[Doug Taylor]

I had a similar opportunity right after college to fly right seat in a King Air for a few flights because I helped the pilot wash the airplane one weekend.

He asked my rates and I told him "Oh man, don't worry about it!" and he gave me a stern talk about how if the guys in the back are paying, that I should expect to be paid if I was a professional pilot.

At the time, I thought he was being melodramatic, but in retrospect, I think absolutely agree with him.

"Hey, let's go fly the Citation around the patch for some touch and goes" is one thing.

"I'm flying some paying passengers to Seattle tomorrow in a Navajo and I need a right seater" is something else.