RE: Best Corporate or Private Jet Aircraft On Market Today.
05-14-2006, 12:20 PM
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RE: Best Corporate or Private Jet Aircraft On Market Today.
Looking For Personal Opinions From Corporate & Private Aircraft Captains & First Officers On Which Corporate & Private Aircraft Is The Best To Fly On The Market Today.
05-15-2006, 04:24 AM
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Ussually OK money depending on experience. In a part 91 opp typically fly 100-300 hours per year. I fly about 300. I have a fixed schedual and work 2 days per week with just a handful of weekends per year. Some opps will not have a schedual.
As for stability, depends on the opp- cheap owners, MX, and the airplane being sold could have you job hoping. But there are long stable jobs out there.
Its a very tight nit community- every corporate/private job I've had I was referred internally. You have to be very diplomatic in dealing with people, even when their a pain in the as$.
Some opps will call for you to arrange details like, transportaion, hotels, catering, mx schedual, and a wide range of customer service issuse.
As for equipment, King Air, Beachjet, Hawker and Citation experience and types will always keep you employed.
As for stability, depends on the opp- cheap owners, MX, and the airplane being sold could have you job hoping. But there are long stable jobs out there.
Its a very tight nit community- every corporate/private job I've had I was referred internally. You have to be very diplomatic in dealing with people, even when their a pain in the as$.
Some opps will call for you to arrange details like, transportaion, hotels, catering, mx schedual, and a wide range of customer service issuse.
As for equipment, King Air, Beachjet, Hawker and Citation experience and types will always keep you employed.
05-26-2006, 11:59 PM
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G 550...no questions asked...The BEST aircraft in the sky today... EVS, HUD, slow ref speeds..ability to go to 510...Crew rest area...Comfortable cockpit... need i say anymore? o yeah... Plane View Avionics...Go to gulfstream.com and check it out...See ya!
05-27-2006, 05:40 AM
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Originally Posted by taylorjets
G 550...no questions asked...The BEST aircraft in the sky today... EVS, HUD, slow ref speeds..ability to go to 510...Crew rest area...Comfortable cockpit... need i say anymore? o yeah... Plane View Avionics...Go to gulfstream.com and check it out...See ya!
05-27-2006, 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by SWAFO41
Looking For Personal Opinions From Corporate & Private Aircraft Captains & First Officers On Which Corporate & Private Aircraft Is The Best To Fly On The Market Today.
Sorry, I dont see the word "Job" in SWAF's question. I thought he just wanted to know what was the "Best to Fly on the market"...
05-27-2006, 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by SWAFO41
Looking For Personal Opinions From Corporate & Private Aircraft Captains & First Officers On Which Corporate & Private Aircraft Is The Best To Fly On The Market Today.
05-29-2006, 10:10 AM
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My personal opinion is anything that has a APU, transcontinential range, and was build after 1985. The only aircraft that rubs me the wrong way is the G200. Why Gulfstream threw that plane together, I'll probably never understand.
05-30-2006, 03:16 PM
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I would say the Global XRS.
G550 is nice, but the Global has more cockpit (and cabin) space. You can get in and out of your seat at ease, and although it lacks the planeview, is still has neat gadgets in it.
Not to mention it flies faster. (.89~)
G550 is nice, but the Global has more cockpit (and cabin) space. You can get in and out of your seat at ease, and although it lacks the planeview, is still has neat gadgets in it.
Not to mention it flies faster. (.89~)
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