Fractional Passengers

[dmagan]

I have a couple of questions regarding flights made by the likes of NetJets, FlightOptions, FelxJet, etc. On a typical 3 to 4 hour flight are one of the crewmembers required and/or asked to leave their seat and take care of the passengers in the back, meaning, serving them catered food or drinks? Also, are passengers aboard these flights able to smoke?

 

[vixin]

No and yes

 

[DO-82 driver]

Typically, the pax are asked if they would care for a drink once the safety briefing is over and they are also made aware of where their catering and location of soft drinks, coffee, booze, ect....

While inflight, if the opportunity arises, one of us might go back and ask if eveyone is comfortable and maybe update them on our ETA and confirm their transportation or if one of the pax comes forward to get a cup of coffee we'll ask if everything is OK. Other than that, they are on their own.

As far as smoking is concerned, YES, te pax can smoke inflight.....however, I have grounded a number of planes after the trip is done becasue of the smell in the cabin...especially with cigars. If the Company insists on me flying an additional pax leg with the cabin wreaking of smoking I will refuse to do it.....I have never had a problem do so.

 

[XTW]

No smoking on CitationShares aircraft. As for the other half of the question, Once airborne, the pax take care of themselves for catering and such. They are very self-sufficient for the most part.


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[gutshotdraw]

On a typical 3 to 4 hour flight are one of the crewmembers required and/or asked to leave their seat and take care of the passengers in the back, meaning, serving them catered food or drinks?

Absolutely. That crew member is called a galley wen......flight attendant.

 

[johnsonrod]

Better not get John Daly on one of your Netjets/Flexjet flights - he smokes like a chimney and drinks real hard. Saw it while he was flying on board a GIV to Scotland on the Golf Channel. He probably drank 10-15 beers on that flight alone. Sad............

 

[walshsfly]

Better not get John Daly on one of your Netjets/Flexjet flights - he smokes like a chimney and drinks real hard. Saw it while he was flying on board a GIV to Scotland on the Golf Channel. He probably drank 10-15 beers on that flight alone. Sad............

Oh come on now, you just wish you were back there drinking with him.

 

[vixin]

I must say that is pretty unprofessional mentioning an owners name like that. Especially in that manner. Might want to be careful what you put on this board. That could get you in a little trouble. Plus with the info you gave it wouldnt be hard to figure out who you are.

On another note. A pilot may not leave his or her station except for emergency or biological needs. Serving pax does not count and it is a FAR violation. I would never wait on a pax in the air. On the ground ask them if they need anything after that they are on there own.

 

[Willy21]

I must say that is pretty unprofessional mentioning an owners name like that. Especially in that manner. Might want to be careful what you put on this board. That could get you in a little trouble. Plus with the info you gave it wouldnt be hard to figure out who you are.

He saw it on the golf channel, what is wrong with that?

 

[DO-82 driver]

[quote=vixin;1310756]
On another note. A pilot may not leave his or her station except for emergency or biological needs. Serving pax does not count and it is a FAR violation. I would never wait on a pax in the air. On the ground ask them if they need anything after that they are on there own.[/quote]

Vixin....where did you come up with this reg? Can you please quote the exact 91 or 135 reg that states this please.

91---above FL350 one leaves, one breathes, above FL410 one is breathing all the time.

135---above FL250-- one leaves one breathes, above FL350 one is breathing all the time.