Anyone still fly an old G-II?

[TMMT]

We see'em on the ramps every once in a while, looking all sad and lonely. Longing to fly again, so it was quite a nice thing to see one fly today.

Oh how I miss that unmistakeable sound and black trail that accompanies one's departure.

Man!

Bring back the G-II and G-III!

 

[JJET44]

Give a call to Al (the hypocrite) Gore.

 

[Be 23]

NASA flies a few from El Paso, usually all the way up to White Sands. Apparently if you put a G II in full thrust reverse, it flies like a space shuttle. That means at 10,000' agl you need to be stabilized on a 7 mile final. Somehow I doubt anybody else flies them that way.

 

[Waldom]

The NASA G-IIs have a few mods that facilitate their role as shuttle approach trainers.

The thrust reversers have been changed from the "bucket" type to the cascade type so they can be used in flight. The landing gear has been modified so that it is possible to extend only the the main gear legs to provide increased drag in the "shuttle" approach configuration.

We would sometimes go through recurrent training with the NASA Gulfstream crews. They were a good bunch.

 

[FastJP4]

Only to discreet locations in S. America and back.

 

[Falcon Jet 1]

actually the G1 used just the mains as speedbrakes when you pulled the speedbrake handle. FYI

 

[Kingairrick]

The NASA G-IIs have a few mods that facilitate their role as shuttle approach trainers.

The thrust reversers have been changed from the "bucket" type to the cascade type so they can be used in flight. The landing gear has been modified so that it is possible to extend only the the main gear legs to provide increased drag in the "shuttle" approach configuration.

We would sometimes go through recurrent training with the NASA Gulfstream crews. They were a good bunch.

Not to mention the cockpit mods:
http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/181117main_STAcockpit-web.jpg

 

[Flyin Tony]

Only to discreet locations in S. America and back.

You flying out of BHM

 

[bizjet800]

There are quite a few in Mexico, cheap to buy but the fuel is costly and the MX can be "deferred."

 

[pushntin]

We still run ours in the lower 48, 250 hrs a year. Love flying the ol bird.

 

[TransMach]

Old GIIs

They are only as valuable as their engines. I gave one away to charity in December 2008. It was a really pretty nice RVSM/RNP GII ... just the engines were run out and I couldn't sell it for 100K! Now it's a guinea pig/cadaber at a school. Oh well.

TransMach

 

[BEfly]

Here in AZ there are a few. Aerojet SDL and Cutter PHX charter each have 1. They dont fly much but I see them on the ramp now and then. Star flite in HOU as a few on charter as well. Clay Lacy has one or 2 dont they?

 

[bizjet800]

They are only as valuable as their engines. I gave one away to charity in December 2008. It was a really pretty nice RVSM/RNP GII ... just the engines were run out and I couldn't sell it for 100K! Now it's a guinea pig/cadaber at a school. Oh well.

TransMach

Is that the one donated to MSAC?

 

[X man]

G-ii

There is one, possible two with the Tip tanks still operating in KSA for some Sheik. Fairly old aircraft.

Cheers

 

[Say Again Over]

Phil still has one in SAN.

 

[waka]

GII Freighter, GII Freighter!!!!

Rip out the cabin interior and put a cargo door in that bird! It will look even better!

 

[ProFracPilot]

GII Freighter, GII Freighter!!!!

Rip out the cabin interior and put a cargo door in that bird! It will look even better!

I don't think they ever put a cargo door on the GII. But the Saudi's have several GIII's and GIV's with a cargo door on the right side of the aircraft. Most of these doors were a mod installed by Marshall's in Cambridge. The aircraft were ostensibly used for "medivac" purposes in support of the royal family, but the door was plenty large enough for a pallet. I think I saw a pic of a company here in the states that may operate one of the old Saudi aircraft in medivac ops.

I miss the 'ol straight pipe GII I used to fly. What a great airplane.

 

[TransMach]

Is that the one donated to MSAC?

Yup ...

 

[THE Flying Ace]

Hubbard Broadcasting based at STP has a II.