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Rental policy
I received my private last September, and have rented a Cessna 172 from the
same place I completed my training at ever since. Recently, I've been looking for a new place to rent because the 172's at my current FBO are old and always down because something broke yet again. I went to a different FBO yesterday to ask about getting checked out in a plane there. Initially they looked like a great place to rent from... at least until I took a look at their rental policies and procedures. I really didn't like one of them, but am wondering if it is "just me" or if it is a normal policy with most FBO's. It says "If the PIC determines that the plane needs repair before being flown, and the PIC has flown the plane away from its home location, the PIC must remain with the plane for three (3) days while the plane is being repaired. The PIC is responsible for all costs of his own lodging, food, travel expenses, etc. during this three day period. If the PIC elects to leave the plane during this three day repair period, you are responsible for the smaller of $5 per mile or $1000 for an FBO staff member to retreive the plane." So, basically, if I fly from Long Beach to Santa Barbara (class C airport), and the plane has an electrical problem to due to fault of my own, and I decide to squak the plane in Santa Barbara, I have to pay someone about $1,800 to retrieve the plane if I can't stay with it for three days while it gets repaired. Is this an outrageous policy, or is it normal? I could see that I would be responsible if I damaged the plane, or just decided to leave the plane somewhere else, but its almost like they are encouraging pilots to fly planes back home that shouldn't be flown just so they don't get stuck with a bill. Robert |
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