Large Cabin Gulfstream Specialist | Slop Lord | USMC Veteran
Joined August 2009
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Mar 2
Successful test flight, and some getting some vibing coding in!
Working and building at FL450.
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May 9
The reveal!!
Semper Fi 🇺🇸 🫡
Ok here it is! Say hello to Devilfish and her tribute to America’s 250th birthday!
This aircraft came out of preservation and will go to VMFA-323 in June. BUNO 165532 represents the Marines of MALS-11. The CO LtCol Alex “Python” Monte was totally on board when I presented this design to them. I was so excited!! I’ve wanted to do something like this for a long time.
This F-18D will fly with 323 until 2027 and then it will fly with VFMA-232 until 2028.
This was a massive job and I couldn’t have done it without Dave Nenna. Our teamwork for the last 11 days was great. We also had the help of Marvin Collier a Marine who knew what he was doing and a key part of getting this done. We also put 13 stars on the backbone.
Thanks so much for the hospitality of the Marines here and letting us tag this jet with pride and honor!
We can’t wait to see it fly!
Later I will do a video of the painting process.
What a huge job! We did it!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
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Mike Brown 🛩️ retweeted
Reminder:
One way to view flying an aircraft is simply
energy management.
This one has a lot of energy that never had energy dissipated along the descent.
May 6
Remember the C-130 crash in Colombia a month ago and killed 24 and left 43 injured? News reports indicated the pilots were arrested after the preliminary report came out.
Given the outcome, the preliminary report pointed to pilot actions, along with runway conditions and weather, underlining there were no mechanical issues with the aircraft.
Key findings from the investigation include:
No mechanical failures contributed to the accident.
The aircraft departed Viru Viru bound for El Alto. Weather conditions at the destination deteriorated en route, with storms and hail reported, but the crew received no weather updates.
On arrival at El Alto, the crew was cleared to land on runway 10. Due to convective activity on that runway, they opted to approach runway 28 instead.
Runway 28 is located at 13,300 ft elevation, measures 4,000 m in length, and has a negative gradient of 1.55%. METAR data indicated winds between 050°/10 kt and 360°/08 kt.
According to the Investigators, the approach was conducted above the glide slope and at excessive speed. The aircraft touched down on the nose gear only, approximately 1,200 m beyond the threshold. Without compression of the main landing gear struts, the brakes and thrust reversers remained unavailable.
Once the main gear touched down, the aircraft entered a section of runway contaminated by hail and slush, resulting in hydroplaning in the final third of the runway, an overrun, and the accident.
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Mike Brown 🛩️ retweeted
HAVE: Friday 5/8 SFO-APA
Sovereign Super-Midsize
$6,900.00 All-In
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We need more posts like this!
Let’s make AMT great again! 🇺🇸
Congratulations this is no simple task takes dedication and discipline! Nothing but opportunity and adventure ahead!!
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May 3
Ready set go..
SAV → JAN: GIV Nose Wheel Steering T/S
JAN → MSY: NBAA Maint. Conference
MSY → ATL: G450 Pulling Fire & O2 Bottles for Hydrostatic and record review!
ATL → Home Sweet Home!
Busy but very exciting week ahead! 💪
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May 2
This is genius!!!
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Apr 30
Record aircraft demand (Airbus/Boeing backlogs at all-time highs Gulfstream bizjet deliveries at record pace) exploding AI power needs = two booming sectors fighting over the exact same supply chain.
Aeroderivative turbines, nickel superalloy blades, forgings, rhenium, skilled machinists, and AMTs… all in short supply.
Result? Higher costs, longer lead times, and tighter spares for turbine-powered jets.
If your aircraft is already on program you’re in the protected lane.
If not… welcome to the queue. 🛩️
Fascinating (and expensive) times ahead.
Apr 30
🚨You cannot buy a new gas turbine until 2030
GE, Siemens, Mitsubishi order books stretching to 2029.
Prices nearly tripled since 2019.
Every AI data center, every gas power plant, every energy security project on earth is queuing for the same machine.
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Apr 29
Ironically, one of the coolest things I’ve observed flying with great pilots is how the highest pressure actually brings out this soothing, deliberate calm.
It’s not chaos... it’s flow.
Slow is smooth, and smooth is fast.
How clear is your decision-making under pressure?
In aviation, clarity isn't just helpful, it's critical. Precision in communication saves time and lives.
Apply aviation clarity to lead with confidence when seconds count.
#privateaviation #privatejetcharter #myprivatejetguy
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Mike Brown 🛩️ retweeted
Apr 28
Here’s my journey for some of you want to be pilots that are on the fence.
- I-started flying at an older age.
-I fought wildland fire for 9 years, prior.
-my last 4 years of fire I was on a Helitack crew and was tired of carrying around 40lb packs and a chainsaw as the helicopter pilot flew away.
-I got on YouTube and got my CDL by watching drivers.
-I started my own trucking company with a 20,000 dollar loan to buy a water truck.
