Dry Spells

Another tough part of being a renter is the dreaded daily minimum.

There are two family trips planned for later this summer that would be much better on everyone if they were flights. (Anyone who has driven the I-5 route through central California will understand, anyone with children doubly so) Unfortunately the flight length and number of days do not come together to make economic sense.

I've read similar comments on the newsgroups from time to time so nothing new here. Recently a discussion related this as a cause for many pilots giving up flying. As a renter your wings are really clipped and the family budget can only support/justify so many hamburger runs.

Having been a leaseback owner I know the other side of the story. I needed that daily usage to make the ends come somewhere close together over the long haul.

Anyway, no good answers for the renter. My own goal is to build a need for more business travel and let that drive another aircraft purchase. At least, that's the current idea.