EminiTrader
Cleared for Takeoff
Sitting here in front of my computer keeping an eye on the markets and I get an email from Fidelis Aviation (I used them once when I was broke down).
For $1500 I can buy a VIP Package that gets me the following:
4 Labor free oil changes per year - SAVING ME $150 per change
2 free dry washes per year - savings of $900
4 Free interior cleanings - savings of $700
and some more bs they threw in. No call out fees on weekends and something else irrelevant.
I thought HOLY S**T!! This is what I do:
My own oil changes - 7 quarts of Aeroshell, 1 pint camguard, 1 oil filter - about $100 bucks - total time - one hour.
After every flight I wipe down the leading edges with WashWax (or whatever its called) - 10 minutes. But every month I do wipe down the whole plane and coat with Rejex. If I am feeling really froggy I'll put some of LoPrestis Speed Coat on top of the Rejex - total time maybe 2 hours.
Interior - I do the windows, and vacuum. Total time - 20 minutes.
I just dont see the $1495 value here.... now I do change my oil every 30 hours (its about the cheapest thing I do on my plane) and I flew 300 hours in 2014 so a lot of oil changes!
Am I just an old cheap SOB ? Is there value here? I know some have the attitude if it's a Cirrus the owners gotta be rich. but not me.. I do whatever I can to save a buck! I eat mac and cheese to save for 100LL...
For $1500 I can buy a VIP Package that gets me the following:
4 Labor free oil changes per year - SAVING ME $150 per change
2 free dry washes per year - savings of $900
4 Free interior cleanings - savings of $700
and some more bs they threw in. No call out fees on weekends and something else irrelevant.
I thought HOLY S**T!! This is what I do:
My own oil changes - 7 quarts of Aeroshell, 1 pint camguard, 1 oil filter - about $100 bucks - total time - one hour.
After every flight I wipe down the leading edges with WashWax (or whatever its called) - 10 minutes. But every month I do wipe down the whole plane and coat with Rejex. If I am feeling really froggy I'll put some of LoPrestis Speed Coat on top of the Rejex - total time maybe 2 hours.
Interior - I do the windows, and vacuum. Total time - 20 minutes.
I just dont see the $1495 value here.... now I do change my oil every 30 hours (its about the cheapest thing I do on my plane) and I flew 300 hours in 2014 so a lot of oil changes!
Am I just an old cheap SOB ? Is there value here? I know some have the attitude if it's a Cirrus the owners gotta be rich. but not me.. I do whatever I can to save a buck! I eat mac and cheese to save for 100LL...