Gulfstream G550

[Flying Illini]

on another note, Naples to London isn't even a stretch for the 550...sounds like some guy looking for a free ride. Probably flew on a Global Express from London back to Naples...just to see if it could do it non-stop as well.

 

[garf12]

Here are some videos of the FLIR.

http://www.kollsman.com/products/commercial-aviation-systems/enhanced-vision-system.asp

I saw alot more a while back of them doing the testing on the 550 with it, but I cant find it now.

Edit... The post below is what I was lookign for!

Sidenote, How much $ would a 550 run?

 

[sqwkvfr]

Gulfstream has some pretty cool info about EVS on their web site.

I watched it a while back and it showed an approach into Aspen with and without EVS...it's pretty neat.

EDIT: Beat me by ONE minute....bastard.

 

[Irish Pilot]

the 550 is the sexiest plane out there...

 

[HMR]

I watched it a while back and it showed an approach into Aspen with and without EVS...it's pretty neat.

Real handy if you ever go into Aspen at NIGHT!

We have a more cost effective EVS on the Astra: We use a spray bottle, clean towel and a series of parallel wiping motions.

 

[garf12]

Sidenote, How much $ would a 550 run?

Just found somewhere that said typical price is $46.5 million. Wonder if the bank would loan me that much?

 

[Daveman]

Anybody know what the small blister under the nose is?

Coldsore.

 

[Fury220]

the 550 is the sexiest plane out there...

Meh, not really...but it's nice.

 

[Fury220]

Coldsore.

Herpes???

 

[Lilah]

Real handy if you ever go into Aspen at NIGHT!

We have a more cost effective EVS on the Astra: We use a spray bottle, clean towel and a series of parallel wiping motions.

I found this quote...

- FOR ALL GA OPNS BTWN 30 MIN AFT SS TO 2300 THE FOLLOWING APPLIES: ACFT EQUIPPED AS RQRD UNDER FAR 91.205(D) FOR INST FLT - PILOT IS INST RATED; VFR PIC HAS COMPLETED AT LEAST ONE TKOF OR LDNG IN THE PRECEDING 12 MONTHS AT ASE. IFR: EXECUTE APCH/DEP PROCEDURES WITH ATC CLNC.- STAGE II/III ACFT ONLY FROM 0700 TO 30 MIN AFT SS BY COUNTY ORDINANCE. STAGE III ACFT ONLY FROM 30 MIN AFT SS TO 2300. NO DEPS AFT 2230. ALL STAGE I ACFT OPNS PROHIBITED; VIOLATORS WILL BE PROSECUTED.

So, are VFR arrivals not allowed at night? It's clear the "Roaring Fork Visual" is out of the question, as are departures, but how about cancelling IFR and proceding visually?

Lilah

PS. In a case like this, I DO think an EVS would help. I talked to a "special" crew who had flown their G-V into unlit fields in Africa using this system.