Called at two, dinner on Sea Island at six-thirty

A client called at two on a Friday. He had a dinner reservation on Sea Island at six-thirty and golf the next morning, and the drive was not going to get him there. He asked if we could do anything.

We could. He drove to our ramp at PDK, which is about twelve minutes from Buckhead, and parked next to the airplane. His clubs went in the aft baggage. We were wheels up at four-thirty and on the ground at St. Simons fifty minutes later. He made dinner.

We tell that story because it is the whole business in one afternoon. Not the airplane, not the speed, but the fact that a person answered the phone at two and the day still worked.

Why it works from PDK

The airplane lives at DeKalb-Peachtree. So does the crew. When the call comes there is no repositioning flight, no crew to summon from another city, no terminal to walk through. If the airplane is on the ground and legal, it goes. Most days that means an hour or so from the call to wheels up, based on availability.

The Epic E1000 GX does the Atlanta to St. Simons leg in about fifty minutes. Hilton Head and Charleston are the same. The drive is four to five hours on a good day and longer on a Friday.

What to expect

You get one firm number before you commit. You park by the airplane. Bags go in with you, dogs ride in the cabin, and the drinks and snacks are already on board. There is no membership to join and nothing to buy in advance, though the people who fly this route a few times a season usually end up on the Anchor Card because it makes the arithmetic easier.

If you have a Friday like that one coming up, call or send the trip through the form. A person answers.