Ace-of-the-Base said:
You, my friend, are a total dork. You are an embarrassment to all corporate pilots. Regardless of whatever struggle you are going through, you are (or a supposed to be) a professional. Act like one. This ‘guy’ you are insulting and have so much disdain for, is the bread and butter of our industry. How would you like it if your surgeon called you a little baby because you wanted all these silly scared questions asked before he cut into your body. Or if your shrink called you whiner for having so many problems. Our job is to make these peoples lives happier and more convenient. If it were just about safety, they could go fly on American or United. Get a clue.
Again, if you have so much animosity towards ‘rich’ people, then get another job. Read the headlines: private jets are paid for by rich people!
Ace
Ace of base...Have You Seen The Sign!!
I agree with you about Fracsters approach with the bashing of NJAowner. It was the wrong approach as he, as you stated, is a professional. However the man (im assuming) does have many validate points. I worked at an FBO for many years and saw owners who would complain about this and that without any understanding of the system and how it works. I have seen pilots jump in rental cars or take the crew cars and go get the catering themselves due to understaffing, busy periods, or inadequate, meaning type of personnel, staffing in general. I have seen pilots sit in FBOs all day waiting for owners to finalize there daily schedule all the while explaining crew time, duty time, M.e.l.s (meaning they cant fly at night), explaining that their airport of choice closes at a certain time, fuel airplanes themselves, do lavs, Clean up puke, etc. etc. etc. Only then to have owners (not necessarily EJA) spit, scream, holler, literally throw temper tantrums all in an attempt to get there way. I have to admit in Fracsters defense that just because in their world the world revolves around them in no way means that in our world, meaning the real world, it does the same.
Now i am smart enough to realize that these owners spend literally MILLIONS of dollars, money most of us here will probably never have the opportunity to experience, on there planes with one idea in mind. The idea that they can and will go where they want when THEY WANT TO!!!, and I readily agree. I mean if I order a 15 dollar pizza with a guarantee that it will be here in 30 minutes or less....IT HAD BETTER BE HERE IN 15 MINUTES OR LESS!!! Or I'm getting it for free, and that’s only 15 bucks!!!!! Yet in the grand scream of things does my rational hurt or hinder the system? That pizza guy (pilot) who just got b-slapped by me (owner) is now going to have a, poopy, day and only go on to piss off more owners (perhaps). My point being that it is just as important for the owner to understand the plight of the pilot as it is for the pilot to understand the plight of the owner. With that I must side with the pilot in the understanding part. I think that you both have very valid points.
