Re:OpenAirplane, FlyOtto Shut Down Operations
by heelix on Thursday January 02, 2020 @09:52PM
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Not much to tell. My home FBO was OA, so I did it as part of getting my PPL. Traveled heavy (Mon-Fri, all over the US) for work and never once found an airport that would rent without a checkout. Always an easy checkout... but an extra $50-100 depending on the location for an unwanted instructor.
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Re:OpenAirplane, FlyOtto Shut Down Operations
by redis_mlc on Thursday January 02, 2020 @11:26PM
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> never once found an airport that would rent without a checkout.
I've never heard of an insurance requirement for the checkout, so I believe it's an FBO requirement. I think it's reasonable because local procedures vary, but that invalidates the OA business model.
Also, FBOs vary in expectations. I've rented at some places where tow bar use was 100% mandatory, and others that didn't own any and just said, "push at the wing root."
In Hawaii there's no cross-wind limits, and in California if the wind sock flutters, everybody's grounded.