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SaschaHM

(2,897 posts)
1. The Military?
Sun Feb 5, 2017, 07:29 PM
Feb 2017

There was a bit a hoopla a while back because the NFL was charging the military for promotional appearances at their games.

ManiacJoe

(10,136 posts)
4. The stadium fly-overs usually come out of the recruiting budget.
Sun Feb 5, 2017, 07:33 PM
Feb 2017

It often counts as training time for the pilots.

 

Lee-Lee

(6,324 posts)
7. Technically it's recruiting but because the pilots must fly a certain amount every month
Sun Feb 5, 2017, 07:48 PM
Feb 2017

In the big picture there really is not real increased cost.

Pilots have to fly a certain amount every month to stay current. The time they put into that flyby counts toward that so those hours are hours that would have been flown anyway.

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