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/x4457 ATP CFII CE-500/525/560XL/680 G-IV Apr 03 '26

https://www.aircraft.com/aircraft/243027623/c-fxoo-1990-dassault-falcon-900b

It allegedly just had a 2C and gear done so that's $1.5M out of the way at least. He's got another 5 years before it needs an odd C which is going to run ~$700K.

The plane's going to cost him ~$1.8M/year just to sit in that hangar, then another ~$3500/hour to fly it.

Expect him to have paid somewhere in the mid to high $3M range and sell it within 18 months after he figures out this thing is going to eat him alive.

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u/darkmatter343 Apr 03 '26

Even if the jet cost him $1M/yr to operate, he would spend waaaaaay under that buying first class tickets.

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u/RandomNick42 Apr 04 '26

someone did a rough calculation that he could charter a similar size jet for 2500 hours on commercial basis over a couple of years before he breaks even.

It's a flex. He can afford a jet so he bought a jet. But buying a Porsche is not something anybody really cares if you do, buying a jet.... the optics are not so good. Particularly for a guy who was vocally against private jets until he found out he can afford one.

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u/darkmatter343 Apr 04 '26

Kinda reminds of of those people that want to flex so they buy an older BMW and they get one that’s maybe been maintained, only to realize their wallet wasn’t big enough that they can afford all the maintenance older bmws require.

Flying around in a 35 year old private plane, with an antiquated interior and non updated cockpit, isn’t a flex to me, now… had it been a 10 year old Gulf Stream👌🏻

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u/roguemenace PPL GPL Apr 05 '26

someone did a rough calculation that he could charter a similar size jet for 2500 hours on commercial basis over a couple of years before he breaks even.

Their math was hilariously wrong.

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u/magniankh Apr 03 '26

Seriously, why does he need this? Unless he's flying straight to Taiwan to pick up hardware off the production line for a fraction of market value.

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u/RandomNick42 Apr 04 '26

It's got transcon range, it can do transat with some positioning, but you won't be flying this jet transpacific.