At 6:15 AM today, my Sikorsky S-76 touched down on the roof of our Midtown office. Our Head of Tax tried to claim seniority. I reminded him that his rolling 30-day billable collections barely qualify him for an UberX, let alone a peak morning landing slot. Air superiority goes to origination, not tenure. He can take the Queens Midtown Tunnel with the commoners.
We publicly justified the new helipad as a "frictionless logistical conduit" for our Tier-1 PE sponsors.
The logistics have been seamless. Rather than waste money on FAA ground crews, we’ve integrated tarmac management into the first-year associate rotation.
This morning, I watched a Harvard grad clear a flock of pigeons off the pad with a broom, then use two illuminated highlighters to guide my descent through the fog. He got aviation fuel on his suit, but he gained invaluable operational exposure.