Hugh Johnson
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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.
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.
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?....
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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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.
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.
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.