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Jason Uvios's Articles in Aviation Show All|Display Category|Title|Newest|Oldest Private Jets – To Own or Charter Small piston engined airplanes are the most popular among enthusiasts who wish to own their own airplane. Flying as a hobby or just for pleasure is very popular all over the world mainly because they are safe and easy to fly and maintain. Such aircrafts are owned by people from all walks of life – bank employees, architects, engineers, doctors and lawyers. Private Jets – The Instruments Let’s take a look at the various instruments needed to fly an aircraft safely and efficiently. The Magnetic Compass is the most important instrument on the dashboard of an aircraft. Even today, all aircrafts that fly – be it the small piston engined machine or the Jumbo Jet – use the magnetic compass. Private Jets – The Airways If you are chartering a private jet, it may be worthwhile knowing about where the aircraft is flying. Gone are the days when pilots flew by “the seat of their pants’ meaning they flew the airplanes just like we drive automobiles on roads. In other words, they flew so low that they could see the earth below and the various landmarks to navigate to their destination. Private Jets – Salient Features Safety When you fly Charter, you travel by a private jet aircraft with the passengers of your choice, known to you. Your luggage and personal belongings are with you, and not in any cargo hold with hundreds of other pieces of baggage. The flight attendants are as well trained as the ones on commercial airlines, but they serve you and your friends only – personal service. Private Jets: Quick Fancy and Fast Fancy! Most people do not consider flying in a private jet as practical and efficient, on the other hand, the extravagant costs of these mini jets do not seem to dither most business travelers and any other flyer who is ready to plunk down over a million dollars per year for a hassle free, quick fly. Private Jets – The Trend Until a decade ago, Private Jets were the domain of millionaires and celebrities and of course, Senior Executives flying in Company owned jets. Commercial airlines were doing very well until the bogie of “terrorism” appeared on the scene. The trend changed. How to Choose the Right Charter Service With the introduction of the private charter services, flying up there in those premium skies is no more the sport of only the rich and the famous. Now with these ever helping and ubiquitous charter services, you would be better off if you knew some wise things about shopping for the little big jet. Private Jets - Beyond First Class It is interesting to observe the ascent of a businessman from the “run-of-the-mill” to the “Tycoon” level. The best way to find his level at any given time is to observe how he travels in connection with his business. The Private Jet Boom – The Slew of New Flashy Air-Birds Once upon a time, there was a commercial airline industry, busy catering to everyone who wanted to fly. Now there is something called as a private jet. Just as you would cook at home and eat if you did not like the idea of going to a hotel, you can now fly your own plane, if you did not want the normal way of flying planes, that is, commercially. Private Jets - Buy or Charter? There are different ways you can charter a Private Jet. You can call up a Charter service and arrange a charter to the destination of your choice but for such one-time charters you may have to schedule your flight at least a week or ten days early, and confirm the type of service you need during the flight, the type of food and beverage, etc. Private Jets: Why does Mr. Big want it? The sales figures for private jets have gone up by about 40% in the United Kingdom following a bomb scare at a busy international airport. Sales of private jets world has gone up by about 35%. Private Jets - The Boom In the past ten years or so, you would have noticed that commercial flights have become more complex, more cumbersome, time consuming, and a pain where it hurts. Commercial flights are so heavily booked that one cannot fly anywhere at short notices. You cannot just go over, buy a ticket to somewhere and hop on an aircraft. Is The Ownership Of A Private Jet Justified? It is strongly felt by some corporate governance regulators and critics that private business jets are way too expensive and are indeed a drain on the share-holder’s value or are just a fancy non-productive addition to a company’s assets. Types of Sharing Business Aircraft Private jet owners are the individuals who are mainly involved in business aviation and are most likely to enter into aircraft sharing arrangements. From occasional users to industry veterans, there are different types of sharing structures which are based broadly on certain issues like legal, regulatory, operational, economic, tax, liability, and disclosure perspectives. Private Jets - A Full Circle Want to go to California? Take a flight! It was as simple as that. In the early days of flight, all one needed to do was to get to the nearest airport and buy a ticket to the destination and wait for the next flight to take off. How to Buy a Private Jet Once upon a time, Bill Lear introduced his Lear Jet 23 in the year 1964, and since then the private jet market has never looked back and this event has sort of revolutionized it. These custom made private jets have never failed to make a style statement, a mark of having achieved something in life for the corporate honchos and wealthy businessmen. Private Jets - Air Taxis In the beginning, the air taxi services were not well organized like the private jets of the day. Mostly single ownership proprietary aircrafts were run as air taxis. There were many disadvantages as ‘frequent flyers’ soon found out. Private Jets, Aircraft Charters, Private Air Charters Crowded airport terminals, long snaking queues of restless and noisy passengers waiting to board the same flight you are about to, ever changing flight schedules, pesky and inattentive airline ground staff can all be avoided if you wished to choose a private jet aircraft charter. Private Jets – General Operating and Flight Rules The Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, under the Department of Transportation has specified in PART 91 -General Operating and Flight Rules. This deals with various aspects of the aircraft maintenance and servicing. They are classified into subsections numbered from 91.1 to 91.905 numbering in all about 60. Private Jets - Evolution The evolution of air-transport comprises of three main stages 1. Piston engine Propeller driven 2. Gas turbine Propeller driven (Turbo prop) 3. Jet. Private Jets: The High-Flying Transport For The High-Flyers How does it feel like taking off from a private landing pad, in your own private jet, with your own personal pilot – who never fails to give you that polite smile, a firm hand-shake and that crisp professional salute just before you take your seat in your custom-made rich leather upholstered deep sinking cushioned love seats, by the side of neat oval windows, over looking clear blue skies – The feeling it is believed to be of a smug satisfaction that you have arrived. Private Jets – A History When the Wright Brothers succeeded in flying their ‘heavier-than-air’ machine at Kitty Hawk way back in 1903, everyone thought it was just a toy. However, within a decade there were hundreds of such machines flying and soon it became a common sight to see flying-machines dotting the skies; and they were covering longer distances.

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