Even though I don't understand 99% of what you guys are talking about I love watching all you videos. If I ever get lucky enough to ride in a lear jet I hope you guys are the pilots
My son and I usually quote sci-fi movies to each other when I am driving. There is a back road near us that lets us cut a lot of time off a trip to the next city over. usually it is Star Wars and we refer to it as our "Kessel Run." Last trip, going to a movie with the wife and son, as I accelerated to set the cruise control I said "V1." I didn't realize how much my son listens to these videos in the background because he immediately said "rotate" followed by "positive rate, gear up!" My wife just shook her head and said "not another one!"
I enjoyed "flying" with y'all once more. I also like the picture within a picture on approach. It's nice to see the instruments and also see the airport at the same time.
Nice short flight, Shaun. Enjoyed the video. Thanks for the PIP with the front view on takeoff and landing. Look forward the next flight. Happy flying, and safe landing.
I know we only see portions of every flight, but the teamwork you two exhibit should be used as an example of what every crew should strive to achieve. Awesome!
Love the startup process in the videos! It'd be great to see shutdowns as well. And I may speak for a small majority here, but a video that goes into detail about the start/shutdown procedure would be the tits.
I started watching your channel less than a week ago, and I am impressed with the CRM, and team/family atmosphere between the three of you. Between you guys, P1D, Baron Pilot, and Stevo1, these videos are better than flight deck fam with a grumpy airline captain.
Waukesha Pilot I've spent hours watching these two! Thoroughly enjoy it. I don't know how to fly and have only flown less than 50 times in my 46 years of life.
It amazes me how fast the Gulfstream hops off the ground especially compared to smaller jets like Learjets and Citations. The takeoff run is amazingly short!
Thanks again guys, very professional. As you fly so often together I guess there is a chance that complacency could creep in to your flying, checklists etc. but I think you are particulalry good at what you do. I really enjoy your videos which give a fantastic insight into what goes on up front. Thank you again, regards Gareth
Nice little hop between airports. Must be picking up some riders soon? I always enjoy start up procedure. It would be neat to see the gauges as the turbines spool up and see what the speeds are of the N1 and Lp turbines just before ya introduce the fuel. Sure wish I could have seen premier1drivers shut down when his engine failed to spool properly. Had to shut her down. Then had to be torn down because bees made a home in one of his engines. Would have been cool to see how he dealt with that one. And the tear down of his engine to clean that hive out. Spendy now doubt.
Love the cloud formations above and below at 0945. Do you ever get up in the morning and think "oh no, not another day flying about the place... I wanna go to the beach!"?
Hi guys, greetings from Sydney, Australia. I enjoy your videos. Very informative. It looks like you had a stow away on this flight, or maybe he was a trainee or doing work experience ...just after take off at about 6m46s. Unfortunately you couldn't open the window to let him out. Haha!
Aah grasshopper! Thanks for the reply. On a slightly more serious note, I suppose bugs (in pitot tubes and other places they're not wanted) can't be a good thing. Is that something you look out for during pre-flight checks? Are pre-flights done by the pilots, or ramp staff? Do pre-flights only have to be done first thing each day, or before every flight? I enjoyed your video of the external walk around the jet, but may I suggest a pre-flight could be a good tech video topic? Would be interesting to understand what you're looking for. Thanks!
Always enjoy seeing FXE, which I know very well! A pity that the main cockpit view was a trifle over-exposed and not in focus.... Still, very enjoyable as always!
I've done a few tech videos like the one below to try to show that kind of stuff, but I've fallen behind on those. I'll try to get better about putting our those tech videos. ruclips.net/video/P7lO6Flas-M/видео.html
Another good one gentleman. What are you guys checking after start when you both push and hold a button on the panel at the same time and move the yoke around?
Shaun the display under gauge display and port side of the landing gear shows an odd picture, what is that? Almost looks like the compressor stack in engine but what the heck is the spire that goes inside so I don't think it's engine. Another great video.
