Nickels and dimes

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AndrewM
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Re: Nickels and dimes

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Dan... each to their own I guess.

And I have to say, I feel for all the Boeing employees who have either lost their jobs or at high risk, at no fault of their own but due to poor company leadership. And now with CV-19 the aviation industry is in even greater distress. So, not so sure giving a few bucks off a subscription would be at the top of Boeing's public relations priority list right now, nor make any difference whatsoever in moving someone off FF and onto Garmin pilot. I think they have an outstanding product, continuously innovate and have super responsive customer service. I think we should be supporting these people, not nit-picking for an extra month's subscription for free.
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Re: Nickels and dimes

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One more thing I consider: Foreflight costs (roughly) the same to produce whether people are flying or not. Auto insurance claims go down when nobody is driving.

Granted, if I lived in a place where I was essentially grounded due to the virus, I might be more inclined to ask for a suspension in my service.

I could buy cheaper gas at neighboring airports, but I get it from my home field or my destination whenever possible. To me it is a very small investment in the networks I rely on.
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Re: Nickels and dimes

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Diamond_Dan wrote: Fri Jul 24, 2020 7:14 pm One more thing I consider: Foreflight costs (roughly) the same to produce whether people are flying or not. Auto insurance claims go down when nobody is driving.
Actually FF could have cut costs during the shutdown if they had the desire too. With less flights, less support required, less new customer installs....
Boeing/Garmin disctractted, they could also have slowed down development.

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