| Many people have heard about the jet and small plane | | | | instead of an independent pilot that is contracted to |
| crashes and they tend to think that these planes and | | | | come in for the flight. |
| jets are unsafe. The thing is though, the majority of | | | | Most people do not stop to think about asking to see |
| such wrecks had nothing to do with the aircraft itself | | | | proof of insurance when they are chartering a jet. The |
| but rather it was pilot error and in more self owned | | | | thing is though, if the jet company lacks the proper |
| planes than in any others. | | | | insurance, they are probably lacking in many other |
| Still though, there are some things that you might want | | | | departments. |
| to understand in order to make sure that you are | | | | Large jets should have at least 100 million in insurance, |
| chartering the best jet for your safety and the safety | | | | the medium sized jets should have about 50 million |
| of those who are tagging along for the ride. | | | | while the smaller jets should have at least 25 million in |
| All jet companies, even the private ones, are required | | | | insurance. You want to make sure that you know if |
| to meet very strict standards from the FAA. The | | | | they have insurance, how much insurance they have |
| problem is though that there are many companies who | | | | and you also want to know the name of the company |
| have found loopholes in order to save a few bucks, | | | | they have it through. |
| even if that means setting safety in the backseat. In | | | | As you can see, there is a lot you want to check into |
| order to make sure that you are hiring a company that | | | | before you charter a jet. You simply cannot trust that |
| does stick to the FAA guidelines, make sure that you | | | | the jet company is doing their job properly. Do not |
| are asking to look at their air taxi certification from the | | | | assume that the pilot is doing everything correctly for |
| FAA. | | | | the simple fact that his or her life is on the line as well. |
| You also want to make sure that the pilot and the | | | | Some people are simply too cheap or too uncaring to |
| crew are perfectly capable of handling their job. Your | | | | do everything properly. |
| pilot should have no less than 3,000 flying hours total, | | | | It should only take you a little bit of extra time to |
| with no less than 300 hours for each specific aircraft, | | | | double-check everything. If the jet company is not |
| especially the one you will be in. You also want to | | | | willing or not able to provide you with the information |
| make sure that the pilot for your jet is one that is | | | | that you are seeking, it would be in your best interest |
| within a known group of pilots for that company | | | | to look into chartering a jet from another company. |