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Remember to tip your ... pilot?
Is it customary for passengers to tip their charter or sightseeing
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Remember to tip your ... pilot?
For charter 135 operations is it.
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Most companies have a policy against passengers tipping
pilots. On the other hand, if you have taken the pilot out on Christmas eve, a nice tip is appreciated. -- James H. Macklin ATP,CFI,A&P -- The people think the Constitution protects their rights; But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome. some support http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/secondamendment2.htm See http://www.fija.org/ more about your rights and duties. "Brien K. Meehan" wrote in message oups.com... | Is it customary for passengers to tip their charter or sightseeing | pilot? | |
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"Brien K. Meehan" wrote in message
Is it customary for passengers to tip their charter or sightseeing pilot? Some do, some don't. The passengers who tip usually tip $100 for a charter flight. They also usually draw the company's most experienced pilots. D. |
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Capt.Doug wrote:
"Brien K. Meehan" wrote in message Is it customary for passengers to tip their charter or sightseeing pilot? Some do, some don't. The passengers who tip usually tip $100 for a charter flight. They also usually draw the company's most experienced pilots. I only got tipped one time on a photo flight. The passenger needed to shoot a property directly adjacent to the runway but ATC refused permission to fly by until I asked if somebody could look at my landing gear for me as I came by. I got two slow passes out of it. -- Mortimer Schnerd, RN VE |
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"T o d d P a t t i s t" wrote in message
news years ago I flew demo flights in gliders at a tourist destination and occasionally I'd get a tip. Since I flew for fun, and the line kids who hooked me up, ran my wing and helped retrieve me were paid peanuts, I'd gave the odd tip to them to split. After a while, I began to notice that the frequency of tips mounted. Eventually, I was getting tips on almost all flights. It took a while for me to find the little sign requesting tips that they were pasting on the back of my seat - right in front of the passengers' noses. Now, _that's_ funny! Thanks. -- Geoff the sea hawk at wow way d0t com remove spaces and make the obvious substitutions to reply by mail Spell checking is left as an excercise for the reader. |
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"Brien K. Meehan" wrote in message oups.com... Is it customary for passengers to tip their charter or sightseeing pilot? I have been delivering "ferrying" airplanes Usually if I bust my ass and get them their airplane quickly 50/50 I will get a tip and if they tip it is usually good. If the customer wishes to ride along almost every time its happened time I get a tip so far only 1 person has not given me a tip but he was suffering from airplane itis and did not understand weather minimums. I.e.: Just because the aircraft is IFR equipped "no pito/static last 24 mo's" doesn't mean we can depart in 100 / 1/4 conditions hard to explain that to a non pilot / new owner with airplane itis. |
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Brien K. Meehan wrote: Is it customary for passengers to tip their charter or sightseeing pilot? Customary, no. Appreciated, yes. I don't know why, exactly, except it makes you feel that you are being recognized for a good job. The money was nothing to me; after all, I am a retired successful businessman who already has everything he needs. It was just the sign of appreciation that I liked. I made a practice of splitting my tips 50/50 with the line guys. This did two things: 1) it made sure that my passengers always had a red carpet and primo parking spot; and 2) the treatment encouraged my passengers to give me more tips. |
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I tipped the guy who flew my friends and I over the Grand Canyon. He let me
sit in the front seat after I told him I was in flight training (at the time). He was paying his dues towards a regional job. I knew he was making pennies for his time, and was flying a fairly dangerous route. My wife and I tipped him $20.00, and I was sure to have the other couple tip him $20.00. He was really appreciative. It made me feel bad when I found out that our generosity was rare. -- John Huthmaker PPL-SEL P-28-161 http://www.cogentnetworking.com "Brien K. Meehan" wrote in message oups.com... Is it customary for passengers to tip their charter or sightseeing pilot? |
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"Mortimer Schnerd, RN" wrote in message ... Capt.Doug wrote: "Brien K. Meehan" wrote in message Is it customary for passengers to tip their charter or sightseeing pilot? Some do, some don't. The passengers who tip usually tip $100 for a charter flight. They also usually draw the company's most experienced pilots. I only got tipped one time on a photo flight. The passenger needed to shoot a property directly adjacent to the runway but ATC refused permission to fly by until I asked if somebody could look at my landing gear for me as I came by. I got two slow passes out of it. -- Mortimer Schnerd, RN VE That's great! ------------------------------------ DW |
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