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One of my friends works as a pilot for a company that has a King Air turboprop airplane. For whatever reason he keeps the relationship with the owners of the airplane and the company 100% professional and 0% personal. When he is on the clock he is paid a flat rate per day for piloting and taking care of the aircraft and his expenses for a hotel room and food. He is OK with all of that and I have no idea what the rate is but he seems to live comfortably. The owners like to fly up to NYC to visit their daughter so he spends a lot of time in NYC. As soon as he lands the owners get on a chopper to go to the hotel that they stay at. The pilot catches a cab. A limo is nicer but that eats into his daily pay.
He always hated messing with a cab and the delays and cost. He started using Uber and loves it. It is cheaper, faster and almost always has someone that is a native New Yorker and knows the area. He can take the time to get the aircraft secured on the ramp and serviced and ready to go. He has to take care of any food or drinks the passengers may want. He will order the catering truck to be there on the scheduled departure time.
Good morning all. Over the hump and on the downhill slide toward the weekend!
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Glen
49 Year member of the Porsche Club of America
1985 911 Carrera; 2017 Macan
1986 El Camino with Fuel Injected 350 Crate Engine
My Motto: I will never be too old to have a happy childhood!
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