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Old November 7th 06, 11:04 PM posted to rec.aviation.owning
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Default Companies Allowing Employees to Fly


"Steve - KDMW" wrote in message oups.com...
: Question...
:
: I have to do a lot of regional travel for my company and, due to the
: work we do, most of my work is actually at airports. I've asked my
: company if I can use my personal aircraft for a lot of this travel and
: they denied my request due to what the company percieves as their
: liability in the matter.
:
: Is my company misguided or do they really have some liability if I use
: my airplane instead of my car for regional travel? What's the
: difference between me crashing my airplane into a school (their
: example) or plowing my car into the same school's bus stop?
:
: Steve
: CP - ASEL/IA
: PA28-151
: N43291
:

The company I work for will not allow use of a personal aircraft for company business. Also, they provide a life
insurance policy for all employees, and you guessed it, it will not pay if you die in a private plane. You can die in a
motorcycle crash, but not a light plane. Makes no sense....