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We’d then all hafta maintain sidewinder proficiency. A pricey endeavor.
TANSTAAFL, particularly in aviation and engineering.Hm, a Heinlein fan.
It seems like there are parts of the world that belie that adage right now.Hmmmm.......
Y’know, if we all armed our planes with guns and maybe a Sidewinder or two, I’d bet there’d be a lot more courtesy in the air. An armed society is a polite society.
What on gods green earth does that mean?TANSTAAFL, particularly in aviation and engineering.
"There ain't no such thing as a free lunch."What on gods green earth does that mean?
TY"There ain't no such thing as a free lunch."
It seems like there are parts of the world that belie that adage right now.
On some auto dashes black electrical tape does the same thing, only permanently . lolI've considered throwing an OBD-II code reader in my flight bag and making "Hey, that guy turned off the check engine light in the courtesy car!" into my calling card.
I hate, hate, hate the way tipping culture has grown, and I say that as a guy who has worked as a bartender, server, and an FBO line guy. My advice that that tipping is absolutely not expected at any FBO (and would be a little weird in most contexts) but if you feel the line guy went above and beyond to help you out (or you asked for extra service like window cleaning), then a tip is appropriate to offer. I always appreciated a small tip for cleaning windows and so forth. Naturally, the guy yelling at me to make sure I remembered to only go in one direction on his windshield (thanks, gramps, first time I've done this) is the guy who doesn't tip at all. *sigh*What are your opinions on tipping at FBOs? I'll give an actual example that happened this past weekend.
That's actually pretty normal service in this industry. It's certainly not below average, but it's not OMGWow level either.What are your opinions on tipping at FBOs? I'll give an actual example that happened this past weekend.
I'm a new pilot and besides a few bathroom breaks on an XC with my CFI when I was a student, I haven't really done anything at FBOs before, so I'm sort of in uncharted territory here. I took my first passenger out to an airport for our expensive lunch and the FBO we stopped at was not a big name like Atlantic or Signature. But it was still very nice. No fees to pay because we were only there for a few hours, but the people were just very courteous. They only offered a crew car for overnights, but one of them offered to drive us downtown and gave us lunch recommendations. They even offered to drive us back after we were finished.
I wasn't sure if this was typical for an FBO, but I was quite impressed with the service and gave them a pretty generous tip for their hospitality. Is this expected or conventional? I figured given I tip taxi drivers, valets, and the like it should be just a no-brainer to tip the FBO guy. But he was truly taken aback by the gesture.
This. I've been tipped - and not tipped - as anything from a line guy all the way up to a charter captain. Nobody is getting paid "I need a tip to make a living" wages, so tips should not be expected in the normal course of things. If you're asking for services above and beyond what might be the normal expectation, it certainly doesn't hurt, and nobody's going to turn it down either. As an example from my line guy days, we had one based pilot who was a doctor with a nice 310, and he was ALWAYS in a huge hurry, so we'd pretty much automatically meet him at his hangar. He'd pull the mixtures before he even stopped, dive out the door (I swear he sometimes did this before the wheels stopped turning too!), hop in his car and tear off, but he'd always throw us 20 bucks to do a quick postflight fluid topoff and put the plane away in his hangar. He usually got the bugs wiped off without asking for that too...I hate, hate, hate the way tipping culture has grown, and I say that as a guy who has worked as a bartender, server, and an FBO line guy. My advice that that tipping is absolutely not expected at any FBO (and would be a little weird in most contexts) but if you feel the line guy went above and beyond to help you out (or you asked for extra service like window cleaning), then a tip is appropriate to offer.
Please don't feel like you should be tipping FBO desk staff or the guy who just rolls up to throw fuel in your plane.
- Don't untie and relocate somebody else's aircraft on the ramp without leaving the owner a note telling him where you put his plane.
- Don't untie and relocate somebody else's aircraft on the ramp without leaving the owner a note telling him where you put his plane.
There’s go to be a story there.
- Don't untie and relocate somebody else's aircraft on the ramp without leaving the owner a note telling him where you put his plane.
After the show was over, guess who was responsible for moving the airplanes back onto their tiedowns...
Hmmm. I have been to many airports in 20+ years of GA flying around the country, and I have seen ONE that actually marked spots for transients.Lost the count, but I'll contribute "Don't tiedown on any random open spot unless you know it is designated for transient aircraft."
Hmmm. I have been to many airports in 20+ years of GA flying around the country, and I have seen ONE that actually marked spots for transients.
Hmmm. I have been to many airports in 20+ years of GA flying around the country, and I have seen ONE that actually marked spots for transients.
I would suggest that if your tiedown is in an area that looks like a main ramp, you should mark it as "Private".