ctab5060X
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Sorry for the suspense, but I have been out working... go figure. Supposed to have had a long layover in Philly, but after getting in at almost 2 am and the hotel being loud as could be this morning, I feel more like I was on reduced rest (like I am tonight) than anything.
Meeting went extremely well. Ended up talking to my friend for almost 2 hours about the opportunity and where he wants to go with it in the future. The biggest hitch right now is that the ink is not yet on the appropriate line, but will be in about a week or so. In laymens terms... he hasn't officially bought the business. Now the tricky part... the season starts out there in about 2 weeks, or about the time the ink dries on the bill of sale. That being said, there is no way possible (and we discussed this in detail) that I could be available and moved that fast and be ready to fly (moved, rested, applicators exam taken, etc.). He has interviewed another pilot who is a career ag pilot who is willing to go out there short term to help with the transitional period during the ownership swapover and try and help reestablish services with clients the current owner has let go during the past year or so. More than likely there will be a need for a second pilot, possibly as early as May of this year, but right now we are in a wait and see mode. He did seem happy to want me to fly for him, and wants me out there. Seems his reasoning is two fold though. Not only is he needing a second pilot that he knows and trusts, but his other business could use an entomologist with mosquito experience (that would be me) to help run operations in that part of the world as well.
Like I said, things are looking very, very good at this opportunity working out for me, but things are currently wait and see for a couple of weeks. Should know more by the middle of April at the lastest. He is supposed to go out there sometime in the next week or so, and if possible, I am going to try and get out there to see the operation first hand. From the intimate details he shared of the operation, it sounds just as good if not better than it initially did with the potential for huge amounts of growth within the first year or two. Fingers are crossed hoping for the best.
Meeting went extremely well. Ended up talking to my friend for almost 2 hours about the opportunity and where he wants to go with it in the future. The biggest hitch right now is that the ink is not yet on the appropriate line, but will be in about a week or so. In laymens terms... he hasn't officially bought the business. Now the tricky part... the season starts out there in about 2 weeks, or about the time the ink dries on the bill of sale. That being said, there is no way possible (and we discussed this in detail) that I could be available and moved that fast and be ready to fly (moved, rested, applicators exam taken, etc.). He has interviewed another pilot who is a career ag pilot who is willing to go out there short term to help with the transitional period during the ownership swapover and try and help reestablish services with clients the current owner has let go during the past year or so. More than likely there will be a need for a second pilot, possibly as early as May of this year, but right now we are in a wait and see mode. He did seem happy to want me to fly for him, and wants me out there. Seems his reasoning is two fold though. Not only is he needing a second pilot that he knows and trusts, but his other business could use an entomologist with mosquito experience (that would be me) to help run operations in that part of the world as well.
Like I said, things are looking very, very good at this opportunity working out for me, but things are currently wait and see for a couple of weeks. Should know more by the middle of April at the lastest. He is supposed to go out there sometime in the next week or so, and if possible, I am going to try and get out there to see the operation first hand. From the intimate details he shared of the operation, it sounds just as good if not better than it initially did with the potential for huge amounts of growth within the first year or two. Fingers are crossed hoping for the best.
