BeechTalk - BT - PC-12 based "All You Can Fly" airline startup

Username Protected · **Posted:** 13 Jun 2013, 18:19

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Their hypothesis is that, like a gym membership, average usage per member will decrease over time, which means they will be able to allow more wait-listed people in while keeping bookings relatively flat. If the hypothesis proves true, eventually they can have enough members to turn a profit every month, yet their flights won't be overbooked.

As I said, for every Gym that is open, there are 3 that have closed and bankrupted the franchisee.

If you paid $75 and you can't get on a treadmill for 20min, you are going to be moderately peeved. If you paid $3800 and you can't get on a flight and miss a meeting, you are going to be 50.66 times as peeved.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 13 Jun 2013, 22:24

Here's the flight aware page for their PC-12 (N807SA). They aren't going above 17,000 feet which seems odd for a turboprop. It looks like they are filing IFR. They need it getting in and out of Burbank in the mornings.

The flight is about 1:30 flying time. That's only about 15 minutes faster than my Bonanza!

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N807SA
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N806SA

Edit: Found their second plane.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 14 Jun 2013, 08:52

Username Protected wrote:

I don't disagree... but that's kind of the way most business is. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

As I said, this is either a stupid idea or or it is the next Fedex.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 14 Jun 2013, 12:17

Username Protected wrote:

I don't disagree... but that's kind of the way most business is. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

As I said, this is either a stupid idea or or it is the next Fedex.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 14 Jun 2013, 12:23

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N805SA
(not in use right now)

Username Protected · **Posted:** 16 Jun 2013, 14:08

Username Protected wrote:

I don't disagree... but that's kind of the way most business is. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

As I said, this is either a stupid idea or or it is the next Fedex.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 06 Dec 2013, 16:10

Apparently they are still going strong.

http://voices.mydesert.com/2013/12/05/s ... gs-dec-12/

I have to say, I am a little surprised, but good for them. I would certainly be a customer if they flew the East Coast corridor.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 06 Dec 2013, 16:43

Yeah I hear them on the radio all the time. :sad:

I'm not regretting my decision... yet.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 06 Dec 2013, 16:50

Username Protected wrote:

Apparently they are still going strong.

http://voices.mydesert.com/2013/12/05/s ... gs-dec-12/

Pulling for them!

Username Protected · **Posted:** 06 Dec 2013, 17:23

Username Protected wrote:

Yeah I hear them on the radio all the time. :sad:

I'm not regretting my decision... yet.

I hear them all the time too, since I fly similar routes often. What decision are you referring to?

Username Protected · **Posted:** 06 Dec 2013, 17:31

Username Protected wrote:

Yeah I hear them on the radio all the time. :sad:

I'm not regretting my decision... yet.

I hear them all the time too, since I fly similar routes often. What decision are you referring to?

Username Protected · **Posted:** 06 Dec 2013, 19:10

Not invest, but join them as a member of the founding team. I was talking to Wade about it back when it was just him and his brother and a crazy idea. That was 2 years ago now.