Flying in Luxury on a Private Jet
People used to think that only affluent people are the only ones who can afford to rent or use a private jet. However, things have rapidly changed. Even the middle class society is trying to keep up with the growing trend by renting a private jet instead of commercial jet flights.
For those of you who have been living under a rock, a private jet is a compact and small size plane. It only has a few number of seats, and it has a capacity of 4 to 20 people depending on its size. In addition, it was originally designed for those who travel all the time, and it is also called as a business plane.
Nowadays, anyone, regardless of the status in life, can charter a private jet plane for fun or travel to country. Although it is very expensive, you are sure to have the best time of your life.
Pilots can make extremely good money as a private jet pilot. A private jet pilot is a pilot who charters famous people or really wealthy people. A pilot who charters a private jet can earn well over one hundred thousand dollars a year. There are pilots who work strictly for one company. A pilot’s job is to charter the corporate workers to meetings that are in other cities. A company will pay a pilot by salary. There are companies that will pay a pilot a high hourly wage to fly the private jet. The corporations will even pay for the pilot’s hotel room and food and spending money when they travel. Each company that hires a private jet pilot will have different requirements that the pilot must meet in order to get employment. Some companies want the pilot to have a certain amount of hours in the air before they hire them.
There are three types of jets that can be used for both business and pleasure.
The first type is called the Light Business Jet, and it can carry four to eight people. It costs more than $2,000 per hour, and some of the examples of this type of jet are the Citation Bravo, BeechJet 400, Learjet 35, and West Wind.
Medium Type Jets are the second type of private jet planes, and it normally has a capacity of eight to 12 people. With this type of jet, expect to pay $2,500 to $3,500 per hour. Citation X, Falcon 20, Hawker 700, and Learjet 60 are only a few examples of this type.
Lastly, Heavy Jets are the biggest private jet planes around. It can hold up to 25 people, and it can cost up to $13,000 each hour to charter. Challenger 604, Boeing Business Jet, and Falcon 900 demonstrate this type.Any of these will get you to your destination city efficiently.
