"Dude" wrote:

He should claim
that it was his desire to help his friends get the plane back. That may be
a weak excuse for commonality of purpose, but only if he had another
purpose.

It's not all that weak. He should say he'll go, but only if
he can help once he's there. There's always some extra work
he can do to help. He could even let the other pilot be PIC
on the way out.

Todd Pattist
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