"Anthony W" wrote in message
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Al G wrote:

When we first looked at this, we were talking about taking the Lear.
It was an old 24B, (pure jets, no fans), and if it could do 1400nm, it
would be with a good tailwind, thinking clean thoughts, and NO reserve.
Imagine losing a cabin outflow valve or pressurization control about
halfway. You'd have to descend to fl240, until you ran out of O2, then
14,000, and then you wouldn't have the fuel to get to land anywhere.
Getting out of the lear after ditching would not be easier than a light
Cessna. As a recent ferry pilot said: "Sometimes you get wet."

Let us not under-rate saving the Pilot's ass.

Any jet is out of my price range and I was going on hearsay. I'd heard
that the Lear would make it on one tank but there's a lot of BS out
there...

My motto is "a little paranoia is a good thing." I regard saving my ass
under that credo...

Tony

Current fanjet Lears will indeed go non-stop, and do it quietly. Some
will go a lot farther than Hawaii. Ours was a 1969 Lear 24B, small fuselage,
plain vanilla wing, no reversers, big engines, and loud. It was cheaper
than other jets and a ball to fly. Did I mention Loud?


My motto is "a little paranoia is a good thing." I regard saving my ass
under that credo...


I concur. Also, I find this more common the older my students get.

Al G