-I ran that truck until I had enough money to hire a driver.
-I bought another truck and did the same. That was a dump truck.
-I did the same thing with another dump truck.
-I then bought an OTR truck and ran that over the road.
-I finally made enough money to get through the first few years of becoming a pilot because you don’t make much.
-I got a loan and went to ATP
-I finished 0 time to multi commercial in 5 months and 5 days.
- I went to star mariana islands and flew tourists around.
-I came back and did survey work in a 172 on the road for 7 months.
-I flew 1000 hours for them in seven months. Skylens out of Hammond LA. Amazing job.
-I flew a caravan a year and loved that job. (They are now hiring at 750 hours 16/12 schedule)
-then I went to a regional airline who shutdown.
I’m still flying. Have 4’type ratings and I love aviation.
I really do mean it when I say that flying is the easiest job I’ve ever had.
Don’t let people drag you down. I was crazy poor growing up and I found a way. You can too.
You’re going to meet many mean people and discouragement, it’s hard to ignore, but ignore them.
Do your thing, put a little work into it, and you’ll be successful.
If you have doubts, go to your local FBO or just meet a few goofy pilots, if they can be a pilot, you can too. Stop making excuses you’re only holding yourself back.
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Apr 28
I'm glad Greg dropped this today. Here's why:
This video speaks to two key things, the necessity and importance of continuous innovation, and the powerful mindset that Scott Evans brings. If you've had the opportunity to work with Scott, you've undoubtedly heard him say, "No problems, only opportunities." That is his ethos, and it's exactly the spirit he brought into the development of this product.
As the tech revolution continues to blow us away, this is how we need to approach the problems of the past!
It's time to make moves, or make excuses!!! 🔥
Apr 28
Mechanics love Gulfstreams bc they’ve been in production for 60 years.
The more time an airframe gets, the more predictable its capabilities, shortcomings, and maintenance needs become.
It also means the FAA can relax inspection requirements due to millions of flight hours of supporting data.
That’s why clean sheet designs seem exciting in theory, but can be challenging for operators. When OEMs release new models, they’re usually just iterations (shorter / longer tube) of an aircraft that's already proven.
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Mike Brown 🛩️ retweeted
Apr 28
Does anyone need a reposition flight to help someone out?
My father is in Arizona for cancer treatment but he's going to be going to heaven shortly. Driving 25 hours to get home to Minnesota would be almost impossible for him at this point, because the cancer in his bones is almost unbearable. Just imagine your bones breaking from the inside out. I'd love to be able to fly him home so he could be with his grandkids and family one last time. If you happen to know of anyone who has an airplane/jet that would be willing to help get him home, it would mean the world to me.
My father was a freshwater biologist who worked for the EPA and taught classes at UMD. One day he decided there had to be more to life than that and gave everything up to help families in the mountains of the Philippines. When he found out there was a death rate of 50% of children by the time they were five he had to do something about it. Being a freshwater biologist he had the brilliant idea of teaching them how to artificially inseminate fish, because they will not breed at that altitude. That way their parents had a cheap source of protein to give their very malnourished children. They already had rice terraces that made for perfect ponds. He also started a Bible school and helped plant the first church in the village. That church is still going strong today and the whole area has been transformed, both physically and spiritually. He has given everything he has to me and everyone else in his life. I'd love to be able to give this one thing back to him.
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Souhtwest airlines presents..... Independence One!! Happy Birthday America!!! 🤩
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Apr 28
Parts obsolescence is the issue I'm seeing with maintainability and reliability, of the older birds.
Real world scenario: Single owner GIV going on 25 years.. Aircraft has all the latest and greatest ASCs, SPZ-8400, etc.
I flew in last week for cockpit/cabin temp issues. Long story short ACM (air cycle machine) is on its last leg. Cost of replacement parts 400k...
One ACM replacement just ate 7-8% of the entire aircraft value, and keep in mind this aircraft has two ACMs that have never been replaced!
Apr 28
Yeah demand has plummeted too
Fewer sold means charge more to keep the lights on
Want cheaper planes? Get more people willing to pay the money to get flying
The fact is, in economics terms:
Aircraft manufactured in the 70’s still serve nearly identical purpose as they do today for the avid aviator. The market is saturated with aircraft that are cheap, not so cheap, not so expensive, and expensive.
There is no “expiration date” on airplanes en masse - so there is an entire population who are satisficed with the available secondary market to where manufacturers don’t see value in producing a product that competes with their own aged cyclical products.
Why would you?
As the prop turns (as they say), time goes on and market saturation grows to fundamentally fit most demand into production that has already passed its time, leaving very little room for competitive NEW models to enter the arena except at higher tiers. It’s a natural progression.
Prime example: Cirrus. No chance in heck they would even compete with the secondary market. They don’t stand a chance. So how do we make a plane and make market fitment? Well, it’s got to be better. Significantly better. Thus, also more expensive.
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