Starting a flight club

DFW flyer

DFW flyer

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I interested in starting up a flight club and would like to talk to someone who has done this before. I have read all the info on the AOPA site and have read books on this. Just looking for more legal,tax,general info on this
 
the first rule of flight club, is that no one talks about flight club.....Oh, sorry wrong venue :p

Seriously, I recently found a good resource in the aircraft partnership asccociation: http://theapa.com/apaweb/

That might be a good start for you.
 
It's early but I thought this thread read "I want to start a fight club." :confused:

I was going to challenge Velo but wanted time to verify that my medical coverage includes geriatric fighting events. I also wanted an AARP representative there in case either of us were to need assistance into the octagon, or simply some help reading and understanding the fine print in the fight contract. I was going to challenge any of the JC girls, but thought better of it knowing my insurance does not cover stupidity or suicide.

Sorry for the mis-read..... :o
 
calcapt said:
It's early but I thought this thread read "I want to start a fight club." :confused:

I was going to challenge Velo but wanted time to verify that my medical coverage includes geriatric fighting events. I also wanted an AARP representative there in case either of us were to need assistance into the octagon, or simply some help reading and understanding the fine print in the fight contract. I was going to challenge any of the JC girls, but thought better of it knowing my insurance does not cover stupidity or suicide.

Sorry for the mis-read..... :o
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Holy crap, calcapt! Every time I saw this thread's title I, too, thought it read "fight" club. Getting old SUCKS. The eyesight ain't what it used to be (not that it was much to begin with anyway, but...). :insane:

You and Velo in a ring together? Now THAT would be worth the price of admission. :rotfl:I think Toria and I should sell tickets. I bet we could make some serious moolah from it--enough to pay for a fabulous spa getaway with. :)
 
DFW flyer said:
Theres alot of good information on the website. Sorry to hear the loss last year.
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Thanks - I appreciate that. I think the value of any flying club is in the type of guys and gals you let join - and we have a really great group who are very considerate of one another. I'm not too involved in the administrative stuff, but I could certainly put you in touch with someone who is who could give you some advice and what not if you need it.
 
calcapt said:
It's early but I thought this thread read "I want to start a fight club." :confused:

I was going to challenge Velo but wanted time to verify that my medical coverage includes geriatric fighting events. I also wanted an AARP representative there in case either of us were to need assistance into the octagon, or simply some help reading and understanding the fine print in the fight contract. I was going to challenge any of the JC girls, but thought better of it knowing my insurance does not cover stupidity or suicide.

Sorry for the mis-read..... :o
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I'm in! But only if Ms. Toria shoots me up with enough horse tranquilizer so you don't hurt me.

Qgar said:
You and Velo in a ring together? Now THAT would be worth the price of admission. :rotfl:I think Toria and I should sell tickets. I bet we could make some serious moolah from it--enough to pay for a fabulous spa getaway with. :)
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Or my doctor bills. Of course, Ms. Toria might need a hypo full of the "blue juice" to put me out of my misery after its all over.
 
Qgar said:
You and Velo in a ring together? Now THAT would be worth the price of admission. :rotfl:I think Toria and I should sell tickets. I bet we could make some serious moolah from it--enough to pay for a fabulous spa getaway with. :)
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Now that would be worth the entrepreneurial effort. The Spa getaway, fantastic idea!!
 
Velocipede said:
I'm in! But only if Ms. Toria shoots me up with enough horse tranquilizer so you don't hurt me.



Or my doctor bills. Of course, Ms. Toria might need a hypo full of the "blue juice" to put me out of my misery after its all over.
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That would simply be the cost of doing business, and humane.............
 
Velocipede said:
I KNEW I could rely on your professional skills in spite of what Calcapt says.
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Calcapt can't even remember to put his underwear on properly before he leaves his room................ his mind might not be all there............
 
Not to hijack the thread, but you guys want to know something interesting? I brought a new pilot into our club who we found out isn't qualified to fly our single engine Cessna without some dual and a checkride. Funny because the guy has over 10k hours in anything from the F-4, to the DC-10 and 747 (retired Northwest Captain). Craziest red tape I've ever seen.
 
Murdoughnut said:
Not to hijack the thread, but you guys want to know something interesting? I brought a new pilot into our club who we found out isn't qualified to fly our single engine Cessna without some dual and a checkride. Funny because the guy has over 10k hours in anything from the F-4, to the DC-10 and 747 (retired Northwest Captain). Craziest red tape I've ever seen.
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Don't assume he is as good in a Cessna as he is/was in an F-4. It is not unusual to have high time airline types turn out to be disasters in small aircraft. I am sure many CFIs here will agree with me. I had a difficult time getting back into general aviation after years of being away. I am sure I left many flight instructors scratching their heads wondering how a 10,000 hour airline captain could screw things up so badly.
 
Agreed. Its amazing how skills in one arena don't translate. We used to have a bit of trouble qualifying single seat TACAIR guys in the CV-580 and DC-9. They all made it eventually, but it takes a change of approach to go from the single seat mentality to the crew-served co-pilot mode.
 
calcapt said:
Don't assume he is as good in a Cessna as he is/was in an F-4. It is not unusual to have high time airline types turn out to be disasters in small aircraft. I am sure many CFIs here will agree with me. I had a difficult time getting back into general aviation after years of being away. I am sure I left many flight instructors scratching their heads wondering how a 10,000 hour airline captain could screw things up so badly.
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Oh yeah, he's a very, very cool gentleman and has been genuinely inquisitive and willing to recognize what he has to learn. So strange having a 747 cap ask me for tips. The crazy thing was the regs in this case. When he came up in the air force, he never gained a single engine rating. He had a few hours in the Texan, but went straight to multi. When he had his military time converted to civilian, it was straight to a APT and multi with no single engine privledges. He's had to cover a lot of the PTS stuff and he's getting ready to take his check ride in our a/c here pretty soon. Just kind of funny!
 
Murdoughnut said:
Oh yeah, he's a very, very cool gentleman and has been genuinely inquisitive and willing to recognize what he has to learn. So strange having a 747 cap ask me for tips. The crazy thing was the regs in this case. When he came up in the air force, he never gained a single engine rating. He had a few hours in the Texan, but went straight to multi. When he had his military time converted to civilian, it was straight to a APT and multi with no single engine privledges. He's had to cover a lot of the PTS stuff and he's getting ready to take his check ride in our a/c here pretty soon. Just kind of funny!
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You're right, it is funny at times how things work out. The fact that he has a good attitude is to his credit. I have heard stories where guys with his experience show up with bad attitudes and egos bigger than their 747s. This is a unique situation where you can both learn from each other.
 
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