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Originally Posted by Beer:30 (Post 1765576)

So you ask about the pros and cons of the 650 and most of the discussion centers around rather or not it should have a shower. Ha ha! Life sounds pretty tough for you there Ryan!

I won't be scrubbing my nooks and crannies in that shower!!!;)
I still look for any current 650 drivers to share their experiences with the airframe despite the shower tangent!

How have things been for you?

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Originally Posted by RI830 (Post 1765095)

Ion,
Welcome to APF!
What type of interior issues have you experienced?
How has Gulfstream been in repairing these issues?
Has the airplane met the performance expectations stated by Gulfstream?

Thanks

Interior issues are mainly mechanical issues due to flex in flight; interior doors sticking and cabinetry coming open, etc. It has been tweaked several times and Savannah has been very pro active on chasing down the gremlins.

Performance has been as advertized and better - no surprise, but we mainly fly shorter stages so we won't be seeing a drastic increase to the book numbers on performance. Mechanical issues have been few and Savannah has been on top of it quickly.
The block point software upgrade to Plane View will further smooth out the few flight deck interface issues...

Gulfstream G650 Continues to Impress | Flying Magazine

Pia at FLYING magazine seems impressed.