some general guidelines as to what is considered acceptable.

I started to write up a little contract and realized it was a waste of time. Instead, I will just be straight forward with the owners when we discuss pay next week.

I've known the family for a long time now and they are great people and very understanding. Last year they had a trip on Thanksgiving and basically said they would charter a different airplane if I already had family plans. However, I was just a contract pilot for them at that time.