Gift Horse nil Mouth

[jeriendhal]

I've just been offered a free ride to Australia in a 19-passenger aircraft. I'm not exactly certain if the offer is serious, but if it is, there are considerations to be examined.

1) It's with a pilot with a fresh liscence. For a trans-Pacific flight that makes me leery. OTOH it's likely he just got his liscence to fly a 19-passenger aircraft. Which means he'd have to have a few hundred hours in lighter aircraft before getting that rating. And unless he's a total idiot, he'll be flying with a more experienced co-pilot.

2) I don't know what kind of 19-passenger aircraft. It was described to me as "19 passengers + cargo". Now that covers everything from a Beechcraft turboprop with an 800-mile range (nessesitating a really long haul up through Alaska and down through Russia), to a rather lovely Bombadier Challenger bizjet with all the trimmings you could ask for, and a shorter hop from LA to Hawaii to Melbourne.

If the plane is the former, I suppose I'll be the only one in my family to go along. If it's the latter, I think Tracy would cheerfully kill me if I didn't beg a seat for her and Thomas. And maybe one for her mom as well.

3) I hope "free" doesn't mean "chip in for gas money". :)

Edit: It's a bizjet. And the guy still claims it's for free. All I'd have to do is find a cheap flight up to Boston to catch it.

This can't be for real...

Comments

[jeriendhal.livejournal.com]

Return. :) Primarily it's aimed at fans of Terinu who'd like to meet Peta in person. Given the 19 seats, I'm some accomidation might be reached if you asked politely. :)

[xinef.livejournal.com]

*sigh* Timing isn't good, so I'll pass this time. Pity, though.