“Don’t put the gear down just yet,” said the instructor, who also happened to be the owner of the flight school where I was getting my commercial multi training. I was in the midst of performing the requisite 10 night takeoffs and landings in a Piper Seneca and this was my third or maybe fourth circuit in the pattern. The instructor smiled and added, “It’s my way of saving on fuel.”
While striving for maximum efficiency in our flying is commendable, the need for small businesses to stay afloat in a tough economy is what really drives the owner of a flight school or small charter outfit to always be on the lookout for ways to save on costs. You and I might not mind paying for the so-called $100 hamburger, but if a company can save $100, that’s $100 they don’t need to worry about earning today. And those one hundred dollar bills add up.
