Celeb Sitings at FBO's

"Ben Smith" wrote in message ...
How often do you guys see celebrities, or otherwise famous people at your
FBO? A few months ago, I was at MSN, and saw a Gulfstream pull up and it
ended up being Joe Francis (Girls Gone Wild video founder). He was doing
some filming on the UW Campus that night, and there were about 4 camera guys
in his entourage. I had only recognized him because I saw an E channel
story about him the night before...

Others around MSN said they used to see Chris Farley often, back when he was
alive and well. (His hometown was Madison)

Its not going to be too often. When I've been waiting, sitting at the
large airport's FBOs I've noticed that the only one who does any
waiting are the flight crew. Often times one crew member is stationed
at the door. The GPU is running 30 minutes before the client arives.
When the car pulls up, duck for cover because those guys are running
(yes, really running, full sprint) to the plane. The goal seems to be
taxiing by the time the client gets the door closed behind them. I've
often heard charters on ground frequency saying they'll be ready to go
as soon as the client gets up the steps. While one pilot taxis the
other is getting take off clearance or release (depending if there is
a tower) before they even get to the runway. The market has some much
competition you'll die pretty quick if you let your clients sit around
and wait. They can do that on SouthWest.

-Robert