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Utah County pilots perform unique Christmas Eve rescue

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On Christmas Eve, as a couple thousand flights were canceled across the country, many eager holiday travelers discovered they would not make it home for Christmas. Realizing this predicament for so many passengers, a couple of pilots in Utah County used their skills to help in an unexpected way. The Patey brothers live to fly. When they took off from Utah Friday afternoon, they were delivering an extraordinary gift to a young couple they didn't even know. (www.ksl.com) Plus d'info...

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stevesf
steve sf 1
This reminded me of the book by Craig Johnson, "Spirit of Steamboat." Good for the Patey brothers.

https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/craig-johnson/spirit-of-steamboat/
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Jaime1949
Jaime Terrassa 1
thank you and I hope you and the family have a safe happy new year
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grant580MI
James Grant 1
GREAT IDEA!
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buddl
b l 3
Not surprised at all when I saw that the Pateys were involved1
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swanaero1
swanaero1 3
several years there was a snow storm in YVR, in order to get the transoceanic flights out they shut down regional service due to a lack of deice fluid. A local airline (airnorth) saw all the Yukoners trying to get home, and put on an extra section YVR-YXY-YXY and as I recall charged minimally for it. the crews finally got home around 0200 on the 25th, going the extra mile, that doesn't happen with a large airline
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GreggB57
Gregg Bender 2
Reaffirms my faith in people..Well done. Very well done.
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darrendevolin
darren devolin 4
Incredibly thoughtful effort to help get people home for Christmas, at the cost of missing their Christmas Eve.
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Jpuck
James Konkel 3
Most excellent!!!!!!!!!! Hope you gave them a ton of the flight deck!!! 😂😂😂
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ddieterich
ddieterich 1
Nice story. This was a Part 91 flight with the sole purpose of transporting passengers? Hmmm...
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rkgnaz
Robin Green 1
Yes....part 91 flights can actually fly passengers
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ddieterich
ddieterich 1
I completely agree that Part 91 flights can actually fly passengers. However, conducting a Part 91 flight to the sole purpose of transporting passengers? Not a sight-seeing flight. Not a flight that would have been flown with or without the passengers. A flight specifically to transport passengers. I ran into problems with this myself which is why I was surprised by this story.
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buddl
b l 1
Were you (or the PIC) Commercial rated?
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ddieterich
ddieterich 1
Nope. It's an issue with the aircraft, not the pilot. Passenger transport requires certifications for how the flight is conducted, not just the certifications of the flight crew. And money isn't the only thing the FAA looks at as compensation. I hear you. I was shocked at this myself. "Would you have flown without transporting the passengers from point A to point B" is the guiding question. If the answer is no, it probably isn't a Part 91 flight. I didn't just dream this up.
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calstar
Joe Baginski 3
No Hmmmm about it as long as no money changed hands. Then there's a foul!
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buddl
b l 1
If one of the pilots is Commercial rated and current, wouldn't it still be legal even if they did charge?
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ddieterich
ddieterich 1
Ironically, a private pilot can share expenses with passengers on a Part 91 flight. That fact that money changes hands doesn't imply a commercial operation. At least that's how I understand it. It would be nice to hear from an aviation attorney about this.
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PA32R300
W B johnson 1
They can only share fuel expenses equally, not any other associated operating expenses, and the pilot must have a valid independent reason for making the trip. In that case no commercial license is required. However, if no money is given by the passengers (and I'm sure the Pateys didn't accept a dime - that's the kind of guys they are) the flight was perfectly legal.
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ddieterich
ddieterich 1
I mean no disrespect to the Pateys. They are great guys. It's the Part 91 FARs that are the problem, not the intentions of the Pateys. Simply put, the article should indicate the Pateys were headed out to LAX anyway, if it was a Part 91 flight.
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ddieterich
ddieterich 1
At this point, we are kind of splitting hairs. It's just an odd thing to advertise transportation services, then plan a flight to LAX while the engine is already running in Utah. Maybe those details are a bit exaggerated in the article.
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tjrwinternet
Tim Williamson 5
So generous and kind!
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Gentilo
Andrea Gentilini 4
Amazing, a really outstanding job !!
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pa453247
P A 4
Awesome. Thank you for your kind gesture to this couple. Happy holidays from across the pond 🎄
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ChrisCollingwood
Chris Collingwood 4
such a kind gesture.
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