Archive for April, 2010
The ever growing demand for world wide business and the need to handle it, no matter where in the world, has created the boom of the private jet charter industry. Within that past 10 years we have seen a rapid growth in this industry which has also led to the down fall of outrageous prices.
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April 30th, 2010 | Posted in travel | No Comments
How is it possible to turn an ordinary business trip into an irritating and unbearable experience? Just one annoying trifle, an insignificant delay, at the beginning of the journey can turn a small but important business trip into a nightmare. Imagine that a typical official from the Department for Transport, living near London, needed to [...]
April 30th, 2010 | Posted in travel | No Comments
Fractional flying, you say. Is that division? Well, sort of. Fractional flying is where you, the customer, can own a “share” in a private jet. In most cases these shares allow you to own as much as 1/4 to as little as 1/32 of a 40 million dollar private jet. Where full ownership may be [...]
April 29th, 2010 | Posted in travel | No Comments
The most accessible option is to charter a private jet. Chartering or leasing is a good sensible option if one’s corporate aircraft needs are infrequent. A nice benefit to using charters is that one is not locked into a single aircraft or even a single fleet. The charter options are many. Also, because a charter [...]
April 29th, 2010 | Posted in travel | No Comments
One of the toughest issues for a home buyer to do is to basically pick the best house. Far too frequently can impulse selections interfere with the “ideal decision”. Being able to take a step back and really consider whether this is the best home for you can be difficult. Is the home you have [...]
April 29th, 2010 | Posted in travel | No Comments
When most of us think of an aircraft we think of the outside of the plane that has the wings, the windshield, the engines, and propellers. On the inside of a plane most of us think of the cockpit and the main cabin, but all of these places are made up of many different [...]
April 28th, 2010 | Posted in travel | 1 Comment
When you choose to fly on any standard plane, there are some inherent risks that you realize could possibly occur. Most people travel so much that they don’t even think about these dangers and what they could mean to themselves or their families. It is important, though, to take potential airplane accidents very seriously. Having [...]
April 28th, 2010 | Posted in travel | No Comments
Buying the Cessna was one of the best things Garry, my husband, and I have done. It has been a great experience to own and fly such a well designed and reliable light aircraft.
The Cessna 175is a four-seat, single-engine, high-wing airplane produced between 1958 and 1962. Ours is from 1961 and the first comment from [...]
April 27th, 2010 | Posted in travel | No Comments
So there you are, you have finally arrived at your St. Croix vacation rental, you have unpacked, and you are now laying on a chaise lounge. What are you going to do now that you are finally at your destination. Fortunately there are many different activities to enjoy at the Virgin Islands, and there is [...]
April 27th, 2010 | Posted in travel | No Comments
World War I was the dawning of military aviation. The aircraft of this war were bi-planes (two-winged) which were largely constructed of lightweight wood, and wire to secure and stabilize the wings. Today, the military aircraft enthusiast can purchase World War I model airplane replicas of practically every design that participated in this war.
World War [...]
April 26th, 2010 | Posted in travel | No Comments