We can change that display to multiple different things. If you give me a time stamp in this video of where you see the one you're talking about, I can tell you exactly. We started out with the engine start page up which shows the engine temps and rotation speeds. Then we went to the brakes page for takeoff to show brake pressures and temperatures. Enroute we had the TCAS screen up. Then for landing, we went back to the brakes page.
Corporate Pilot Life 16:53 or anywhere around there but you already answered it, it the brake screen as you were on landing. Someday can you show a close up of the start and brake screen? The brake part looks interesting.
Another great video guys. I was watching a RUclips video of recreated close calls using a simulator. Long story short, ATC was giving confusing instructions concerning two approaching aircraft that was on a collision course. TCAS was giving the pilots of both aircraft evasive maneuvers to avoid a midair collision. As a pilot in that scenario, if you are receiving instruction from ATC that is conflicting with TCAS, what do you do?
Unfortunately we've already moved on. We never seem to spend any time there...just in and out. Next time we get some time there, I'll try to get something together.
Being a fs pilot(addicted to fs 2004 although I have fsx all versions) for almost 20 years, and being also mostly a 737 NG and 747 pilot, I'm also a fan of the private business jets. I own quite a few, being the fabulous Citation X one of my favorites. But all this extensive writing is just to say that it's with regret that I never found or know of any Gulfstream fs model. Pity
That keeps the engines turning at exactly the same speed. This reduces the "droning" noise in the cabin, thus reducing jet lag and fatigue for the passengers. When we have passengers, we pretty much always use it. The only time we don't use it is on short, empty flights.
If you have two frequencies which are not exactly the same and they are combining with each other it sounds like the middle frequency growing louder and quieter over and over again. The "droning" CPL talked about. It's caused by this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beat_(acoustics)
I usually try to cross the threshold at 50 feet and Vref, then touchdown a little under Vref. Sometimes it works out perfectly, sometimes we're a few knots off from that.
A great and really informative channel, thank you. Apologies if this has been asked before, but can you explain how it is that you always seem to fly together? Or is it just that you're both flying other days with other crews, but you just do videos when it's the two of you? Thanks!
Engine sync keeps the engines spinning at exactly the same speed. This reduces the noise in the cabin, which reduces fatigue and jet lag. We always call "speed checks" to verbally verify that we are under the speed limit for that setting. For instance, we have to be less than 250 knots for flaps 10, and 220 knots for flaps 20.
I'm surprised the shaker/pusher test requires you both to hold down a button - I can see you'd do that if it was something you really wouldn't want to happen at the wrong time - and I guess it is but why not just set it up so it only happens with weight on the wheels?
That is testing the AOA (angle of attack) system. The rattling is the yokes vibrating...called the stick shaker. When we get close to a stall, that system engages and let us know we are going too slow for the current configuration
Got two questions. One is, what was wrong with the engine that was mentioned very briefly? Second is, why does the copilot take over the yolk for the very beginning of takeoff and the end of landing?
The engine issue that was mentioned was more about the auto-throttle. It was very slow to react and was causing the airplane to "fish tail" a bit. It's very common to see that issue after swapping engines like we recently did. As for the yoke swap, the person in the left seat needs to have their left hand on the tiller for ground steering, but their right hand needs to be on the throttles, so the person in the right seat will hold the yoke during that time.
Ooh, interesting. I didn't realize there was a separate control for ground steering and it wasn't through the rudders like in the small planes I fly. Thanks for the reply :)
Can you guys explain the differential thrust on the right engine midway through your climb? Is that a yaw /crosswind compensation system? Or was the engine running lean and requiring more fuel?
I've been using 60 FPS for a while, but I noticed a little while back that the software was bringing it down to 30 for some strange reason. Hopefully I got that taken care of.
