Fun Time in Van Nuys

Hi,

just wanted to share a first set of photos from Van Nues, where I visited
Clay Lacy aviation... they have one of PFC's sims there and it is being put
to very good use.

While we were there, we wwere invited for a short flight on Magic Johnson's
Gulfstream 4... they had to make a short test flight of one hour and I
didn't hesitate to board. But only when the door was closed and we were
taxiing to the runway did they tell me that the test was because of some
very strange vibrations from the left engine. Lots of fun with the 6000
ft/min 330 IAS descent and the steepest turns I could possibly imagine on a
civilian jet.

The whole airport was very interesting, they claim it is the busiest
business jet airport in the US, I counted four BBJs, many many Gulfstreams
(including the G5) and saw how a dog was flown to its owner on the Bahamas
n
a G4. A small white pooch.

Also had a rather massive Hertz upgrade, and Eric of PFC is standing in
front of it. Next life: porn producer.

Ciao

Enrico

Hi Enrico!

Nice to see you had some fun!

That is not a GIV in your picture. Maybe a GIII?
GIV has a longer fuselage with 6 windows.

Neither are still in production.

Stamatis


"Enrico Schiratti" wrote in message
news:289222.57453@wb.onvix.com...
> Hi,
>
> just wanted to share a first set of photos from Van Nues, where I visited
> Clay Lacy aviation... they have one of PFC's sims there and it is being
put
> to very good use.
>
> While we were there, we wwere invited for a short flight on Magic
Johnson's
> Gulfstream 4... they had to make a short test flight of one hour and I
> didn't hesitate to board. But only when the door was closed and we were
> taxiing to the runway did they tell me that the test was because of some
> very strange vibrations from the left engine. Lots of fun with the 6000
> ft/min 330 IAS descent and the steepest turns I could possibly imagine on
a
> civilian jet.
>
> The whole airport was very interesting, they claim it is the busiest
> business jet airport in the US, I counted four BBJs, many many
Gulfstreams
> (including the G5) and saw how a dog was flown to its owner on the
Bahamas
> n
> a G4. A small white pooch.
>
> Also had a rather massive Hertz upgrade, and Eric of PFC is standing in
> front of it. Next life: porn producer.
>
> Ciao
>
> Enrico



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> That is not a GIV in your picture. Maybe a GIII?

Oops, they told me it was a V4 when I was in it, and I have several aircraft

photos I could have messed up.

> Neither are still in production.

Well, it was still "nice" ;-) And the dog didn't mind either.

Ciao

Enrico

> "Enrico Schiratti" wrote in message
> news:289222.57453@wb.onvix.com...
>> Hi,
>>
>> just wanted to share a first set of photos from Van Nues, where I
visited
>> Clay Lacy aviation... they have one of PFC's sims there and it is being
> put
>> to very good use.
>>
>> While we were there, we wwere invited for a short flight on Magic
> Johnson's
>> Gulfstream 4... they had to make a short test flight of one hour and I
>> didn't hesitate to board. But only when the door was closed and we were
>> taxiing to the runway did they tell me that the test was because of some
>> very strange vibrations from the left engine. Lots of fun with the 6000
>> ft/min 330 IAS descent and the steepest turns I could possibly imagine
on
> a
>> civilian jet.
>>
>> The whole airport was very interesting, they claim it is the busiest
>> business jet airport in the US, I counted four BBJs, many many
> Gulfstreams
>> (including the G5) and saw how a dog was flown to its owner on the
> Bahamas
>> n
>> a G4. A small white pooch.
>>
>> Also had a rather massive Hertz upgrade, and Eric of PFC is standing in
>> front of it. Next life: porn producer.
>>
>> Ciao
>>
>> Enrico
>
>
>
>
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>>
>

Enrico,
I notice that your attire was totally colour co-ordinated with the interior
of the Gulfstream. Was this intentional?
You look totally comfortable in that situation.


You will have to leave the Rolls in the US - you will never get it around
some of the hair-pin bends in Italy.

cheers
Graeme

> You will have to leave the Rolls in the US - you will never get it around
> some of the hair-pin bends in Italy.

Oh, I was just kidding about the Rolls, I got merely a Jaguar S-Type instead

of the usual Lincoln this time.

Ciao

Enrico