Just curious...Are you not comfortable putting your dog in any aircraft or is the back of an RJ particularly troublesome?
I wouldn't have much of a problem going over lots of warm water in a single, its the short hops over really really cold water that makes me nervous.
Can you even put a dog in the back of an RJ? Mesa (go figure) killed a dog a few years ago in a CRJ and after that Airways doesn't allow animals on Express Flights. They may allow them in the back of the 170, but just ask an Republic Pilot and they'll tell you they aren't Express.
(i keed... I keed).
But seriously... do other carriers allow their express ops to carry animals in the bin?
Can you even put a dog in the back of an RJ? Mesa (go figure) killed a dog a few years ago in a CRJ and after that Airways doesn't allow animals on Express Flights. They may allow them in the back of the 170, but just ask an Republic Pilot and they'll tell you they aren't Express.
(i keed... I keed).
But seriously... do other carriers allow their express ops to carry animals in the bin?
I have two trips coming up and we were looking into some affordable flight options. I was hoping some of you guys could provide some helpful insight and knowledge.
Trip #1:
BLM (NJ) to Bermuda. 4 of us are traveling and the boss does not want to fly commercial. Would the most affordable and fastest aircraft be a King Air? Would you recommend making this trip in a KA?
Trip #2:
BLM to LIT: 3 of us and a dog are going to Arkansas to duck hunt in Jan. Again what would be the most affordable/fastest option. We usually fly CO but I want to bring my dog and I am not comfortable putting him in the back of a RJ.
Thanks again for any advice.
CB
Have they increased the amount of service animals you can have in the cabin? We just went from 3 - 5. PARTY!!!!
I'm in the sales side of Part 135 charter and am not familiar with any King airs in that area on a 135 certificate that have a HF radio which is required to fly to Bermuda. Your best option to tell you the truth would be to find two empty legs on a light jet out there and back. I'm not sure how long you are intending to stay out there but the overnight fees can really add up or if you had to double round trip the price, now you looking at much more than most likely expected. Do some searching and you would be surprised at the wide variety of pricing. On numerous occasion, we have gotten Citations cheaper than King Air because of empty legs and one way pricing, heck I even got a Gulfstream cheaper than a Lear 35, the owner was desperate for some movement. Let me know if you have any questions and I can give you some names of companies that we use in that area for trips like that.
...and actually, we're being told that our company is "aggressively pursuing the mid size market", so actually you may be able to get into a mid for light jet prices. Might be worth checking into. Failing that, I'm sure someone out there with a 300/350 has an HF. It's a nice plane. The P180 someone else mentioned is a good idea too. They're pretty quick.
-mini
Ok...we get it...you're a bush pilot in Alaska...we know already
Where are you going duck hunting?
BLM to LIT: 3 of us and a dog are going to Arkansas to duck hunt...
I'ma guess.........Arkansas.
-mini