The return trip in a private jet

Yesterday my friend returned from her home town in the chartered Cessna Citation CJ2 pictured above. The Citation CJ2 is not as fast as the Hawker 400XP she chartered for the trip to her home town, but the cabin was just as luxurious.

I talked to the pilots of both of the airplanes used for my friend's trip, they are as highly trained and professional as commercial airline pilots. Unlike flying with a commercial airline, there is no check in at an FBO (Fixed Base Operation) terminal where a chartered airplane picks up a passenger. The pilots carry the baggage to and from their passenger's car which is permitted to park near the airplane prior to departure and after arrival at the terminal.

Even though it is very expensive, I believe that chartering a private jet airplane is the very best way to travel where time and convenience are important.

Regional airline pilots and Embraer 145 jet airplanes

Above is a picture of one of the Embraer 145 series regional (commuter) jet airplanes that my son flew several years ago. This is a very fast airplane, capable of 500+ mph (Mach .7+). He told me that this airplane is easy to fly, and the safety record of all of the Embraer 145 airplanes in use is excellent.

A trip in a chartered private jet airplane

My friend traveled to her home town a few days ago in a chartered private jet airplane, the Beechcraft Hawker 400XP pictured above. The distance of the flight one way was 300 miles, it took less than an hour since this jet is one of the fastest small, general aviation jet airplanes made, capable of 500+ miles per hour (over Mach .7) The airplane had two pilots, a PIC (pilot in command/captain) and a SIC (second in command/first officer) and my friend was the only passenger in the luxurious cabin that was configured to seat six people.