[Doug Taylor]

Plus at that point I really didn't "get it" at that point in my career.

I thought being a professional pilot was just when you got hired to fly an airplane. Well, it's really about more how you roll. Like a doctor would probably never ask another doctor to help him with a procedure without expecting some sort of compensation. Or if there's a general contractor building a pool, he's not going to go next door and ask his competitors workers to come help for free and for the experience.

If you're doling out professional services, it's reasonable and customary to be paid. Right seat in a Navajo when someone is paying to fly a box or people from point-a to point-b is a professional service.