by Jon Spencer and Paul Bertorelli

General aviation and business, business and general aviation. It ought to be a marriage made in heaven, the notion of using a light aircraft in place of the airlines or a car for business trips. But no, the suits in the corner office roll over in apoplexy at the mere mention of using a Bonanza for a sales call or a morning meeting.

The usual response to an employee query about using a personal airplane for company business is often not just no, but hell, no. Several readers told us that when they approached their companies about using GA for travel, they were told that doing…