3M flight dept

[THE Flying Ace]

Does anybody has any info on 3M flight department? I know they fly GV's and one or two GIV's, but how are their schedules, what is starting pay, time off, benefits, etc?

Thank You

 

[Gulfstream 200]

do a search here, they were talked about earlier.

sounded like a good outfit (?) but like many, tough to break into.

 

[IP076]

All I know is they have two huge hangars. They park 5 Gulfstreams in there nose to tail. Pretty neat sight when the doors are open.

They're based out of STP (I'm guessing you know that).

I've heard from people around the airport that'd it be easier to get into Fort Knox than their Flight Department. I think a majority of the pilots are ex military, and all have substantial G-ride time. However, that's just what other people on the airport say.

Who knows, maybe they hire everyone with 500 hours and no turbine time!!

 

[Valkyrie]

They operate 5 GVs:

GLF5 N23M
GLF5 N33M
GLF5 N73M
GLF5 N83M
GLF5 N93M


I believe they use a specific call sign.

Edward Mursko, master technician there.

Want to have a look at N93M?
http://www.edendale.co.uk/MAIP/CORP.C5.12.html

 

[fokkerjet]

I believe they use a specific call sign.

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I believe it's "mining".

 

[Gulfstreamlover]

**CENSORED****CENSORED****CENSORED****CENSORED** that's a nice airplane, any GV drivers here want to hire me

Why is D a m n a censored word here and ass isn't?

 

[IP076]

I've never heard them use a call sign, just a tail number. Which, all conveniently end in "Three Mike"

 

[Flyboy Sabre 65]

The last time I was in STP three of those GV's were leaving. What a pretty site!!! There call sign is mining. I used to know why. I think it has something to do the original owners?

 

[efiscompmon]

3M stands for Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing

 

[mainah]

I'm with IP076, I hear them coming out of STP and its always Gulfstream (insert number)3mike, never mining.

 

[Gulfstream 200]

5 GV's.....

NICE.

Thats a flight department.

 

[mainah]

5 GV's.....

NICE.

Thats a flight department.

No kidding, wish all flight departments were this way. I'd love to fly one!

 

[Gumby]

3M

They used to use the call sign "Mining", whatever....must have changed back...

 

[banned username 2]

5 GV's.....

NICE.

Thats a flight department.

No kidding... and for a company with only $16.3 Billion in sales, that is a pretty impressive fleet... My company is nearly twice that size, we could use a couple of those G-V's for the trips we do...

 

[Gulfstreamlover]

I feel so sorry for you Falcon capt. I can't imagine having to fly around 5 year old airplanes

 

[banned username 2]

I feel so sorry for you Falcon capt. I can't imagine having to fly around 5 year old airplanes

Tell me about it! Well the 900EX's are only 3 1/2 years old... but the 50's... those are OLD! (5 years)!!!

Wooooeeesssss Me!

 

[Gulfstream 200]

16 Bil in sales and that type of dept is pretty odd...

someone there LOVES aviation. (and thats good)

some companies have 16+ bil in PROFIT in a year and dont have that kind of fleet!!!

 

[rice]

Do my eyes deceive me?

No kidding... and for a company with only $16.3 Billion in sales, that is a pretty impressive fleet... My company is nearly twice that size, we could use a couple of those G-V's for the trips we do...

Did you and GVFlyer switch places or something? I'm sure there's a 7X in your future.

 

[banned username 2]

Re: Do my eyes deceive me?

Did you and GVFlyer switch places or something? I'm sure there's a 7X in your future.

Hehehe... momentary anomoly...

 

[GVFlyer]

Falcon Captain will get a Dassault 7X for their short range trips (5700nm) and a Gulfstream G550 for the long ones (6750nm @ M .80, 6500nm @ M.83, 6000nm @ M.85, 5000nm @ M.87). The G550 has 6% more thrust (30,770 lbs) than the GV and flys 4% farther on the same amount of fuel. Ain't technology grand? At least Falcon has figured out that if three engine airplanes were a good idea someone else besides them would make a three-holer.

GV