It's all a matter of who assumes the risk. In a "fixed-price" contract, the risk is on the provider of the service. With a "cost-plus" contract, the risk is on the buyer. When buyers want a "fixed-price" contract the price increases to account for the added risk on the provider.
Maybe some of these snuck through :needpics: :goofy:
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If this thread wasn't here, I wouldn't have read Paul's article which was illuminating. I'm willing to put up with some silliness to get some real value. YMMV...
+1,000 to all above!
When I do the Lewis and Clark Trail I'll fly back and forth to Alaska from the NW and then down the Pacific coast highway to LA and then Route 66 back! Probably lots of detours in there as well. Going to be epic!
The scene in "Horizon Line" where the passenger climbs out on the wing to refill the fuel tank with alcohol WHILE THE PLANE IS FLYING! Of course, you can pretty much pick any scene from that movie - yikes!
coma24 - Thank you for a great explanation. My only question is you state "...OR it was an oversight on the controller's behalf" and "There's no need to ask" given a situation like the OP described. How would a pilot know if it was a potential mistake if we don't clarify in a situation like this?
There's another aspect of this ... if you are a "disabled" Veteran, you can set up a Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned, Small-Business (SDVOSB) and gain all kinds of benefits in the Government contracting world. This is VERY lucrative for those that participate. Like what has been said, no one...
Congrats! I also have a C182F and love it. I bought mine 18 months ago before I even flew one - only flew 152s and 172s before and knew I wanted something bigger. Best decision I made as I got it right before the crazy price hikes. I was also only required to have 1 hour of dual for insurance...