Have you actually flown private?
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Yeah, propeller and chopper. Hot air balloon back when those were a thing as well, in the '80's.
Everyone on HROT is a self-made millionaire, 6'4", 2+ Bill's, benches tree fiddy for fun, married a supermodel and banged all the other ones beforehand.
We're an elite club. And we know it.
I remember the fleet of jets (among other things) and Ross Johnson's luxuries in this book which I thought was great:
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You forgot the 9-inch dicks. Never forget the 9-inch dicks.
My BIL has done a lot of that. Spent about 20 years as a demo pilot for Cessna Citations, which sounded like a good job (he loved it). More recently spent a couple of years as pilot of a Citation X for a celebrity whose name you would recognize. But before that he did some of the on-call stuff, and some of the stories were not good. People who thought schedules were optional, and some who demanded they fly when the weather said no.
I didn't realize there was a movie. There's several good books from that time period about the raiders, LBOs, Milken and his junk bonds, KKR, etc.
They were seemingly easier to follow along then some of the derivative heavy stuff from the last financial crisis.
Although I did really like "When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital" which had some complexities.
I figured they were talking about executive jets. My Dad had planes. I took lessons and had some solo flights. A lot of people have flown in private aircraft.
I have a buddy who had an affair with a hedge fund manager's wife. He went on a 26 day trip to Asia with her and they had a private chef on the plane, plus another gal who did everything for them.
I can only imagine the stories you could tell.
If I was that rich, I'd still have you make my grilled cheese with Velveeta. Gad damn it I love that stuff!!!!!!!!!!!!!
not really related but I’d suggest the smartest guys in the room too. That’s the one about Enron.
Our company has the equivalent of a "time share" private jet that shuttles back and forth between the cities of our two corporate offices. I've only taken that trip twice, though. It's more for the owner.
I flew out of Fort Dodge to St. Louis a few weeks ago. I was the only passenger they had. Big large leather seats , it was pretty nice. The ticket was only like $45. Apparently it is hit or miss but if you fly out in a Tuesday afternoon like I did , good chance you’ll have the plane to yourself. Air Choice One
I flew private once in Iowa with some buddies and co-workers. Finished a gig in Clear Lake then it was a short and easy ride to my plane.
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No, not likely, but they are related to someone you probably have heard of. And no, I'm not going to say who that is.
And to respond to an earlier post, I don't really have a lot of stories that anyone would find terribly interesting. That Asia trip involved some activities that I wasn't a part of and that didn't happen on the plane, but most trips I go on, I'm with several members of the family, including small children. Nothing too exciting happens and that's the way everyone likes it. Most of my time on the plane is spent asking everyone what they want to eat while we are wherever we are going. They are on vacation. I am not.
hijacking my own thread.
that seems like a cool job. Do you always travel with them? Do you cook three meals a day? Are you responsible for the shopping, prep, and cleanup? Do you eat what they eat? What’s your signature dish? What do they do when you’re on vacation; lots of restaurants? Do you ever have late night rap sessions with your bosses, like would happen in a romcom?
It is a very cool job, mostly because I work for a great family. Let's see if I can knock a few of these out...
No, I generally don't cook three meals a day. How much I cook on a given day largely depends on where we are and what time of year it is. When we are at their place in the mountains during the holidays, I do breakfast every morning and dinner every night. They eat lunch while they are skiing and I try to have something warm available for apres ski. I myself get to ski as well, but I usually go every other day. Grocery shop one day, ski the next. When we are in California, I mostly keep their refrigerator stocked, and do a dinner party twice a week. At home base in Texas, I usually leave something for them in the warming oven. Today it was eggplant lasagna.
A big part of my job is keeping everything stocked. Liquor, mixers, cut fruit, beer, and soft drinks for the bar, coffee, creamer, condiments, and salads in the fridge. I do all the shopping, prep, and I clean the kitchen. For dinner parties over six people, we get a server to help with wine and food running. The server cleans the dishes, sliver, and glassware. I generally do not eat what they do, but only because by the time dinner rolls around, I've been tasting it so much, I don't want to eat it.
I can't really say I have a signature dish. I have a few dishes that I make fairly often, but I try to do something different whenever I can. I generally take my vacations when they are vacationing in Europe or somewhere they do not have a home. Also, they are very active socially so they get invited to many dinners at other people's houses, clubs, functions, etc.
I have had a few late night rap sessions, but I can talk with them about just about anything any time. They are football fans so we talk Hawkeyes and Longhorns and Cowboys and a few other teams. He went to grad school at SMU so we've been talking about the Ponies quite a bit this season.
It's a great gig. I did restaurants for 15 years and I do not miss the stress. Whenever I start stressing in this job, I just look out the window at the mountains or the palm trees and remember just how good I have it.
Bringing things back to the private plane, I have gone with him on his plane, to a few football games. He's a pilot, so he was in the left seat and I was in the right. Sitting in the cockpit of a private plane is just as freaking cool as you might expect.
Great friends who love football and will go all over to see games. I get to tag along.
10 passenger Cessna jet now. I think it’s the best thing going, but a few years ago we were at ND-Usc at night in South Bend and the aircraft there was incredible. We were in a puddle jumper. SEC championship, bowl games it’s great. There’s a lot of money in this world.
The convenience of private airfields can’t be overstated. To be in your bed even after a night game is incredible. To just get off the plane and get in a car to the game and no security lines is amazing.
Many years ago out in Arizona dot com millionaire friends who my wife couldn’t stand so I listened to her, got a plane to go to the Super Bowl with the Giants vs Ravens. 4 guys and 10 strippers. Sometimes I wish I hadn’t listened to her. Ok most of the time on that one.
10 passenger Cessna jet now. I think it’s the best thing going, but a few years ago we were at ND-Usc at night in South Bend and the aircraft there was incredible. We were in a puddle jumper. SEC championship, bowl games it’s great. There’s a lot of money in this world.
The convenience of private airfields can’t be overstated. To be in your bed even after a night game is incredible. To just get off the plane and get in a car to the game and no security lines is amazing.
Many years ago out in Arizona dot com millionaire friends who my wife couldn’t stand so I listened to her, got a plane to go to the Super Bowl with the Giants vs Ravens. 4 guys and 10 strippers. Sometimes I wish I hadn’t listened to her. Ok most of the time on that one.
