Crashpads
04-20-2023, 09:50 AM
#11
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Details are lacking, but;
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^^^^^^^^^ THIS
Just depends on what his personal needs/wants were, as well as the financial and whatever personal ROI he was getting out of it.
Originally Posted by Pilot4000
Even at $800/month, you can probably pay for a lot of hotel rooms for what the tiny house probably cost him.
Originally Posted by BlueScholar
Until he sells the tiny house and recoups those costs. Platinum status is nice, but you can't get that one back.
Just depends on what his personal needs/wants were, as well as the financial and whatever personal ROI he was getting out of it.
04-20-2023, 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Fly4FunAA
What about purchasing a house/condo in base and then using that as your crash pad or even renting part of it out to other pilots or people when not there? I understand just getting a hotel every time, but I also don’t want to deal with the hassle of when rooms are booked out or rates for the night go up all the time. Though I would definitely do a hotel over me renting a crash pad, but what if you’re the owner or you have a place in base?
04-20-2023, 08:10 PM
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Are we all just helping some "blogger" here do an expose on airline crashpads that can be used against us next time there's an incident involving a commuting pilot? First posters asking questions like this are usually never "here to help."
04-20-2023, 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Ed Force One
Are we all just helping some "blogger" here do an expose on airline crashpads that can be used against us next time there's an incident involving a commuting pilot? First posters asking questions like this are usually never "here to help."
04-21-2023, 08:03 AM
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Yeah same story for me, I was just too old to want to share a pad with other people and the nicer ones with your own bed ranged close to $1000. For me it made more sense to just rent hotel rooms when I needed them, usually being used on reserve anyway. You figure in LAS for example, you can get a crew rate near the airport for $80 out the door. That means I would need to require a bed more than 9 times in a month, to make a pad a better value. I never once had the need for more than a few hotel rooms. Obviously the city and airline matter here so take it with a grain of salt.
04-21-2023, 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by AllYourBaseAreB
Wait till he finds out that most crashpads are illegal too…
Whether its simply occupancy numbers and/or zoning/"short term" lease not allowed, etc.
04-22-2023, 06:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Fly4FunAA
What about purchasing a house/condo in base and then using that as your crash pad or even renting part of it out to other pilots or people when not there? I understand just getting a hotel every time, but I also don’t want to deal with the hassle of when rooms are booked out or rates for the night go up all the time. Though I would definitely do a hotel over me renting a crash pad, but what if you’re the owner or you have a place in base?
04-22-2023, 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by freezingflyboy
Was very close to doing this when I commuted and was being used little on reserve. I looked at a couple of 4-8 unit apartment buildings where i would take the least desirable 1BR or studio apartment as my crashpad and rent the rest out. The buildings I looked at were already occupied but in need of some TLC. The plan was to renovate/upgrade as older tenants moved out and then sell a few years down the line. Seemed like a good use of otherwise wasted time and an opportunity to dabble in commercial real estate. Once I was a line holder, I had less and less "dead" time in base and eventually lost interest/couldn't square the time commitment. But for the right person, I could see it being a good opportunity.
04-22-2023, 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Fly4FunAA
Yeah I can see it being a great opportunity especially if you’re planning on bidding reserve consistently. Eventually you could just turn it into a rental property anyways. Might as well kill 2 birds with one stone.
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