So..... I pull up to Landmark at CHS this morning to fly out. Wow, there's the Honda Jet on the ramp. I'm paying my bill and I'm asking questions to the girl behind the counter about the Honda Jet. Everyone is all "hush hush".

They don't seem to really want to let me out on the ramp but my plane is parked right next to it so they have no choice. I walk outside to load up and there are like 12 guys standing around and all of them look at me. Nobody smiles.

I say "hi"

One guy says "no pictures please". I didn't have my camera out or anything so this kinda puts me in "what a dick" mode.

I say "no problem". Of course, I'm thinking "who cares? everyone has seen what the Honda Jet looks like". Right?

I load up, get all my covers off etc and it's about time to start up. I ask the line guy "where's the GPU I ordered"? He says "well, we only have one and the Honda Jet guys have been using it all day".

I walk over and ask "hey guys, you gonna be on that GPU for a while"? They just look at me. Once again, nobody smiles...... nothing. It's not like I'm some "groupie". My plane is parked right next to them. I don't even like the Honda Jet.

Soooooooo, I just start snapping pics. One after another. The HJ guy gets really pissed and say "I told you no pictures". I just wave and smile but I'm thinking "This is a free country, I'll take a pic if I want too"

So here you go. I love the tail number "420"? I wonder why? . The "HJ" of course is obvious.

Bravo! I would have done the same thing, but my wave would have been of the 'one finger' variety. These guys sound like complete dicks. This is not the way aviation is supposed to work. They should have invited you to look inside the airplane and had some promotional material to hand you. (especially as someone in a PC-12 parked next to them)

By golly Jason, I think I like you!!!

I wish you had gotten pics of the pricks too.

Jgreen

Great Stuff Jason Very Funny

Those engine pedestals are butt ugly. No wonder they didn't want to talk with you since you're flying a PC-12.

Given your ride and the fact that you are an obvious target for a sale, they should have been kissing your butt, rather than chapping it.

Well done, Jason.

They were probably AOG and didn't want that getting out.

Bravo, Jason! Way to do it! I like your style!

That is really funny.

Probably the engineering types, lacking in any social skills, simply focused on their data collection. Guess they lost a potential customer, or two, or twenty...

You should send a complaint to their PR department, maybe they will give you some free oil changes at a car dealership...

All the pictures I have seen of the HJ it was painted Blue and white. If this is there new color scheme it looks ugly!!!

Done.

Man that thing sits close to the ground. Much more than I realized.

Wonder if it's gonna float like a mooney on landing?

And what's up with that little nubby part of the wing protruding from the winglet? And the fuel strainer bolted to it?


As for the impetuous pricks?????

You handled it much better than I would have. After the punk uttered the words "I told you not to take pictures" I think I'd have been violating his "personal space" a bit, kinda nose to nose like, inquiring as to exactly who he thought he was issuing such commands!?!?!

Well, there were 12 of them and 1 of me. They looked like Secret Service with their sunglasses on and stuff. But had plain clothes on. They were looking for a problem and I have better things to do.

No wonder they were pissed. After all, 1/2 of em were having to sit on the laps of the others on the way there in that itty bitty jet.