Three Questions: 1. Yeah, what is meant by 'Nutcrakers' when going through the landing checklist? 2. Why does the co-pilot, meaning the other pilot rather than the pilot in control, hold the yoke while beginning the take-off roll and then the Pilot in Control take the controls at rotation? Is this a team action or is it a requirement of the Gulfstream's FAA Certification? 3 What is meant by "Reffing 10 sink 9" (I've heard other numbers on other vids) when approaching the runway upon landing? Great job again. Thanks!
Not like I am any expert, however its been answered before. 1 - Nutcrackers are describe in this episode - ruclips.net/video/KvIBmSmh9OA/видео.html 2 - Something I also wonder about. 3 - Ref in 10 sink at 9, means Airspeed is +10 of the final reference airspeed for landing, and Sink at 9 means they are descending at 900 FPM
But why is non-pilot in control keeping his hands on the yoke, and why is it pulled back and centered prior to the Pilot in control taking the yoke and then rotating at take off?
Thanks. I watched the video on the Nutcrackers and that makes total sense. Also, thanks of the reffing... I'm at a loss on how quick they see that but that makes sense, too.
Hey Shaun and John! I caught your guys' landing into SDL last week and that was me waving as you guys were leaving the FBO. Love the videos and you guys are inspiring me to consider pursuing corporate rather than airlines. Also, were you guys filming into/ out of SDL?
That one really depends. Starting out for most corporate pilots is around $50k. Most max out around $150k in 10 years or so. There are always many exceptions to this though.
Seems a bit low for the people transporting VIP's around the world in a multi-million dollar aircraft.I would think the starting salary should be in the 70k range and top out within 5 years.You do give up your time to these Corps.I'm sure there are some other benefits to the job,but time is something you can never get back.Thanks
The only one that's coming to mind is a year or so ago when the starter itself failed. Obviously without the starter working, we weren't going anywhere.
That's the code for the ATIS. ATIS is the airport weather that gets updated each hour or whenever the weather changes. ATC adds a letter of the alphabet each time it gets updated so we all know if we have the correct version of the weather. In this case it was "information Charlie". The next hour, it would be Delta, then Echo, and so on.
Had a pair of Maui Jim's, a guy accidentally destroyed them..and I barely got a 'sorry man' still use the case for other glasses. Got some real Raybans now..but usually use cheapies as they always seem to meet a untimely end ;)
It's more of an issue with the rigging on these engines. Our engines are in the middle of being overhauled, so we have loaner engines on right now. It's very common to have this issue when engines are swapped out. Once we get our engines back on next month, this problem will go away.
I'll speak to this one. The problem is thrust produced by electricity, the electricity has to come from somewhere. There are no battery or capacitor technologies that can even come close to producing the necessary currents, much less over the time required, to get enough thrust to make this a viable option for aircraft. That leaves us with generators of some sort. The only thing on the horizon right now that may enable this is fusion technology, but even that is still science fiction to us at the moment. Sure, we may be able to get some solar-battery hybrid solution on a sailplane to fly some distance, but nothing that will get a GIV off the ground.
Even though I don't understand 99% of what you guys are talking about I love watching all you videos. If I ever get lucky enough to ride in a lear jet I hope you guys are the pilots
Love the camera view out the window on final approach!
My son and I usually quote sci-fi movies to each other when I am driving. There is a back road near us that lets us cut a lot of time off a trip to the next city over. usually it is Star Wars and we refer to it as our "Kessel Run." Last trip, going to a movie with the wife and son, as I accelerated to set the cruise control I said "V1." I didn't realize how much my son listens to these videos in the background because he immediately said "rotate" followed by "positive rate, gear up!" My wife just shook her head and said "not another one!"
That's awesome! I love it!!
LMAO...hysterical! :D
"Am I driving or are you driving?" I liked that one.
I enjoyed "flying" with y'all once more. I also like the picture within a picture on approach. It's nice to see the instruments and also see the airport at the same time.
Nice short flight, Shaun. Enjoyed the video. Thanks for the PIP with the front view on takeoff and landing. Look forward the next flight. Happy flying, and safe landing.
