NETJETS US VOLUME 10 2019

on the pulse
girl didn’t know who had donated the aircraft,
but I can tell you they indirectly touched the
life of a girl who thought at one time she had
no hope. We carry these plastic wine glasses
and that was the only request she had: one
of those glasses with ice and a Coca-Cola.
After she got off that airplane, I couldn’t bear it
anymore. I cried tears of joy for her … I cried
like a baby.
CREWMEMBERS IN PROFILE
BRUCE RAY
Cessna Citation Latitude Captain
MY FIRST EXPOSURE TO FLYING WAS …
when I was at a fair in Ripley, West Virginia.
There was a helicopter giving rides. I begged
and begged my mom to let me take a ride,
but she just didn’t feel like it was a good idea.
Almost ten years later, I took my first flying
lesson, which was the first time my feet left the
ground—and I was hooked.
THE BEST PART OF FLYING IS … when you
get up in the air you don’t see anything except
beauty. From frozen tundras to a tropical
paradise to the fall colors over the mountains,
we truly have the best views.
BEFORE JOINING THE NETJETS TEAM, I
WAS … flying in the U.S. Army as a Black
Hawk instructor. I spent time in Egypt, Korea,
Bosnia, Croatia, and the Caribbean. My last
duty was teaching new Army students in Ft.
Rucker, Alabama.
THE ONE DAY AT NETJETS I WON’T
FORGET WAS … the day that I got to fly a
young girl to her oncologist. We took her to
the checkup and flew her home with the good
news that she was cured. The family and the
ONE THING OWNERS PROBABLY
WOULDN’T GUESS ABOUT ME IS …
that my first few months of life were spent in a
foster home. I was born in Gallipolis, Ohio,
and my mother gave me up for adoption.
Five to six months later I was adopted into a
family in West Virginia. I’m sure that I was
around several other children in that foster
home. I sure hope that they have been as
blessed as I have.
ON MY DAYS OFF … I spend my
[time] with my wife and family. We have
purchased a farmhouse on 15 acres. We
have two boys, Bryce, 12, and Jaycob,
11. Between remodeling the farmhouse
and raising two boys, I also have a small
excavator that I use to do small jobs for
people in the area. Needless to say, my
wife and I are very, very busy.
WITHIN THE NEXT TEN YEARS, I WOULD
LIKE TO … [be giving] check rides to all
of the first officers who, after working hard
and being patient, get their turn as Captain
because they deserve it.
MY BEST ADVICE FOR STAYING SANE
ACROSS TIME ZONES IS … [to not] spend
all your time in your room. For the first 13
years at NetJets I flew the Gulfstream. During
that time, we went to England as often as
British Airways. Usually we were landing as
the sun was coming up. As soon as we got
to the hotel, we would have a light breakfast
and then go up and try to catch only a couple
of hours [of sleep]. Then we’d go do some
sightseeing. It’s truly amazing the amount of
work required to send one airplane around
the world, and it’s amazing what the team
in the NetJets HQ does to make it easy for
the crews, for the vendors, customs officers,
maintenance personnel, but mainly for our
Owners. Thank you to all of you.
JULIAN RENTZSCH
26 NetJets