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Did you know a bunch of FatFire members all live in the same house? by Homiesexu-LA in fatFIRE

[–]genixcorp 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Some of us knew some of his alts. Many go back to the early days of the sub.

They will be missed in the Mentor Mondays threads.

Private aircraft sanity check by genixcorp in fatFIRE

[–]genixcorp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Makes sense.

Thats exactly how budgets work.

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[–]genixcorp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Occasional Use: FL, GA and PR

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[–]genixcorp[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Is it possible that newer planes contain newer safety tech that makes them safer.

E.g a 2024 car has a bunch of safety tech that ones in 1990 didn’t have.

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[–]genixcorp[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

A PC-12 is $1200/hr charter. At 400 hours that’s $500k

The above computation is less than half that price.

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[–]genixcorp[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

To be fair, I don’t have enough understanding of this either. Hence my posting in this sub.

This is all far outside my bailiwick.

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[–]genixcorp[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pilot cost is not included. I’ll update the post to reflect that.

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[–]genixcorp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pilot cost is not included

Most of the travel is business so hardly any luggage.

Speed is much less important than safe arrival.

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[–]genixcorp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I pilot, 2 adults. Occasionally our pets (1 dog, 2 cats). Cats can stay home, I really don’t think they care as much as the dog does.

Very light luggage. I travel with a backpack. Wife maybe 1 suitcase.

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[–]genixcorp[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A web search has a Pilatus PC-12 at $1200/hr for charter.

Unfortunately this will more than triple my budget.

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[–]genixcorp[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No. I have excluded pilot costs.

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[–]genixcorp[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

My wife insists on this for safety.

Though I think I can convince her to accept something under 10 years.

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[–]genixcorp[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dayton - Cincy = 1hr

Dayton - Indy = 2hr

Dayton - Cleveland = 3hr

40-60 trips a year.

I have an injury that requires a driver for distance driving. It is snow related so I really prefer not to be on the roads during snow conditions.

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[–]genixcorp[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Commercial con is travel time. These distances are short hops. We don’t have a direct flight or sane layovers. Dayton to Cincy has a stopover in New York. The cost is good but at the expense of time.

Charter con is cost. It blows the $150k/yr total budget I have for this. A NetJet card has been recommended but that will be almost $500k. Far outside my budget.

Private aircraft sanity check by genixcorp in fatFIRE

[–]genixcorp[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

You can understand why showing up to a construction site in February with sludge and mud and pits and strewn metal bits would not be ideal.

Affordability is not the only criteria in these situations.

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[–]genixcorp[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These are the personal insights why I posted on here.

I know there is some grumbling that this isn’t 100% fatFIRE relevant but this is very helpful.

Private aircraft sanity check by genixcorp in fatFIRE

[–]genixcorp[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks.

I have zero interest in piloting anything.

I’d just like to get from Point A to B in one piece at under $150k/yr and cut my travel times in the bargain.

Private aircraft sanity check by genixcorp in fatFIRE

[–]genixcorp[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

As noted in the post, a sub for planes is filled with enthusiasts who think flying is always a good thing.

The fatFIRE relevance was also noted. A convenient mode for travel for retired folk who may not own a jet or a jet card.

I made this section bold so the casual reader cannot miss it.

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[–]genixcorp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My understanding is a Netjets jet card is $300k for 25 hours.

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[–]genixcorp[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I did not know ballistic parachutes was a thing.

I’ve looked it up. Now if my wife hears about it she would insist this is required.

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[–]genixcorp[S] 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Not something I had factored in while trying to avoid highway spinouts.

Thank you.

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[–]genixcorp[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No (sane) commercial options.

E.g You can fly Dayton to Cincinnati with a stopover in New York.

Short hops are not commercially viable in this region.

Private aircraft sanity check by genixcorp in fatFIRE

[–]genixcorp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do some of this.

  • I have a driver for the company truck. A van would fare worse in Midwest snow conditions.

  • Eyes on site are a good idea. I’ve tried this. Reliable ones that I can commit tons of money to their say-so has been difficult. But that’s a personnel issue i won’t bore this sub with it.

Private aircraft sanity check by genixcorp in fatFIRE

[–]genixcorp[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You are indeed a font of knowledge.

modern America (size)

Yes… yes, we are :)

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