Flying Privately

[Don Tomas]

Finally added up the costs of flying on Reel Deal airlines.

Fuel: $486.09
POP fees: $170.00
Engine Time @$10/hour: $120

The POP fees were broken down as follows...
$100 for parking for 9 days
$20 the exit charge the DR charges everyone but we only paid for one. (AA/JetBlue includes this in the ticket fee)
$30 for Airport Personnel Overtime (eventhough no one extra was there)
$20 for FBO costs.

So the total was $776.09 total. That is $388.05 each for 2 or $258.70 for 3 people. Not to bad if I say so.

We skipped a couple charges and had some BULLSHIT charges!
We did not pay for a tourist visa (-$10 each)
We only paid one exit fee (-$20)
We did make the mistake of landing in Nassau to re-fuel and eventhough we were only getting gas we had to go through customs which was $35 each. (+$70)
Also in Nassau they "lost" our flight plan so we had to refile it, I forgot the cost.

Next time we are skipping Nassau and re-fueling stateside in West Palm Beach or somewhere similar.

The view you get flying at 7,000 feet, PRICELESS!
The service you get a POP when you are MUY IMPORTANTE flying in privately: PRICELESS!
The fact you get to skip TSA Security, PRICELESS is a HUGE understatement!

[JDR]

Sounds like a great deal, but most of us do not have friends with planes.

[psriches]

Sounds like a great deal, but most of us do not have friends with planes.

We can just fly WSJ Airlines.... 20 chicas on every flight....

[WSJ3]

Sounds like a great deal, but most of us do not have friends with planes.

We can just fly WSJ Airlines.... 20 chicas on every flight....

All dress in Catholic School Girl Uniforms.

No drawers.

LOL.

[Don Tomas]

Sounds like a great deal, but most of us do not have friends with planes.

You need to qualify it:

...that live in NYC.

I am sure you could get a seat on RD Airlines if you lived in Tampa!

[WSJ3]

Sounds like a great deal, but most of us do not have friends with planes.

You need to qualify it:

...that live in NYC.

I am sure you could get a seat on RD Airlines if you lived in Tampa!

What about the Catholic School Girl Uniforms?

[Don Tomas]

Sounds like a great deal, but most of us do not have friends with planes.

You need to qualify it:

...that live in NYC.

I am sure you could get a seat on RD Airlines if you lived in Tampa!

What about the Catholic School Girl Uniforms?

I'm sure you can wear anything you want but I doubt RD will dress up in one for you. It's only a 4 seat airplane and we ain't bringing any women!

[WSJ3]

Hmm...

That kinda defeats my purpose, and negates my mile high club fantasy.

[culebra]

I'm a pilot too, so sign me up for backup on the next trip!

[WSJ3]

I'm a pilot too, so sign me up for backup on the next trip!

And with your perfect wife no doubt a member of the mile high club.

LOL.

[Reel Deal]

I'm a pilot too, so sign me up for backup on the next trip!

Great trip, and easy, too.

We're heading down Thursday. D-->West Palm for fuel (1.2 hrs), then D--> POP (4.75 hrs). The plane is a 2000 C182S, 145kts cruise, carries everything you can stuff inside.

DT makes a good co-pilot and chart holder.

Culebra-what do you fly, and what ratings do you have? I SEL Pvt, complex, and Instrument rated, 2000 hrs.

[Don Tomas]

Culebra-what do you fly, and what ratings do you have? I SEL Pvt, complex, and Instrument rated, 2000 hrs.

It's all Greek to me.

Ironically that is where the word Gringo comes from..,

Gringo: Someone who cannot speak spanish due to their accent. From the word Greigo which means Greek!

[WSJ3]

Culebra-what do you fly, and what ratings do you have? I SEL Pvt, complex, and Instrument rated, 2000 hrs.

It's all Greek to me.

Ironically that is where the word Gringo comes from..,

Gringo: Someone who cannot speak spanish due to their accent. From the word Greigo which means Greek!

Thanks Don Tomas...

I have been called gringo so many times and now I know what it means.

[culebra]

RD -

152, 172, 172 W/XP and beechcraft. Private, no instrument.

Actually, I haven't been up in a while, let my medical lapse, so I'd only make a chartholder too! If you've got an instructor rating, then I can get current on the trip...

But, it seems like a fun trip! I can land at West Palm via Southwest and hook up at the fuel stop.

seems like a long run without a restroom break!

[gdogg]

I guess peeing out the window would be a little dangerous at the altitude.

[Don Tomas]

RD -

152, 172, 172 W/XP and beechcraft. Private, no instrument.

Actually, I haven't been up in a while, let my medical lapse, so I'd only make a chartholder too! If you've got an instructor rating, then I can get current on the trip...

But, it seems like a fun trip! I can land at West Palm via Southwest and hook up at the fuel stop.

seems like a long run without a restroom break!

5 hours isn't bad not having a bathroom. I mistakenly drank to early into the flight last time but was more knowledgable on the way back.

I will answer for RD, he isn't an instructor. Otherwise I was hoping to get some time myself.

PS. You are freaking crazy to fly without an instrument rating!!! Lots of traffic out there I felt very safe with ATC watching us but would have been scared shitless if they weren't.

[WSJ3]

RD -

152, 172, 172 W/XP and beechcraft. Private, no instrument.

Actually, I haven't been up in a while, let my medical lapse, so I'd only make a chartholder too! If you've got an instructor rating, then I can get current on the trip...

But, it seems like a fun trip! I can land at West Palm via Southwest and hook up at the fuel stop.

seems like a long run without a restroom break!

Are you saying that a plane this size doesn't come equiped with a port-a-potty?

[Reel Deal]

I guess peeing out the window would be a little dangerous at the altitude.

Ever try toopen a door or window going 165 mph? :shock:

[Reel Deal]

Are you saying that a plane this size doesn't come equiped with a port-a-potty?

Nope. You can get a hand-held urinal though.

It's just easier to plan your fluid intake. DT can vouch for this. It's really no big deal at all.

The plane has a 6.5+ hour range (not that I'd want to fly it that long...).

[WSJ3]

Are you saying that a plane this size doesn't come equiped with a port-a-potty?

Nope. You can get a hand-held urinal though.

It's just easier to plan your fluid intake. DT can vouch for this. It's really no big deal at all.

The plane has a 6.5+ hour range (not that I'd want to fly it that long...).

I guess I can hold it for 4 hours.

LOL.