Does the provider have minimum standards for pilot hours? Are the assigned pilot?s hours verified prior to the flight? Both answers should be yes- pilot hours are verified time that a pilot has spent operating an aircraft. It is an indicator of experience, and is easy to obtain. In addition to the audit rating, prior to every trip, the private jet provider should verify the assigned pilots’ flight hours on the specific jet type. Operational Control This is an essential aspect of safety, yet knowing whose jet you’re flying on isn’t always clear-cut. Many customers book a private jet through a well-known jet provider, but are placed – without knowing it – on a small independent one they know nothing about.

Pogo’s aim is to provide ‘cheap private-jet travel,’ according to the CEO. Speaking recently at Flight School 05, a ‘first annual’ conference of aviation leaders, experts and entrepreneurs in Listing of certified pilots in Washington Scottsdale, AZ, Burr predicted, ‘We will steal traffic from cars…Lots and lots.’ The advantages for the traveler are obvious: flexible ‘on demand’ scheduling, parking right next to the airstrip, and fewer problems with security. The expected reduction of red tape and fewer delays at small airports would significantly cut the amount of time wasted on a typical commercial airline trip. Other start-up companies like Jetson Systems and Corporate Clipper plan to compete with Pogo Jet for the air taxi market.

It will check your identity, as you swipe your credit card inside, once the credit card is verified by satellite and the GPS unit is set to your destination, it will fly away with you as the passenger. When will all this take place? Well, we have the technology now, but much of it still needs work it is not ready for the public until it is more safe, however as thousands and thousands of flight hours buildup with UAVs in military commercial use, we will begin in closer and some say by the year 2018 the first air taxis will be available and shortly thereafter will run fully robotically. And my friend you are just along for the ride.