There are a lot of things that I miss about corporate flying to be honest. I admit that I miss the benefits of a crew car (although Uber and Zipcar fill the gap). I miss nice clean FBO restrooms. I miss the more civilized pace of corporate flying vs the 35 minute turns. I miss the aircraft with state of the art avionics and systems, and the performance to easily cruise in the mid 40s without breaking a sweat. I miss the free sourdough from Signature in SFO, the taffy in Grand Junction, the Pretzels in NE Philly.
But none of the benefits of corporate flying outweigh the flexibility of the schedule we enjoy at SW. Since I left corporate flying a little over 5 years ago, I haven’t missed a single important family event, and I’ve only missed about 2 Christmases and one Thanksgiving. That’s hard to beat.
Add to that the B-fund and profit sharing being a qualified plan, and it’s hard to believe I wasted as much time flying corporate as I did. I’ll blame it on the lost decade.
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