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Anyone that lands on ice (BRAG reported nil) in any plane is a moron. I don't care how big your brakes are. Anyone who thinks TR's help their performance calculations is a bigger moron and has no business flying passengers in business aircraft.
 
Anyone that lands on ice (BRAG reported nil) in any plane is a moron. I don't care how big your brakes are. Anyone who thinks TR's help their performance calculations is a bigger moron and has no business flying passengers in business aircraft.

I dont recall anyone here saying they land during NIL braking action NOR do I recall anyone thinking that TRs improve performance calculations/numbers???

But Yes, I think all of us would agree with your post.
 
I think the Refs are similar in all of them...I'd say 115KIAS is a good guess at lighter weights, maybe down to 110KIAS with 60-90min reserves??...none have high refs.

However, on an icy, windy runway I will take the GLEX or the G550 over the GIV brakes anyday....and all/any of them over the 3 engine Falcon due to the lack of TRs and the poor steering (relative)...

Also, if you want to get technical...there is not many runways you can legally land on in a Falcon when its icy. Always been a sore spot IMO....but really the plane lands and stops just fine if you have a brain in your head and a speck more of skill than the average Embrear pilot..:)... - its just something I keep in mind in the nasty months here in the NE. The newer Brake by Wire is much improved over older Falcons, but still.

Nobody can deny they are all great airplanes - A Gulfstream will take your furthest (is that good?) A Global is VERY comfortable, and none of them flies as nice as a 7X (IMO)...They should all pay fairly well (150k+?) and I'd fly any of them if the job was good. Hell, I bet I can even land them in crosswinds.


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Actually, yes you did. You mentioned icy and tr's, therefore, moron and ignorant. Please give you your tail number so I can make sure no one I know flys on an airplane you might be piloting.
 
Actually, yes you did. You mentioned icy and tr's, therefore, moron and ignorant. Please give you your tail number so I can make sure no one I know flys on an airplane you might be piloting.

Yes, because people you know will be riding on our G550s?....:confused:

anyhow, Hugh -

Does icy mean NIL? Have you ever asked Dassault or Gulfstream that question? Most of us have.

How often do you have "compact snow and ICE" etc reported on the ATIS/Notams for a runway in the Northeast?? 70-100 days a winter in many places? Does this mean NIL braking action Hugh?...you're obviously a sharp fella, can ya see where this is going next?

How often is braking reported NIL? NIL shuts down any airport I operate out of...Always has. 99.9% of the time with Ice/Slush/Snow the reports and Mu indicates Fair-Good. Again -- when have you seen NIL? Maybe once or twice a year around here.....and nobody moves or lands.

Also again -AGAIN HUGH- (you with us?) Who ever said the landing distance would be shorter?? Of course I'd prefer TRs in the winter, who wouldn't? - and I'm really impressed you understand that it does not affect runways numbers - ya see, we all assumed everyone knew that from the start of this thread....welcome to page 6 of it. BTW - congrats on the basic ATP knowledge also.

Stay on track here with us here Hugh - Flightinfo can be a hard read, but we know you can do it pal.





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Yes, because people you know will be riding on our G550s?....:confused:

Does icy mean NIL? Have you ever asked Dassault or Gulfstream that question? Most of us have.

Stay on track here with us here Hugh - Flightinfo can be a hard read, but we know you can do it pal.



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That's why this is forum is a great disseminator from all those fools that tell you they know it all during the interview.

You can eliminate these toolboxes from ever getting on your plane.

Tx guys !
 
I think the Refs are similar in all of them...I'd say 115KIAS is a good guess at lighter weights, maybe down to 110KIAS with 60-90min reserves??...none have high refs.

However, on an icy, windy runway I will take the GLEX or the G550 over the GIV brakes anyday....and all/any of them over the 3 engine Falcon due to the lack of TRs and the poor steering (relative)...

Also, if you want to get technical...there is not many runways you can legally land on in a Falcon when its icy. Always been a sore spot IMO....but really the plane lands and stops just fine if you have a brain in your head and a speck more of skill than the average Embrear pilot..:)... - its just something I keep in mind in the nasty months here in the NE. The newer Brake by Wire is much improved over older Falcons, but still.



Nobody can deny they are all great airplanes - A Gulfstream will take your furthest (is that good?) A Global is VERY comfortable, and none of them flies as nice as a 7X (IMO)...They should all pay fairly well (150k+?) and I'd fly any of them if the job was good. Hell, I bet I can even land them in crosswinds.


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Reference above. You mention "icy" again and then TR's for landing performance. What airplane can you land on an "icy" runway. Define "icy." You can't use TR's for any landing performance, ever, unless you are a company like Southwest who did the engineering. Since you don't know this, you are ignorant. I again ask for your tail number so no one I know will ever fly on a plane you are associated with.
 
Hugh Johnson said:
You can't use TR's for any landing performance, ever, unless you are a company like Southwest who did the engineering.

Our old Citation II AFM contained a contaminated runway landing distance table in the Performance section that showed "With Thrust Reverse" distances.
 
Reference above. You mention "icy" again and then TR's for landing performance. What airplane can you land on an "icy" runway. Define "icy." You can't use TR's for any landing performance, ever, unless you are a company like Southwest who did the engineering. Since you don't know this, you are ignorant. I again ask for your tail number so no one I know will ever fly on a plane you are associated with.

Sorry, you are wrong.

The DA-7X Performance Manual states in regard to operation on "ice-covered" runways:
The effect of available reverse thrust is not taken into account in establishing accelerated-stop distances, except on ice-covered runways from which take-off without the use of reverse thrust is not permitted.

The effect of available reverse thrust is taken into account in establishing landing distances.
 
Hugh,

Is English your primary language?

What airplanes can you land on an icy runway? really?...seems to me I dont recall just about every airport in the Northeast shutting down all winter when the ATIS blares "patchy thin ice and snow on all runway surfaces"...(note Hugh, it said "ice") you know, ice? - slippery frozen water.

You again copied my post, yet I'm still trying to see where I/anyone stated TRs can be used to improve landing numbers?

We are working with you here buddy, but you really aren't comprehending the discussion nor making any valid points....

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You people are so f'ing stupid you're becoming an embarassment to the industry. The EMB has better brakes (computer alone has 100x the analysis rate of any Falcon), wider tires, 6'4" of wingtip clearance (vs under 3' for the 50/900/7X), better dispatch rleiability, reversers that stop better in idle than the 50/900/7X noisemaker/party favor does in full reverse, three times the rudder authority, four times the redundancy, at least double the nose-steering capacity/fidelity (and a way better--and *linear*--tiller plus footpedal steering), and an ABS system that shames any Falcon.......You don't have to be a physicist to examine the rudder authority, aerodynamic braking effect of T/Rs, and wing tip clearance to see the EMB absolutely rapes the Falcon in all areas regarding landing on a contaminated runway (with the exception of Ref speed).I don't give a rat's ass if u r Chuck Yeager.....the Embraer has at least a *third* (and probably half-again) the x-wind landing capability of any Falcon.Falcons are wimpy, twitchy, easily broken aircraft made in *France*. France people. You know. Those idiots who only know how to *lose* wars. Good f'ing grief. So kiss my a**.I'm gone.Goodbye losers. I'm sick of this stupid website and its....for lack of an equivalent term...race-baiting trolls.Embraer for life.Ef yew!!!!!!!!!
 

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