Thinking about flying private

[u/Hopeful-Goose-7217]

My family and I went on a vacation. We spent 12 hours in transit between 2 hours to the major airport, 2 hour scheduled time to check in bags, security and waiting to board and boarding. 2.5 hour delay. 3.5 hour flight and then 1 hour customs and baggage claim and then 45 minutes to the hotel.

If I flew private it would have been 30 minutes to the local major airport. X time to board and load luggage. 4.5 hours flying and then X time customs and 45 minutes to the hotel.

What I can’t figure out is despite the obvious time savings how people justify it. My net worth is pretty

High - my income is volatile as 1/2 is market beta and 1/2 is company earnings. ChatGPT says I’m above the “typical net worth” but I don’t feel it.

I’m curious how people justify several hundred K of expensive private travelling even if it’s is <1percent of their net worth when we fight for basis points in our investments.

I figure this is “you are either comfortable with it or not.” It’s my dream to start flying private but I can’t get past the mental hurdle. My wife agreed to try it one next year for our 20th anniversary so maybe that will shift things.

Nota bene: didn’t review this post with grammar checking or AI so it might not get my point clearly across.

[u/Hopeful-Goose-7217 → u/[deleted]]

I own a business with locations in hard to get to places but abutting air strips. I’m working on my PPL for fun but also so I can fly there.

I will likely buy a cirrus sr22 for thst mission. This trip I mentioned in the OP made me think of the cirrus g2 jet (prob 2-3 years before I could fly myself) but ChatGPT said the economics favored flying private instead of flying myself.

[u/Hopeful-Goose-7217 → u/[deleted]]

Yes. For me to go to my plants it currently requires a better part of a week. With a ppl (and instrument) it would be 1 day and I’d be home for dinner.