Execs Flying Themselves
10-18-2007 | 08:07 AM
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Execs Flying Themselves
Here's a humorous quote. Pilots are not people, so what are they? 
"Until that moment it didn't really occur to me that people could be pilots," he said. "I thought only pilots could be pilots."
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21327929/
"Until that moment it didn't really occur to me that people could be pilots," he said. "I thought only pilots could be pilots."
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21327929/
10-18-2007 | 08:33 AM
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The article claims this is a new phenomenon...people have been doing this for decades. If anything I think there are fewer pilots who fly themselves for business. GA is declining, and the time and effort required to get trained and stay current is more than most busy people can spare today.
10-18-2007 | 11:09 AM
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God forbid the greedy b@st@rds in our government ever impose user fees on top of the recent fuel tax increase. If the airlines and the FAA have it their way GA will be a long distant memory, or at least the domain of only the ultra-rich.
Can you imagine an aviation industry where even the cheapest flight training is doubled in price from that of today? Who in their right mind would even consider it to be a good idea if flight training costs doubled at almost all levels? Future airline pilots would almost have to be kids with extremely rich parents or forty-something year old businessmen that decide they can finally pursue their dreams...
I honestly hope GA never goes away or becomes a distant daydream for those of us that scrimp and save for every flight hour we get.
Can you imagine an aviation industry where even the cheapest flight training is doubled in price from that of today? Who in their right mind would even consider it to be a good idea if flight training costs doubled at almost all levels? Future airline pilots would almost have to be kids with extremely rich parents or forty-something year old businessmen that decide they can finally pursue their dreams...
I honestly hope GA never goes away or becomes a distant daydream for those of us that scrimp and save for every flight hour we get.
10-18-2007 | 01:48 PM
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Unless you have a very fast (read expensive) General Aviation A/C it hardly seems worth it. Preflight, fueling, flightplan, travel, close out plan, tie down, get rental or courtesy car it might not be worth it in Cessna 172. Maybe in Pilatus PC-12, but I think the 10X cost might hold some people back.
10-19-2007 | 11:35 AM
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On the other hand...
Unless you have a very fast (read expensive) General Aviation A/C it hardly seems worth it. Preflight, fueling, flightplan, travel, close out plan, tie down, get rental or courtesy car it might not be worth it in Cessna 172. Maybe in Pilatus PC-12, but I think the 10X cost might hold some people back.
10-19-2007 | 11:56 AM
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You also need to factor in savings in travel time if your destination is not near a major airport with airline service. The airlines only serve a few hundred airports in the US while GA opens you up to thousands. That time preflighting and getting the rental car can pay off big when you're only 10 miles from your destination versus 100.
There's also something to be said about not loosing an entire day in flights. Get things done at the office in the morning, and be where you need to be when you need to be there rather than when the airlines have a flight there.
There's also something to be said about not loosing an entire day in flights. Get things done at the office in the morning, and be where you need to be when you need to be there rather than when the airlines have a flight there.
10-20-2007 | 04:10 PM
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