FBO Tipping Etiquette

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FBO Tipping Etiquette

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Is there a tipping etiquette for the ground crew at the FBO? i.e. the wheel chockers? the fuel guy? the hotel finder? the crew car driver? etc.
If so, how much do you tip?
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Re: FBO Tipping Etiquette

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In all my flying privately or as a charter pilot I have never seen FBO ground personnel tipped. It is their job and they should be paid adequately.

If a person does something far over and above the call of duty perhaps a tip might be in order.

At my local FBO, where I'm well known, I'll bring by a box of donuts or some such from time to time.
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52 years ago, I asked my first flight instructor, "when is it appropriate to tip the line boy?"
Her response: "When you're running drugs."
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So, Paul how many times did you have to tip the line boy. :wink:
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That was in the sixties. To paraphrase a famous rocker: If I could remember, that would mean I wasn't there! :wink:
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