chanics that hold the rating and class requirements for this type of aircraft. The company has been using this repair facility for the past 7 years. If an additional aircraft were added the department would like to continue this contract and just add the additional aircraft to the current contract. Our fueling and storage of this aircraft is handled by the Omaha airport fixed base operations (FBO). By fueling with the local FBO we get a slight reduction discount of 100 dollars a year for our normal aircraft storage fee of 400 dollars per month. The aircraft is currently stowed in it’s own garage to secure it from other people and the weather elements. The training requirements for both pilots for this aircraft are an annual reoccurring training from Flight Safety at Orlando, Florida. This training includes a three-day refresher course with three hours of simulator training. This course is required for each pilot to help him/her learn any new techniques that have been developed for this aircraft and maintain proficiency. The simulator training is used to create events that could possibly be life threaten if carried out on the aircraft. The benefits that this one aircraft has contributed to this company are innumerable. To recount a few are as follows. This aircraft was the linchpin in our negotiations with Banks R Us. It would have taken much more time for face-to-face negotiations by flying commercial due to the hub and spoke system currently being used by commercial airlines. The hub and spoke system is the use of small feeder flights (spokes) that concentrate all the passengers in a central area for other flights (hub). This reduces the amount of empty seats airlines have and helps to simplify their scheduling at the customers expense. The use of commercial transportation would have added at least six hours per person per flight because of wait times and the indirect flight routes that would have been ne...
