New G600?

[Whale Rider]

It had better have a crew rest area that can store two pilots then. At that kind of range, Part 91K and Part 135 operations can't fully exploit the capability without 4 pilots. Part 91K and Part 135 operators would make up a large portion of the potential customer base.

I think thats a given.......:beer:

 

[gutshotdraw]

There are G-V's out there that don't have a crew rest area to accomodate one pilot let alone two. Right now, any trip we do over 12 hours has to have four pilots and we have to hang a curtain in the middle of the passenger cabin to create a legal rest area for the augmented crew.

By the way, if they build it with 7000 miles of range, you can guarantee somebody will want to go 7500 non-stop. Either way, count me as somebody who'd rather go 700 miles....or even 70.

 

[gulfstreameric]

And there are quite a few G550's and GV's out there with no crew rest area, as the galley in the front is maximized and the rear is sleeping quarters for the principle. So regardless of stage length, your are never sleeping up front

 

[JLaPine]

If you go to Ardmore, OK (KADM) you can see a Gulfstream Peregrine sitting infront of the FBO. I believe only two were manufactured.http://peregrine

 

[JLaPine]

If you go to Ardmore, OK (KADM) you can see a Gulfstream Peregrine sitting infront of the FBO. I believe only two were ever manufactured.

 

[Whale Rider]

The new plane is not going to be another iteration of the G550, the G7000 is going to be all new.

 

[rjpilot7667]

anyone got pics of it?

 

[Bumz_Rush]

Pics of G600

http://www.airliners.net/search/pho...am American Peregrine 600&distinct_entry=true

old news.....glf

 

[AA717driver]

7,000 NM advertised range just means you can go farther at .85... TC

 

[ultrarunner]

And there are quite a few G550's and GV's out there with no crew rest area, as the galley in the front is maximized and the rear is sleeping quarters for the principle. So regardless of stage length, your are never sleeping up front

Why have one tired crew when you can have two for twice the money!

 

[AA717driver]

Why have one tired crew when you can have two for twice the money!

My former employer tried going with two full crews on the same airplane on one of their ball-buster trips and got exactly the result you described, ultra.

It was an experiment but just didn't work too well.

I think you either have to go with three (IF you have a crew rest area...) or leapfrog (repositioning and sitting a couple days while the other crew flies for a couple days, etc.), counting on the airlines and the owner to not change their schedules (another big "IF").

I think any round the world, whirlwind trip is going to kick your butt and you won't catch up until you get home. TC