I know we only see portions of every flight, but the teamwork you two exhibit should be used as an example of what every crew should strive to achieve. Awesome!
Oh and the socks do kind of rock!
Thank you!
I've said before that these videos should be used to teach CRM.
Neil Harris And I’ve said it before, I agree Neil, 100% !
Love the startup process in the videos! It'd be great to see shutdowns as well.
And I may speak for a small majority here, but a video that goes into detail about the start/shutdown procedure would be the tits.
I started watching your channel less than a week ago, and I am impressed with the CRM, and team/family atmosphere between the three of you. Between you guys, P1D, Baron Pilot, and Stevo1, these videos are better than flight deck fam with a grumpy airline captain.
Welcome to the channel! Glad you're liking the videos!
Awesome video as always, thank you for sharing. Can’t wait for the next one.
Boys are BUSY on short flights.
Nice to watch start-up
Thanks for the ride along!
I could watch you two all day.........OH ...Wait.........I already did that!!!!!!! Great Vid as always.
Waukesha Pilot I've spent hours watching these two! Thoroughly enjoy it. I don't know how to fly and have only flown less than 50 times in my 46 years of life.
Great Vid!! Sweet Landing!!!
You guys are my favorites
Absolutely beautiful
It amazes me how fast the Gulfstream hops off the ground especially compared to smaller jets like Learjets and Citations. The takeoff run is amazingly short!
Love camera locations in this video, gives great view of front and cockpit at same time (6:21) you should use this all the time for this view
So enjoyable.
John. Love your socks. They lit up the foot well. Thanks for the video, guys.
What a cool airport to land on with all that ocean in the background.... Nice... ☺
Another great video guys keep up the great work !!!!!
Thanks again guys, very professional. As you fly so often together I guess there is a chance that complacency could creep in to your flying, checklists etc. but I think you are particulalry good at what you do. I really enjoy your videos which give a fantastic insight into what goes on up front.
Thank you again,
regards
Gareth
Getting my popcorn now!!!!
Me too!
I love watching the throttles move on their own :) Thanks for creating and sharing these videos, guys!
Something a little bit "Thunderbirds" about that. :)
I love it! Another great video.
I hope this video is before the heavy check/upgrades.
Nice work, as always.
I think at the beginning of the video we all need to see the socks that John has on :) As always a great video!!!!!!!
I followed you guys this morning through live ATC ‘til you landed in 18R at MCO with Shaun manning the radio.
Nice little hop between airports. Must be picking up some riders soon? I always enjoy start up procedure. It would be neat to see the gauges as the turbines spool up and see what the speeds are of the N1 and Lp turbines just before ya introduce the fuel. Sure wish I could have seen premier1drivers shut down when his engine failed to spool properly. Had to shut her down. Then had to be torn down because bees made a home in one of his engines. Would have been cool to see how he dealt with that one. And the tear down of his engine to clean that hive out. Spendy now doubt.
You guys sounded a it tired, and after this I see you had to fly up to Teterboro, one busy airport to end a long day on.
Great videos, keep them coming
Even on the tarmac while doing checks/tests, that stick shaker sound scares the crap out of me!
Smooth landing 👌🏼
Thanks for the ride guys !! Request more frequency for us Blood Hounds !! :)
Hey there was a little visitor photo bombing your departure turn to heading 330 on your go pro lol.
Love the blue and white socks... Cool look
Luv your videos luv that Gulf stream it comes off runway like bat out of hell. Nice flight wheres francine
Love the cloud formations above and below at 0945.
Do you ever get up in the morning and think "oh no, not another day flying about the place... I wanna go to the beach!"?
HAHA...that definitely crosses my mind from time to time.
And of course your avatar is a man on a beach with a big fish! :-))
Watch out for eagles. We know one lives... The timing for Presidential 69, traffic your... That was just perfect.
Hi guys, greetings from Sydney, Australia. I enjoy your videos. Very informative. It looks like you had a stow away on this flight, or maybe he was a trainee or doing work experience ...just after take off at about 6m46s. Unfortunately you couldn't open the window to let him out. Haha!
