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This is one of the best videos that I have ever seen! I think that we have all flown with this guy a time or two. He was always the one that would tell you a better way to do whatever you were doing, yet then turn around and screw it up himself.
 
"I want the line service to move it every 20 minutes so it can stay away from the sun."

Bwahahahahaha...
 
OMG......it's my boss but instead of the LearJet Capt. He's a Challenger Capt. Man that's rich, thanks for sharing!!
 
Nah, Gulfstream captain would have been better.
 
stupidpilot said:
Nah, Gulfstream captain would have been better.
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This 100%.

I know Gulfstream Commanders who describe their plane as a "big airplane" and even develop company SOPs to taxi at very slow speeds because of its size...No $hit not kidding.
 
Gulfstream 200 said:
This 100%.

I know Gulfstream Commanders who describe their plane as a "big airplane" and even develop company SOPs to taxi at very slow speeds because of its size...No $hit not kidding.
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Sat next to some GV guys in CYOW the other day in the concierge lounge. Overheard them talking so you know how most pilots are, hey what do you fly, how do you like it, you know the usual stuff. Well, my co-captain and I got up to go get another drink and when we got back, the GV guys had shifted over a table so they wouldn't have to talk to us lowly Hawker pilots. What a bunch of stuck up jerks.
 
stupidpilot said:
Sat next to some GV guys in CYOW the other day in the concierge lounge. Overheard them talking so you know how most pilots are, hey what do you fly, how do you like it, you know the usual stuff. Well, my co-captain and I got up to go get another drink and when we got back, the GV guys had shifted over a table so they wouldn't have to talk to us lowly Hawker pilots. What a bunch of stuck up jerks.
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What do you fly?? You usually dont even have to ask....the telltale signs are the Gulfstream polos, hats, bags, blogs, picture albums, etc.

Its not just an airplane, its a family.

I'm telling ya I nearly lost my $hit when a dorky, premature balding Gulfstream Commander (who posts on these boards BTW) told me "you have to taxi this big airplane at a very slow speed"

I wouldn't want to be behind him in an a380 at Dulles.
 
Gulfstream 200 said:
This 100%.

I know Gulfstream Commanders who describe their plane as a "big airplane" and even develop company SOPs to taxi at very slow speeds because of its size...No $hit not kidding.
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Sitting in my G550 initial, the instructor started the lecture by saying "Now, this is a REEEEELLLLY big airplane so when taxiing...". So, I was thinking he was kidding so I start snickering. (Having been taxiing MD80's around with the long turn radius--yeah, I know, it's not even a "big" airplane but that's the point.) Well, he wasn't kidding.

Anyway, I just sank down in my seat and went back to trying to figure out the desktop computers at FSI. ;)

Bottom line: An airplane is an airplane. What's it pay and how many days off do I get.

TC
 
AA717driver said:
Sitting in my G550 initial, the instructor started the lecture by saying "Now, this is a REEEEELLLLY big airplane so when taxiing...". So, I was thinking he was kidding so I start snickering. (Having been taxiing MD80's around with the long turn radius--yeah, I know, it's not even a "big" airplane but that's the point.) Well, he wasn't kidding.
TC
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yeah but when was the last time you taxied your Mad-Dog into the gate with less then two wing-walkers and a marshaler, or had to squeeze onto a ramp full of airplanes on your own like you do in Nantucket on a Friday in summer?
I rather take the heat from you guys instead of my boss because I just bent a wing tip on a snow drift or someone else's airplane.
Just my $.02
 
JJET44 said:
yeah but when was the last time you taxied your Mad-Dog into the gate with less then two wing-walkers and a marshaler, or had to squeeze onto a ramp full of airplanes on your own like you do in Nantucket on a Friday in summer?
I rather take the heat from you guys instead of my boss because I just bent a wing tip on a snow drift or someone else's airplane.
Just my $.02
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Nobody is talking about the ramp here.....we are talking wide open taxi ways, and "fast walking pace" taxi limits. Its really in people SOPs.

The reason? - because the mighty Grumman is a "big airplane"

I think its understood that plain old common sense applies on crowded ramps?....(little citation or Big Airplane G5)
 
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Sorry, I can't find where it says on the open taxiway and most of us "taxi" onto the ramp. Can't remember the last time I shut down on the taxiway and was tow onto the ramp.
 
JJET44 said:
Sorry, I can't find where it says on the open taxiway and most of us "taxi" onto the ramp. Can't remember the last time I shut down on the taxiway and was tow onto the ramp.
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Excellent. Good Point.

Glad we are all very cautious on ramps.

I did my CAM thesis on the hidden dangers of FBO ramps and how to develop SOPs to minimize the associated risks as much as possible.
 
Gulfstream 200 said:
I did my CAM thesis on the hidden dangers of FBO ramps and how to develop SOPs to minimize the associated risks as much as possible.
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I hope lots of reflective safety vests and a SMS worksheet were included...
 
JJET44 said:
yeah but when was the last time you taxied your Mad-Dog into the gate with less then two wing-walkers and a marshaler, or had to squeeze onto a ramp full of airplanes on your own like you do in Nantucket on a Friday in summer?
I rather take the heat from you guys instead of my boss because I just bent a wing tip on a snow drift or someone else's airplane.
Just my $.02
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Get a grip. Everybody taxies slowly on ramps, that's a no-brainer. But you don't have to taxi at a crawl on long straight taxiways.
 
Tell that to the A380 crew who spun the CRJ at JFK dude!!
And we ALL don't go slow on ramps. Was nearly clipped by a Flexjet crew in a Lear 40 taxiing out in a hurry....on the ramp. The right seater's head was down and the left seater never looked back to see if he would clear his wing!!
Look my point is size is proportional the the spaces we normally operate in. You don't see a boeing 777 taxiing out of small airports with tight parking but a G-V may. I'm sure when the Flight Safety instructor was warning the student about the size of the airplane and to taxi slow he was not saying to do it on the open taxiway at Dulles but in tight spaces such as a ramp!
 
BoilerUP said:
I hope lots of reflective safety vests and a SMS worksheet were included...
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We run a risk analysis Matrix on our STREAM' for every little airplane FBO we wind up using. Ramp safety is paramount, as we do TAXI on ramps, and I swear most of these FBOs were made for little airplanes, not big Gulfstreams. Sometimes its easier to get towed in.

anyhow...

I'm also working on an in-depth cost reduction system in an attempt to save $12-15 in pilot expenses per night on our average trip.
 
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Taxiing into Sig EWR with Eddie parking you on the back fence is a different story than taxiing for takeoff.

TC

P.S.--No wing walkers at TWA. I submit gate C1 in STL. At AA, you can't take a dump without a guideman and two walkers...:rolleyes:
 
Gulfstream 200 said:
We run a risk analysis Matrix on our STREAM' for every little airplane FBO we wind up using. Ramp safety is paramount, as we do TAXI on ramps, and I swear most of these FBOs were made for little airplanes, not big Gulfstreams. Sometimes its easier to get towed in.

anyhow...

I'm also working on an in-depth cost reduction system in an attempt to save $12-15 in pilot expenses per night on our average trip.
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Why target the pilots? Why not catering or fuel?
 
Hugh Johnson said:
Why target the pilots? Why not catering or fuel?
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Because Caterer's and FBO Manager's are much smarter than us dumb pilots. They would never stand for such a thing!!!!

BTW, I've got $20 that says G200 was j/k and $50 says he had to look up the definition of thesis. :D
 

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