one of these classmates is not like the others

[cellio]

Folks on the mailing list for the Sh'liach K'hilah program have been discussing travel plans for this July's session (mainly, I think, so that those who are flying can coordinate airport transport). One person posted that he'll be flying his personal plane.

His what? *boggle*

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travel plans

[brokengoose.livejournal.com]

Frequently, small plane pilots are quite willing to take passengers with the usual "road trip" rules: passengers are expected to chip in for fuel.

You need to fly a certain number of hours per year to maintain a pilot's license. Consequently, if you know a pilot, they're often willing to provide transportation even if they don't need to go where you're going. A friend of my father used to do quite a bit of travelling this way. Before the budget airlines appeared, it was often cheaper to find a pilot and pay for his gas and hotel for a few days than it was to buy a ticket on a major airline. And, from the pilot's perspective, "Would you be willing to fly to Florida for a long weekend if I pay for the gas and lodging?" was a pretty good deal, too.

Re: travel plans

[cellio]

That sounds like a good deal for all involved, yes. Well, maybe not with the budget airlines, but sometimes the schedules for the budget flights are inconvenient, so it probably still works out often.