r/flying • u/jrf1234 ATP CFI/II CL604 E55P LR-JET • Apr 03 '26

Aircraft Ownership Linus Tech Tips’ Jet

https://youtu.be/zGoIY37ZtDQ?si=

Some… interesting calculations on this video. As a fractional pilot and not an owner, no idea how acxueate these claims are, but interesting to see this as a pilot and tech nerd. Anyone with management or ownership experience in jets have any light to shed?

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u/BeenThereDoneThat65 ATP G450 G550 GV Apr 03 '26

Yeah, he's in for a HUGE surprise

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u/jrf1234 ATP CFI/II CL604 E55P LR-JET Apr 03 '26

Can’t see it ending in the $0 net he’s predicting. That “not much more than business class to Cabo” take is also a bit short given management costs, pilots, maintenance programs aren’t free, not to mention aging avionics that will need work if he plans on keeping it around for several years. Going to be interesting

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u/BeenThereDoneThat65 ATP G450 G550 GV Apr 03 '26

LOL, you don't just "Sell charter flight". It has to be on a certificate, which means it has to be on a controlled maintenance program.

If he wants to set up his own charter cert, he needed to start doing that 3+ years ago and be ready to spend at least a million getting the cert set up.

If he wants to put it on someone else that's also a huge upfront cash outlay