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Cheebs501

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Has anyone had the company plane they are flying get reposessed? What were the warning signs? Do they take it without you knowing or will there be some warning?
 
I don't know about nowadays, but I know of one in the 90s that we knew they were coming to get it. Also of one in the 80s where the crew came from the hotel from an overnight and the plane had been repo'ed during the night.

Could go both ways, I suppose.
 
The last company I worked for had our Lear 55 repoed by GE-Captial. The repo pilots and a suit came to our FBO with a court order. My boss thought he would be a smart guy and have the 55 all locked up and removed one of the batteries. All the pilots had to turn in there keys and were instructed no to cooperate if the Sheriff called. No Dice. When the repo boys come the airplane will be flown out.

The repo boys hired a local locksmith that drilled out the lock. They flew it out with one battery,VFR and no flight plan. Those guys do not mess around.
 
Has anyone had the company plane they are flying get reposessed? What were the warning signs? Do they take it without you knowing or will there be some warning?

I've gone on a couple repos. Took a Lear 55 from Naples Municiple back to FLL and left it at Bombardier and took a Citation VII from Jacksonville Craig to Houston.

Did it very late at night and nobody knew a thing. The repo guy I went with made sure both airplanes were flying recently so he knew they were in airworthy shape. He went there a couple nights before hand to watch the planes operate and spoke with certain people on the airports about the planes, and I came the night before the repo flight.

Only times that make it hard is when the aircraft owners install a Medeco key lock. Then he would use the cops to stand by while a locksmith drills it out. If the owners show up in the process the cops tell them to piss off.

This was back in 2000.
 
I had a friend that had a plane repo'ed on them.

They had a charter request to xyz airport. They ferry over and 3 guys are standing there. Thanks for the plane. Its repo'ed.

Didn't even have to fly it, they flew it to them. HA
 
Are any repo companies hiring? LOL
 

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