Mile High Club

[Rumrunner]

What's your thoughts on buying a twin and starting up a mile high flight service? Do you think a guy would be able to cover his payments, or would this be a better thing to offer at places like South Padre over Spring Break. Just brainstorming on fun jobs.

 

[ILS JNKY]

mile high club

check around the web some one has allready done that , but they are using a jet,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

One company even boasts of have a DC-10 for such a trip.

 

[frankbama]

used to be one out of santa monica but it got shut down trying to operate under 91 i believe

they used senecas and twin commanders the pilot i know had funny stories though

 

[El Cid Av8or]

There was also an operation out of Miami or Fort Lauderdale. I think the guy flew a Cessna Skymaster that had been retrofited with a rear bed instead of a rear seat.

 

[Future SNA]

I know a charter pilot who had a guy charter a Seneca to a KC Chiefs game. The passengers put up a blanket to cover up looking into the back, my friend thought they were just going to make out, but when he heard the panting and the slapping, and of course, "the smell", he realized. Did the same thing on the way back, he said luckily they didn't ask to go up to 5280'!

 

[English]

A few years ago there was a trimotor out of the Long Beach, CA area doing mile high flights...intentionally, I mean...

 

[turning2]

gotta love the net, there's always an answer... there's a "flight referral" link here ... http://www.milehighclub.com/

 

[501261]

Had it happen a few times during my 135 Lear days! Got a nice tip out of it once!!

Of course nobody chartered the Lear strictly to join the mile high club, actually it was kind of a pain in the a$$, having someone rocking the in back of the Lear at FL410 with the JET auto pilot.

The funniest thing was when one of the girls poked her head through the curtain, and started asking questions ("what's that button do, what's that"); trying to act all casual while the guy is going to town on her on the other side of the curtain.

Then there was this one big customer, we actually had to call the FBO using code words to make sure his wife wasn't there waiting.... we actually had to taxi into another FBO once and drop off the female passengers (more than one), before we could continue on to home base FBO and the waiting wife!

Then there's the putting your foot in your mouth category. I asked this passenger, how she and her husband liked the trip to Aspen two weeks ago, unfortunately I didn't take the wife to Aspen a few weeks ago, only the husband and a different blond!!

Hey, I'm happily married and I didn't agree with it, but you know what, it ain't my d@mn business!

 

[msw]

I was under the impression that to join the Mile High Club, one had to be a member of the flight crew while engaged in the activity in question. Is it allowed, under the official rules of the club, for passengers merely riding along in the cabin in the back, to become members? What's the big deal with that? Can someone with the rule book please inform the rest of us what the exact criteria for membership is, and who is eleigible to join?

 

[jdru25]

I believe that in order to become a first class member you need to have your hands on the controls...............well, you need to at least be capable of turning the heading bug on the autopilot......

 

[cvsfly]

Forget about that in the back or in the lav stuff. 6000' in a Cherokee only 2 axis autopilot on an IFR flight plan (VMC) and didn't miss a radio call. That really pissed her off. That was my younger days though. Once again VFR over VA in a C-182. Cessna is much easier!

 

[DIRT]

Mile High

I joined in a C150, talk about gymnastics.....

 

[LrBob]

theres a 135 jet company out of smo-xtra-jet that also owns xtasy jet-you guessed it-the will arrange for a very large amount of money arrange a G2/G3 with entertainment already on board-pros i quess-a buddy of mine was the captain on it-god life is tough in aviation

 

[Franky4Fingers]

I joined in a C210 with autopilot. For some reason, the AP kept banking from side to side (2-3 degrees). I wrote it up after landing. I feel sorry for whoever rented after me.

 

[msw]

Use of an autopilot while attempting entry into the Mile High Club is cheating as per section 32.69 of the MHC Regulations.

 

[Franky4Fingers]

I guess I better bone up on MHC Regs.

 

[rice]

No pun intended of course!!

 

[Freightdog75]

In a PA32.

 

[BeckyAnne]

Does a weekend in Denver count?

 

[sydeseet]

MSW (and others)
You apparently have yet to receive the latest revision to 14 MHC 32.69 et al. It clarifies the use of an auto-pilot while engaged in all activities under jurisdiction of 14 MHC 1-69.034
Basically it states that an auto-pilot may be used if the following conditions are met:
A) It must approved by the administrator (the person on top)
B) It must be equipped with a quick-release device located on the stick/yoke.
C) It must have no greater than two axis of motion and not be engaged in "Nav" mode while the "operation" is being "conducted."

Play ball gentleman!!!!

Glad we got that straight..........

 

[Jet_Dreamer]

ce310, between JLI and TNP at 11500 in the back seat, seriously. told the control i was going off freq for a while. "no prob, report back up" flipped the ap on and got busy.

 

[uavchaser]

PA-28 between SBA and RAL @ 7500, NO AUTOPILOT!! never missed a call. My two favorite things at once! If there was one more girl I though would have three of my favorites. next time i guess.

 

[sydeseet]

The barbie twins, Britney Spears, Anna Kournikova, and the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders while hand flying a 747 to Hawaii. Never missed an HF call, never used the auto-pilot, and made EVERYBODY very happy. Best night of my life!!!!!!!

Who's your daddy now?????

 

[tangodelta21]

I had the pleasure of earning membership in a C-182(more room than the Mustang backseat). It was all going well between ABI-FTW until I stopped looking over her shoulder out the window and just glancing at the altimeter every once in a while. A little over half an hour later I look up, IMC....yes I knew it was there I just didn't desend early enough. Live and learn.

 

[CL60]

Quote from Future SNA,

my friend thought they were just going to make out, but when he heard the panting and the slapping, and of course, "the smell", he realized.

"The smell..." I hope you're refering to a pleasant odor... uh, forget it, I don't want to know.

 

[Snakum]

Sydseet is my new hero.

Minh

(I joined in the lav of a Pan Am A300 from Frankfurt to Atlanta ... I upgraded in a new Skyhawk SP which trimmed really well, and whose seat went waaaaay back.)