A-Hole Pilot of the Day

[Tram]

I get the crew car all the time when I fly in places... "Do you have a car I can borrow for a few hours?" is usually how it goes.. I take the keys and take me and whoever came with me out the door and down the road...

I always pay get fuel at the FBO, I always put gas in the crew car, I always make sure I am back within the alotted amount of time.. If they give me 5 hours, you can bet your bottom dollar I'll be gone for 4.5..

If your throwing a fit because someone got the crew car that wasn't a "crew" your a tool...

 

[TrafficInSight]

When I fly my Duchess, I'm crew. A post in another topic suggested that the mark-up on Jet A required purchase of 8 gallons to equal the mark-up on a gallon of 100LL. If I put in 50-80 gallons (a typical situation for me), then I'm equal in profit to the FBO as someone taking on 400-640 gallons of Jet A. Perhaps not as much as a jet, but certainly competitive with most turbo-props. I also paid $75 at San Jose jet center a few months ago just to drop off a friend and use the restroom. I was not even there for 10 minutes.

Next time go to Reid Hillview. Fuel is 2$ a gallon cheaper, there aren't any ramp fees unless you tie down overnight and even then it's only 6$, and there's a rental car company on the field.

The jet center and SJC in general do all they can to discourage GA.