That does happen from time to time. One time, we ended up with a grasshopper on the dash going across the country.
Aah grasshopper! Thanks for the reply. On a slightly more serious note, I suppose bugs (in pitot tubes and other places they're not wanted) can't be a good thing. Is that something you look out for during pre-flight checks? Are pre-flights done by the pilots, or ramp staff? Do pre-flights only have to be done first thing each day, or before every flight? I enjoyed your video of the external walk around the jet, but may I suggest a pre-flight could be a good tech video topic? Would be interesting to understand what you're looking for. Thanks!
The pilots do a pre-flight before each flight, but the first one of the day is a bit more intense...after that, we just look at the big stuff
Flown that route many times .
Always enjoy seeing FXE, which I know very well! A pity that the main cockpit view was a trifle over-exposed and not in focus.... Still, very enjoyable as always!
Great Video...Sitting here in Madrid wishing my company would hire y'all for my trip back Friday
Me too...I love Madrid!
How does a person who is not a pilot learn all the dials and screens and what each are for? You guys make the complex look easy!
I've done a few tech videos like the one below to try to show that kind of stuff, but I've fallen behind on those. I'll try to get better about putting our those tech videos.
ruclips.net/video/P7lO6Flas-M/видео.html
I am going to miss you guys on flight aware.
I am still able to follow them on FlightAware. In the search box at the very top enter PRD69.
Maybe I shouldn't have blabbed that.
they can block what they want don't worry.
Another good one gentleman. What are you guys checking after start when you both push and hold a button on the panel at the same time and move the yoke around?
That's the stall protection system. It's called the stick shaker and pusher
Thought that might be the case, thanx.
Shaun the display under gauge display and port side of the landing gear shows an odd picture, what is that? Almost looks like the compressor stack in engine but what the heck is the spire that goes inside so I don't think it's engine. Another great video.
We can change that display to multiple different things. If you give me a time stamp in this video of where you see the one you're talking about, I can tell you exactly. We started out with the engine start page up which shows the engine temps and rotation speeds. Then we went to the brakes page for takeoff to show brake pressures and temperatures. Enroute we had the TCAS screen up. Then for landing, we went back to the brakes page.
Corporate Pilot Life 16:53 or anywhere around there but you already answered it, it the brake screen as you were on landing. Someday can you show a close up of the start and brake screen? The brake part looks interesting.
I can definitely do that!
Another great video guys. I was watching a RUclips video of recreated close calls using a simulator. Long story short, ATC was giving confusing instructions concerning two approaching aircraft that was on a collision course. TCAS was giving the pilots of both aircraft evasive maneuvers to avoid a midair collision. As a pilot in that scenario, if you are receiving instruction from ATC that is conflicting with TCAS, what do you do?
Always follow the TCAS instructions and advise ATC that you are doing so when able. ATC knows that is the correct procedure
Thank you sir! Always like viewing the new videos...
Was that you guys in PRD69 from MSV to MCO? I was watching your track today and saw several re-routes. Hope you will post video if it was you guys.
That was us...the cameras were rolling, but it'll be a few weeks till I can get to that footage.
enjoyed the start up - surprised to see the G4 is not fadec, any idea if you boss will replace this G4 by a new model? thx again !
I hope so, but who knows...
Happy Day!
I'm visiting St. Petersburg Florida, it's so beautiful here. If you're anywhere near I'd like to meet up!
Any plans for a meet and greet at MCO? Thank you for the great videos.
Unfortunately we've already moved on. We never seem to spend any time there...just in and out. Next time we get some time there, I'll try to get something together.
Being a fs pilot(addicted to fs 2004 although I have fsx all versions) for almost 20 years, and being also mostly a 737 NG and 747 pilot, I'm also a fan of the private business jets. I own quite a few, being the fabulous Citation X one of my favorites. But all this extensive writing is just to say that it's with regret that I never found or know of any Gulfstream fs model. Pity
What is Engine Sync for? -- sometimes you use it sometimes you don't ?
