Kansas weather

jinman · Jan 15, 2007

Jagmandave said:
He flies for Kaiser Air, not Wells Fargo, Jinman. Altho, Wells may have been (or still is) one of their clients...........
The plane was beautiful, I'll try and upload one or two more pics I took on Sat. I don't know where he got his rating for the G5, but I know it took a week of training. He says it's the sweetest flying plane he's ever driven!

The first pic is another shot as they landed and taxied in. There was a limo waiting for the client (of course!) Those engines look huge, they're Rolls Royce 710's I believe.

Second pic is an interior shot, that's my youngest brother - he's the senior pilot.

Third is a shot of the seating on the interior - very comfy. After the client left the flight attendant (yes, it flies with one!) made up two berths for them to sleep on the overnight to London.

All Gulfstreams are nice, but the GV and now the G550 are the top of the heap. We've taken lots of photos of Mark Cuban's airplane (owner of the Dallas Mavericks) to use in our training programs.

I just did a quick N-Number search and found the informatiion I posted. It shows Wells Fargo as the trustee, so they may just be leasing the plane to Kaiser Air. There are lots of possibilities.

FAA's N-number Site

The Rolls-Royce BR710 was an upgrade to the Tay engines in the GIV. You have to see them hanging off the aft fuselage to really appreciate how big they are. Even so, the airplane's range is 6500 nmi. A very impressive airplane for those who can afford the best. For me, it's just a thrill to see the inside of our GV simulator. Talk about a video game...

A lot of the GIVs and GVs have a flight attendant. It just seems to fit with the level of service their owners demand.

Jagmandave · Jan 15, 2007

Thanks for the link.......

It appears Wells owns it and leases it, but I don't know the details.......

It was a thrill for me to be able to walk around inside it after the client was whisked off in the limo, and I would love to be the one being ferried about in it!

I'm very proud of my lil bro, he did it the hard way, paying for all his training and rides till he got far enough along to be hired by this firm. Getting this long term assignment has to be a real plum, since it upped his rating and made him senior pilot both!

I think he's been flying for them about 5 years now, before that he flew for a Dubai sheik for a while in a startup airline in the mideast and then worked for McDonnald Douglas before that.....

Anyway, they got off the ground before the weather got too horrible, from there on it was no problem. he says the G5 flys so fast and so high icing is not a problem in transit........

mjarrels · Jan 15, 2007

Just when I'm trying to convince my inlaws living in the Phillippines that Americans are not rich... you post pictures of a private jet... wife shows a video of our driveway being paved (nicer driveway than any road here)... What next? Home depot exit 210 million = a BBJ, and flight time for a few years? I can't win!

mark