Capthuff
A Pirate past 40
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- May 12, 2002
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Av8tortype,
You should be able to get a reputable charter outfit in the PDX area to do that trip for pretty close to that cost. Certainly if you were to sign some sort of hourly commitment with them. For the three days they will probably charge a 2hr minimum/day but even @ $2000/hr for a lear 31/35 that is only $12,000 plus ovenight fees and it gets closed to $14,000. The upside to this is you know the operator, plane, pilots, and such. Plus if you decide to get a plane you already have a relationship with a 135 certificate holder if you want to put it on charter.
It's all about negotiating.
If I were an operator in PDX I'd be all over this.
You should be able to get a reputable charter outfit in the PDX area to do that trip for pretty close to that cost. Certainly if you were to sign some sort of hourly commitment with them. For the three days they will probably charge a 2hr minimum/day but even @ $2000/hr for a lear 31/35 that is only $12,000 plus ovenight fees and it gets closed to $14,000. The upside to this is you know the operator, plane, pilots, and such. Plus if you decide to get a plane you already have a relationship with a 135 certificate holder if you want to put it on charter.
It's all about negotiating.
If I were an operator in PDX I'd be all over this.