That keeps the engines turning at exactly the same speed. This reduces the "droning" noise in the cabin, thus reducing jet lag and fatigue for the passengers. When we have passengers, we pretty much always use it. The only time we don't use it is on short, empty flights.
If you have two frequencies which are not exactly the same and they are combining with each other it sounds like the middle frequency growing louder and quieter over and over again. The "droning" CPL talked about.
It's caused by this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beat_(acoustics)
The principle behind harmonics occurs in all the sciences, even in music
right on the centreline
Nice touchdown. You guys always like to put her on the deck right at VREF, or is that not always how it shakes out?
I usually try to cross the threshold at 50 feet and Vref, then touchdown a little under Vref. Sometimes it works out perfectly, sometimes we're a few knots off from that.
A great and really informative channel, thank you. Apologies if this has been asked before, but can you explain how it is that you always seem to fly together? Or is it just that you're both flying other days with other crews, but you just do videos when it's the two of you? Thanks!
Our company assigns 2 pilots to each airplane, so we always fly the same plane with the same pilot.
Up Up and Away!
Hi guys - can you discuss the small screens at the top of the panel?
I've been trying (and failing) to get a video on those. I'll get it done
Dang there is a lot more to start up than turning the key.
Oh yes...
What does Engine Sync do? Why do you guys callout speedchecks for every level of flaps and the landing gear?
Engine sync keeps the engines spinning at exactly the same speed. This reduces the noise in the cabin, which reduces fatigue and jet lag. We always call "speed checks" to verbally verify that we are under the speed limit for that setting. For instance, we have to be less than 250 knots for flaps 10, and 220 knots for flaps 20.
I'm surprised the shaker/pusher test requires you both to hold down a button - I can see you'd do that if it was something you really wouldn't want to happen at the wrong time - and I guess it is but why not just set it up so it only happens with weight on the wheels?
What’s the procedure you are doing at 2:21? And what causes the rattling sound?
That is testing the AOA (angle of attack) system. The rattling is the yokes vibrating...called the stick shaker. When we get close to a stall, that system engages and let us know we are going too slow for the current configuration
Corporate Pilot Life awesome, thanks for the quick reply!
Got two questions. One is, what was wrong with the engine that was mentioned very briefly? Second is, why does the copilot take over the yolk for the very beginning of takeoff and the end of landing?
The engine issue that was mentioned was more about the auto-throttle. It was very slow to react and was causing the airplane to "fish tail" a bit. It's very common to see that issue after swapping engines like we recently did. As for the yoke swap, the person in the left seat needs to have their left hand on the tiller for ground steering, but their right hand needs to be on the throttles, so the person in the right seat will hold the yoke during that time.
Ooh, interesting. I didn't realize there was a separate control for ground steering and it wasn't through the rudders like in the small planes I fly. Thanks for the reply :)
Yep...here is a short video shoeing how we steer on the ground:
ruclips.net/video/cGvsaFYftkM/видео.html
You need a new bulb in the Strobe button, not as bright as the others!
What's the procedure/policy with Eng Sync??
It seems that we are always changing a few of those bulbs. The engine sync is our discretion, but we pretty much always use it.
Can you guys explain the differential thrust on the right engine midway through your climb? Is that a yaw
/crosswind compensation system? Or was the engine running lean and requiring more fuel?
The throttle rigging wasn't exactly perfect on these new engines, so they were a little off. Just an adjustment thing.
Corporate Pilot Life thanks dudes for the response. Baminos!
Finally!
I followed this flight on FlightAware! Also, heard you on the box.
Tom L flightaware says that the owners blocked it so that we can’t follow anymore.
Whoa!
Dwight2x that happened like a week ago. I noticed the same thing after the app stated no longer available. 69 went dark 😁
Search PRD69 not the tail number.
