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Old 03-07-2007, 03:36 AM
Alobar Alobar is offline
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Default Re: Personal Business Manager or Private Jet?

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I have a personal assistant.

It's pretty good.

...but I'd trade her for a jet pretty quickly.

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ok, since you are begging for it

*clears throat*

You have a personal assistant? wow, tell us more about that please!



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Old 03-07-2007, 10:18 AM
Kneel B4 Zod Kneel B4 Zod is offline
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Default Re: Personal Business Manager or Private Jet?

does anyone around here actually have a personal assistant?
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Old 03-07-2007, 10:20 AM
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Seriously, we need a kyleb thread about having a personal assistant.
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Old 03-07-2007, 10:58 AM
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I fit floats, flys or [censored], it's trouble!

I work for a aircraft charter/aircraft management company as a mechanic. We fly a couple models of Lears, Hawkers, and a Challenger(big airplane-about 14 passenger in style).
The jet is a big ongoing expense to own and operate. Think about paying for a crew, fuel(you think filling up your car is expensive nowadays), and especially maintenance. Parts are not cheap and you have many scheduled inspections that the airplane has to go thru over the years.

The way to go if you are dying for the jet is to either charter one when you need to or get on with one of the many fractional ownership companies that are out there. Then you don't have to worry about the hassles of jet ownership.

My choice would be the buisness manager and get into a fractional ownership or just charter. I'd put my money in better places than an aircraft.
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Old 03-07-2007, 11:07 AM
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How much does it cost to fly a jet across the country? It's got to be more expensive than just buying a ticket. So as much as I'd rather have a private jet flying me around, I pick the business manager. I'd end up travelling less, due to the cost of flying my own jet.
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Old 03-07-2007, 11:13 AM
Kneel B4 Zod Kneel B4 Zod is offline
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Default Re: Personal Business Manager or Private Jet?

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How much does it cost to fly a jet across the country? It's got to be more expensive than just buying a ticket. So as much as I'd rather have a private jet flying me around, I pick the business manager. I'd end up travelling less, due to the cost of flying my own jet.

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holla at backwards reasoning [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]

I think anyone who travels a lot due to work or who enjoys traveling would rather have the jet or at least a share in a corporate jet program.
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Old 03-07-2007, 11:16 AM
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No money = easy accounting

I'd have to take the jet :x
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Old 03-07-2007, 11:21 AM
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I think it would cost hundreds of dollars per hour just to use the jet. The pilot and fuel alone are a killer.

If you can afford to own and operate a jet, having a personal assistant should be standard.
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Old 03-07-2007, 11:30 AM
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I would sell it or make a stipulation that if we are getting a jet all operating costs are included
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Old 03-07-2007, 11:31 AM
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Default Re: Personal Business Manager or Private Jet?

It's a lot more expensive than buying a ticket. I'm not sure on exactly what we charge to charter but I believe, for a Lear 35 with 9 passenger seats, it is around $2000-$2500 per hour of flight time. Sounds like a lot, but you go on your schedule, to airports probably closer to where you want to get to, no baggage hassles, and a group of people will cut the per person cost considerably. A lot of corporations will fly a group of people short notice at probably a lower per person cost than buying a last minute ticket on an airliner with all of the cattle.

We have a lot of rich individuals that charter us for just themselves who can easily afford their own aircraft but don't want the hassle or just do not fly enough to make it worth it.

I guess it just depends on how much you fly and how you want to spend your money.

I know those fractional ownership company aircraft are pristine inside and out and they offer a wide variety of aircraft.
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