Originally Posted by
NowCorporate
Very true! - the nosewheel and the parking brake are the brains here, lol.
But - having been to just about every airport in Europe that a bizjet may go to (haha)....I have never once had to push back in Europe.
Only place I ever had to push back in a bizjet was in Singapore (WSSS)
Dassault could certainly use pilot feedback when designing things. The position of the brake pedals on the 7X is ridiculous.
To add to NowCorporate's post regarding ground servicing, the 7X has a different tow head then the other Falcons (50/900/2000) and a lot of FBOs haven't purchased them yet being that the possibility of getting an aircraft in is slim. I know my Southern California FBO gets about 1 7X a month and as I've been told by the pilots that fly in we're the only other besides LAX & SAN that have a compatible tow head.
I also personally topped off a 7X (~30,000#s) a few months back for their non-stop trans-atlantic flight. What a beautiful bird!