Shaun, I look at Flightradar 24, to see you guys what do I look for...Presidential 69? Sometimes it doesn't I-dent small aircraft, just wondering..!!
yep
What did you do with that stowaway I saw just after liftoff?
never to be seen again...
I am laughing my ass off....be safe and keep the vids coming.
Why are you no longer on flightAware tracker?
Those above me decided to block the tail number
Have you guys ever landed at klee we get alot of corporate jets landing here everyday.
It's been a while, but yeah. We've been to Leesburg.
At 6:48 the fly freaked me out. 😄
Was this your first time shooting in 60FPS or have I just not noticed before?
I've been using 60 FPS for a while, but I noticed a little while back that the software was bringing it down to 30 for some strange reason. Hopefully I got that taken care of.
Are the Telex headsets company provided/mandatory or personal preference?
Those are personal preference. I'm interested in trying out the new ones from Bose though.
The new ProFlights? Everybody is raving about them, although Telex is said to be close to releasing their new lineup too.
Three Questions:
1. Yeah, what is meant by 'Nutcrakers' when going through the landing checklist?
2. Why does the co-pilot, meaning the other pilot rather than the pilot in control, hold the yoke while beginning the take-off roll and then the Pilot in Control take the controls at rotation? Is this a team action or is it a requirement of the Gulfstream's FAA Certification?
3 What is meant by "Reffing 10 sink 9" (I've heard other numbers on other vids) when approaching the runway upon landing?
Great job again. Thanks!
Not like I am any expert, however its been answered before.
1 - Nutcrackers are describe in this episode - ruclips.net/video/KvIBmSmh9OA/видео.html
2 - Something I also wonder about.
3 - Ref in 10 sink at 9, means Airspeed is +10 of the final reference airspeed for landing, and Sink at 9 means they are descending at 900 FPM
2. Pilot is steering aircraft at start of takeoff roll to maintain heading on centerline, then takes control of yoke.
But why is non-pilot in control keeping his hands on the yoke, and why is it pulled back and centered prior to the Pilot in control taking the yoke and then rotating at take off?
Thanks. I watched the video on the Nutcrackers and that makes total sense. Also, thanks of the reffing... I'm at a loss on how quick they see that but that makes sense, too.
Here is the video they made on the Nutcracker: ruclips.net/video/KvIBmSmh9OA/видео.html
Hey Shaun and John! I caught your guys' landing into SDL last week and that was me waving as you guys were leaving the FBO. Love the videos and you guys are inspiring me to consider pursuing corporate rather than airlines.
Also, were you guys filming into/ out of SDL?
I remember someone waving...I'm sorry we couldn't stop. We were in a bit of a hurry. Unfortunately we weren't filming on that flight.
Presidential keeps you guys busy! Do you both get vacations when she's in for inspections or is there another G4 in the fleet?
That's definitely our vacation time
is the person starting up the engines the one that will be pilot flying?
Not necessarily. The startup is workload dependant
What is the starting salary for a corp.pilot and how long does it take to max out.Feel free to use $$$$$-$$$$$$ to indicate amounts.Thanks
That one really depends. Starting out for most corporate pilots is around $50k. Most max out around $150k in 10 years or so. There are always many exceptions to this though.
Seems a bit low for the people transporting VIP's around the world in a multi-million dollar aircraft.I would think the starting salary should be in the 70k range and top out within 5 years.You do give up your time to these Corps.I'm sure there are some other benefits to the job,but time is something you can never get back.Thanks
Have you ever had any problems when doing startup that impacted a flight?
The only one that's coming to mind is a year or so ago when the starter itself failed. Obviously without the starter working, we weren't going anywhere.
Do you have air brakes on your wings like on Citation? You got some kind of BUG on your dash moving around. Good flying.
We do. They're a bit bigger than the Citation ones. Someone else mentioned the bug...somehow I missed it.
A fly briefly appeared on the right side window right in front of the camera.
Probably the fastest he's ever flown or ever will.
