Jollies in jets as a business opp
Hi,
I recently saw an ad for a Delphin for sale for around £40k. While it would be hard to justify buying such a beast as a private toy, it struck me that there must be money to be made from taking people up for jollies. However, if that were the case, surely everyone would be doing it??
Are there people already running such businesses in the UK? Are the legal / safety / noise restriction issues insurmountable?
Seems to me that (the repayments on a £40k loan) + (paying a CPL to fly the thing) + (fuel @ 180 gal/hr) + (annual maintenance) wouldn't work out to be too extortionate??
Plus I (as the owner) might one day get to fly the thing, once I've built my current PPL SEP / 65 hours up to the required ratings!
Any thoughts?
CBL.