The Boeing BBJ
Mar 18, 2023 08:28:04 #
John Travolta takes us on a tour of the Boeing BBJ - Boeing Business Jet. John is licensed to fly the 737.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwNsAbeP134
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwNsAbeP134
Mar 18, 2023 09:14:16 #
jerryc41 wrote:
John Travolta takes us on a tour of the Boeing BBJ - Boeing Business Jet. John is licensed to fly the 737.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwNsAbeP134
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwNsAbeP134
I was so impressed with that, I ordered two, but then they told me there wasn't enough room on my American Express card, so they will just have to wait!
Mar 18, 2023 09:42:22 #
Bridges wrote:
I was so impressed with that, I ordered two, but then they told me there wasn't enough room on my American Express card, so they will just have to wait!
Your card has a limit?! Oh, that's so passee!
Mar 18, 2023 09:58:29 #
jerryc41 wrote:
John Travolta takes us on a tour of the Boeing BBJ..
Mr. Travolta became a pilot for Boeing and Quantas. He is a superhero to me. He went into acting but he still pilots. I have always loved planes and started piloting. It’s a nice but expensive hobby to get rated. You can try it Jerry! You should start with a single prop. I heard about flying in a MiG 29 Fulcrum Jet. The thought of flying at 65 Thousand feet and having 6 Gs of stress just to see the curvature of the Earth at the edge of space. Talk about becoming a “screaming Mimi!” My wife asked me “how much it would cost?” I said “about 20 Thousand dollars.” My wife came back with “you’ll need more money than that”. I will need money to fly to the airport, money to tip the pilot and other instructors and….”
“And what else?” I asked. “Well an attorney for starters.” “Why? I asked. “Because I’ll divorce your stupid A$$!”
I don’t think I’ll become a commercial pilot and give up my day job as a pharmacist. It is a cute thought but….
Mar 18, 2023 11:05:34 #
Scruples wrote:
Mr. Travolta became a pilot for Boeing and Quantas... (show quote)
But if you want to experience a thrill, you can go to a NASCAR track and book a racecar experience for a couple hundred bucks! At ground level 140 mph will seem just as fast as a jet at 45,000 ft.
Mar 19, 2023 08:48:16 #
John is a licensed pilot with a ‘certification’ in type for the 737 among many others. Back when I was still flying a news report documented a ‘NORDO’ emergency after an electrical failure to his private Gulfstream. He and the required copilot were above the clouds and navigated to the bright lights beneath the deck where they expected to find Washington DC if I remember correctly. In any case they circled down through the deck and successfully executed a NORDO approach and landing. Gulfstream had no comment about the failure on a $10M private jet.
Mar 19, 2023 09:58:37 #
Scruples wrote:
Mr. Travolta became a pilot for Boeing and Quantas... (show quote)
John named his late son Jet, and that tells you how important planes are in his life. I wonder if having John Travolta as your pilot from NY to London would attract people or make them choose a different flight.
I've always like flying, especially in a 747 or a small plane. When I was in college, the guy down the hall in the dorm had a pilots license. Three of us chipped in, and he rented a plane. While we were over the Hudson, he demonstrated a stall and recovery. That was exciting. It cost us $100 for the rental, $25 each. I wonder if the price has gone up.
I had to fly from here to NH. At Bradley Airport, I got on a small plane. The "airline" had one small counter. Their phone was the payphone on the wall. "Okay, well when do you think you'll get here?" he asked the pilot. They had to weigh the people and the luggage to know where to seat people. Some of the luggage had to go on a following flight. The two pilots looked like college kids.
Mar 19, 2023 12:02:47 #
Bridges wrote:
But if you want to experience a thrill, you can go to a NASCAR track and book a racecar experience for a couple hundred bucks! At ground level 140 mph will seem just as fast as a jet at 45,000 ft.
I did that at Daytona a few years ago.
Mar 19, 2023 12:48:32 #
John does have type ratings in various jet aircraft but according to FAA records he is a Private Pilot and is only limited to 2nd in command on those aircraft in the U.S. Maybe he has an Australian pilot certificate with commercial privileges.
Mar 19, 2023 14:04:01 #
When I worked at Boeing, they were describing and building the BBJ based upon the 787-9 and 787-10. Now those have some serious floorspace. And of course, that comes with a higher cost.
Mar 19, 2023 16:17:10 #
Mar 19, 2023 17:32:26 #
John recently gave away his Boeing 707 which he was also the pilot. Parked it at his house!
https://simpleflying.com/where-is-john-travolta-707/
https://simpleflying.com/where-is-john-travolta-707/
Mar 19, 2023 18:37:57 #
josquin1 wrote:
The wealth and needs of some people. Disgusting.
Look at it this way, he buys a nice plane. OK!
Some will go out and buy a Canon R3, a Nikon D6 or a Hasselblad H6D. To each their own. Let someone buy what they want and use it properly.
I have a modest house, a modest car (the same one for 12 years). I have a good job for 21 years and a beautiful lovely wife of 34 years. As for a pilot’s license, nope I don’t have one and I won’t get commercially rated. I’m happy for Mr Travolta. He is living his dream.
Mar 20, 2023 15:48:30 #
I've seen jets converted into boats and mobile homes. I'll look for the videos.
Here's one - jet to camper. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Hn9SBQd6L4
I remember seeing a jet motorhome that could drive into the water and become a boat, online, of course.
Here's one - jet to camper. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Hn9SBQd6L4
I remember seeing a jet motorhome that could drive into the water and become a boat, online, of course.
Mar 21, 2023 22:19:01 #
Stan Gould
Loc: La Crosse, Wisconsin
Bridges wrote:
But if you want to experience a thrill, you can go to a NASCAR track and book a racecar experience for a couple hundred bucks! At ground level 140 mph will seem just as fast as a jet at 45,000 ft.
Actually the race car will seem much faster. Speeding in the race car will provide visual cues that you won’t get in a jet at altitude. The track, pits and other equipment as you pass them in a flash will give you visually and audibly an enhanced sense of speed. Except for takeoffs and landing, you get no such sense of speed in a jet other then the decreasing miles showing on the DME or similar nav gear.
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