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03-03-2021 | 03:16 PM

#1091

TexasLonghorn

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Originally Posted by FNGFO

The fuel bonus was paid out quarterly and directly tied to your fuel burn versus time aloft when I was there. Max time aloft versus minimum fuel burn, and not just minimum fuel burn. Because Flex makes more money the longer their plane is in the air and the Hobbs is ticking over to charge owners.

So in their eyes when you pull it back and go slower it kills two birds with one stone - lower fuel burns and longer flight times to charge for. Makes sense.

03-03-2021 | 03:30 PM

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So in their eyes when you pull it back and go slower it kills two birds with one stone - lower fuel burns and longer flight times to charge for. Makes sense.

Correct. Kinda a double edged sword in my mind. In one sense you want to make max money while burning minimum fuel. In another you want to do right by the owner.

Cruise speeds are what they are. It’s not like an airline where the cost index largely determines your speed. But you can pull it back with a favorable tail wind, climb higher, get better routing, select a runway with a shorter taxi and bring it to the ramp single engine. Within reason you can effect it like any good pilot.

I didn't understand that initially as I would go for shortest flight time that beat the fuel burn. And my metrics suffered.

Good luck.

03-04-2021 | 02:09 PM

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Sounds like Flex lost/surrendered their Supersonic purchase order?

03-04-2021 | 09:37 PM

#1094

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Originally Posted by DiveAndDrive

Sounds like Flex lost/surrendered their Supersonic purchase order?

That's not fully clear yet. The only thing that is certain is that Flex won't be the "exclusive" operator of the Aerion IF it actually gets built.

03-10-2021 | 04:08 AM

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WGC314

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Is anyone else getting called? I’ve got a little over 3K TT 300 TPIC and 1400 PIC with one internal rec. Curious how many they are pulling in right now and how fast.

03-10-2021 | 05:26 AM

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Is anyone else getting called? I’ve got a little over 3K TT 300 TPIC and 1400 PIC with one internal rec. Curious how many they are pulling in right now and how fast.

I gave an internal rec and they got called for an April interview.

03-10-2021 | 05:35 AM

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I gave an internal rec and they got called for an April interview.

nice! How long ago did they apply?

03-10-2021 | 05:48 AM

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Not true. The company re-affirmed the order via social media.

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Originally Posted by DiveAndDrive

Sounds like Flex lost/surrendered their Supersonic purchase order?

03-10-2021 | 06:00 AM

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nice! How long ago did they apply?

early December

03-10-2021 | 07:58 AM

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Sounds like Flex lost/surrendered their Supersonic purchase order?

I think DAC, or Onesky? invested in the development early on. They definitely did not cancel their order. And production is scheduled to start in 2023. I think it’s actually going to fly. I just hope it’s a money maker!