Originally Posted by
UCLAbruins
i'm not going to argue with you, feel free to believe whatever you want
When you don't stop, you need 4 pilots (12+ hr flight). That means the front part of the cabin becomes a crew-rest area, so passengers loose half the cabin, and you loose that to gain 30 minutes by going slow non-stop vs going fast and stoping
My experience, 6+ years of flying Gulfstreams, passengers woud much rather go fast, and stop.... They also want to keep the cabin all to themselves. I just did one of those to tokyo
I've been going to FSI Savannah for the last 6 years, haven't met a single corporate pilot who's done a polar crossing, not one. But I'm sure they're outhere
I have done two in my carrier. Both times three pilots part 91 Vny-Moscow and Vny-st Petersburg. Both in a G550 both times on a contract basis. (I was the third pilot). This flight dept does this 2 times a month both times going north of 80N. In the right equipment it is not a big deal most operators care about total flight time and don't want to stop. Would you rather fly 9 to kef. Then another 5 to Moscow or just knock it out in 12.5. My 10 years of flying Gulfstreams tells me the later.
Last edited by Climbto450; 01-11-2013 at 05:32 PM.
Reason: Because I can't spell.