What does Information Charlie mean?
That's the code for the ATIS. ATIS is the airport weather that gets updated each hour or whenever the weather changes. ATC adds a letter of the alphabet each time it gets updated so we all know if we have the correct version of the weather. In this case it was "information Charlie". The next hour, it would be Delta, then Echo, and so on.
Cockroach @6:47 Damn those Gulfstream's!
Would you mind sharing the manufacturer of your sunglasses?
Not at all. Mine are Maui Jim. Jon wears Costa
Had a pair of Maui Jim's, a guy accidentally destroyed them..and I barely got a 'sorry man' still use the case for other glasses. Got some real Raybans now..but usually use cheapies as they always seem to meet a untimely end ;)
Nice socks as usual
Only a sock tease today...lol
Ever land in KCVG?
Never been to Cincinnati...maybe someday!
Another great video. Just curious, are either of you guys checked out for any other aircraft than the G4?
Yep...I'm typed in the Hawker as well. Jon has several types, but I'm not really sure what they are.
235 likes in TWO HOURS! EVERYBODY loves CPL!
Do you both have a favorite VOR, Intersection, STAR, SID name?
We've seen some pretty funny ones out there, but none are coming to mind right now. I'll have to get back to you on that one.
One that comes to mind around the DC area is VPOOP, a very useful VFR flyway GPS intersection to keep you out of the FRZ
I heard steveo mention one they called fatman on a Bahamas flight. Makes ya wonder how how those letters all came together.
Crazy Woman VOR in Wyoming.
The one that had me doing a spit-take when I first heard it, especially as it's not THAT far from Rhode Island, is "GIGTY"
Did I hear John say that there was a problem with the right engine?
Just the auto-throttles being a bit erratic
I was going to ask about that big split on the descent. Is that a regular issue for this airplane or just something that happened this flight?
It's more of an issue with the rigging on these engines. Our engines are in the middle of being overhauled, so we have loaner engines on right now. It's very common to have this issue when engines are swapped out. Once we get our engines back on next month, this problem will go away.
your engine are on midlife?
Good to know. John is so low key that I'm not sure we'll get much of a reaction to any actual emergency...
Video idea: show us the outside preflight.
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Great video. I think you guys need to end the video with a short narration about the flight.
If I ever hit the lotto and buy a gulfstream you guys gotta come fly for me:)
Awesome! I hope you hit it big...but I hope I hit it big first. No offense
I think you guys hit the Life Lotto big!
...with some preparedness on your parts, I'm sure.
If I ever hit big enough, I'm having a Phenom. Still gonna need drivers mind! :-) Probably too old to get my ticket now...
What was up with starboard engine? KORL needs some serious runway maintenance...give Mickey a power washer.
They went into KMCO. :)
Chris Trott - Oops, that's a Charlie Foxtrot for me.
Yeah...the auto-throttle needs a bit of adjusting. It's common to have that issue after an engine swap like we just did.
who else saw that fly at 6:50 catching a free ride to Orlando. haha
Hey Shawn...I noticed you're a captain also. Will we see you in the left seat any time soon?
Husker Pilot as they are both qualified captain they find it easier to keep the same seat.cheers Ty
Between the two Jon will always be the most senior unless he takes a few years off 😂
Do you believe one day electric power will be the norm for air flight?
I suspect it will be beyond my lifetime, but eventually I would think so.
Maybe beyond simple "electric" if the government ever releases Nikola Tesla's designs!
I'll speak to this one. The problem is thrust produced by electricity, the electricity has to come from somewhere. There are no battery or capacitor technologies that can even come close to producing the necessary currents, much less over the time required, to get enough thrust to make this a viable option for aircraft. That leaves us with generators of some sort. The only thing on the horizon right now that may enable this is fusion technology, but even that is still science fiction to us at the moment. Sure, we may be able to get some solar-battery hybrid solution on a sailplane to fly some distance, but nothing that will get a GIV off the ground.