which airplane???

[JumpJetter]

Westwind= G.5 (aka G 1/2)

 

[GVFlyer]

Gatorman...

I got it wrong. I thought you were one of the guys that resented Gulfstream's KC purchase and made the transition difficult until finally following Rahilly over to the East side of LUV.

Post 9/11 Gulfstream lost a lot of good guys in Oklahoma, at Alliance and at Love Field.

GV

 

[Gatorman]

Nope, no friend of Rahilly, the man that stood infront of every employee in the company and pounded his fist on the podium, telling all of us "This company is not for sale! So, if you want to buy that new truck, go ahead. If you are looking at a new house, go ahead. THIS COMPANY IS NOT FOR SALE!"

R i i i i g h t

Yea, I was there there that day and was proud.

Then we were sold to Gulfstream.

I was alright with it, they promised air-conditioned hangars and pay raises.
R i i i i g h t

I was alright with that too, heck, I like the hot weather. But when I heard the recorded message from Foresman (SP?) telling the management the he "did not want a potential gulfstream customer coming into a gulfstream facility and seeing anything but gulfstreams being worked on."

I was NOT alright with that.

Mind you, the Challenger crew was the best service center for Challengers. Actually, the way it was put by a large company's Chief pilot and DOM, "You are the best of the worst, and all of them are the worse, you are the best choice."
...and after the Foresman statement, we became the bastard child of gulfstream. Moved out of the very hangars that Challenger completions built and moved to the other end of the runway.

But hey, I was alright with that. I saw the writting on the hangar wall. I also saw my boss (of 10 years) jump teams and start setting up shop for Bombardier...right infront of the exile hangar I was working in.
It was like watching deer jumping over a fence, the way the crew was leaving. Sad
So, when two of the planners at GAC jumped the fence (I was in preparations too) I decided to take their job at GAC and I stayed a team member. Yeah Gulfstream PRIDE!

R i i i i g h t.

Things are all good now, I am off LUV field and with my old friends...funny, I still have the same old boss and crew cheif where I am at....hahah

Working at being the best again, but Shhhh, it is a secret.

 

[Mojave9240]

Thank-You all very much!!

thanks all, your knowledge of various aircraft is great!!

 

[jetjockey1231]

501261 - what's so funny - as i can see you have flown neither the da50 nor the 800xp. by the way , there is a big difference in the 800a and the 800xp - do some research. When was the last time you flew an astra from KTEB TO KPSP? Well the 800 xp can do it!!!!!

 

[bigD]

501261 - what's so funny

I think 501261 was referencing my joke about the Legacy - which has been quite the topic of conversation lately on the Corporate board. Read the Hawaii thread.

 

[501261]

501261 - what's so funny - as i can see you have flown neither the da50 nor the 800xp. by the way , there is a big difference in the 800a and the 800xp - do some research. When was the last time you flew an astra from KTEB TO KPSP? Well the 800 xp can do it!!!!!

Relax Jetjockey. If you notice my on my previous post I quoted BigD's answer of a Legacy. That's what I thought was so funny.

 

[banned username 2]

When was the last time you flew an astra from KTEB TO KPSP? Well the 800 xp can do it!!!!!

The 50EX can do KBGR-KSFO anyday of the year...

 

[Mojave9240]

What Have I Started!! I'am Sorry!!!

 

[banned username 2]

What Have I Started!! I'am Sorry!!!

 

[ATR-DRIVR]

B-52. Plenty of used ones sitting in the desert. I would opt for the H model myself.

 

[G100driver]

. When was the last time you flew an astra from KTEB TO KPSP? Well the 800 xp can do it!!!!!

No problem, particularily if you are refering to the G-100 (SPX). You said that you were also looking at short field performance. Why are you including the G-100 and the 800XP? Are you trying to see which one will use the most runway on a transcon flight?

If you are ever planing to go to HI or Europe go with the 50. It has the range and O2 to do it safely. I have met several fools over the past few years that try to tell me it is safe in the Astra or Hawker. I hear stupid stuff like... "we put extra O2 bottles in the airplane and fly in a depress senerio at FL 240" (ever try staying warm at FL240?) - OR - my all time favorite was, "we only had a wet footprint for 5 minutes or so." SMART guys.

Do yourself a favor, get the 50 and NEVER have to worry about 2nd segment, range or overwater senerio's. You can find a good non-EX 50 for around $7.5-9 million.