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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I agree... I have a feeling that it's planned out beforehand. Sneaking onto airport property on TV is a bit of a no no
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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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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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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It may be totally legit, but that sort of thing isn't my bag (baby).
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