Alpo Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Thoughts based on two online stories. In one of them, the hero is a billionaire. In an interview he said that the main reason that he really wanted to make a lot of money was so that he never had to fly commercial. That makes sense. If I needed to fly somewhere, and I had the option to not fly commercial, and not go through TSA and the ticket counters and the lines, I would certainly do it. Second story. These people are flying to Norway to buy a new airplane, which they will then fly back to Alabama. And they are complaining about the lines, and TSA, etc. And I wondered, if they could afford to fly to Europe and write a check for $5 million dollars for an airplane, why not charter a plane? Even flying first class is not going to be as comfortable as flying in a chartered Gulfstream. I looked it up. For five people it starts at €80,400. If you had the money to write a check for $5 million dollars to buy an airplane, would you pay $100,000 to fly charter to Europe to pick it up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 I’m cheap!! I figure those people didn’t get rich paying ridiculous amounts of money for transportation. I know that I wouldn’t!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chantry Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 12 minutes ago, Alpo said: Thoughts based on two online stories. In one of them, the hero is a billionaire. In an interview he said that the main reason that he really wanted to make a lot of money was so that he never had to fly commercial. That makes sense. If I needed to fly somewhere, and I had the option to not fly commercial, and not go through TSA and the ticket counters and the lines, I would certainly do it. Second story. These people are flying to Norway to buy a new airplane, which they will then fly back to Alabama. And they are complaining about the lines, and TSA, etc. And I wondered, if they could afford to fly to Europe and write a check for $5 million dollars for an airplane, why not charter a plane? Even flying first class is not going to be as comfortable as flying in a chartered Gulfstream. I looked it up. For five people it starts at €80,400. If you had the money to write a check for $5 million dollars to buy an airplane, would you pay $100,000 to fly charter to Europe to pick it up? If I'm a billionaire I'd charter the plane and not even think about it. $100,000 is pocket change to a billionaire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantankerous Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 I'm a hundredaire so I don't have any semblance of an idea what a billionaire might do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassnetguy50 Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Question 2: no, they need to experience the slums to truly appreciate the new craft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoken D Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Spending that kind of money, you deliver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 Many people that buy aircraft do it as a status symbol and do not necessarily have the disposable cash to truly take advantage of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 3 hours ago, Alpo said: I looked it up. For five people it starts at €80,400. Hire someone for $10,000 to fly it to Alabama for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabez Cowboy,SASS # 50129 Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 WoW look at all the Virtual Guns and Ammo that would buy !!! Jabez Cowboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Jabez Cowboy,SASS # 50129 said: WoW look at all the Virtual Guns and Ammo that would buy !!! Jabez Cowboy Not much at today’s prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 After 3/4 of a million miles going all over the world in airplanes, I no longer have any desire to go anywhere that I can't drive to in 15 hours or less. And I will never get on any vehicle that requires me to put up the the BS I'sdhave to go through to get aboard their vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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