@CaptainErik13 @MalachiONeill Me too, especially for something like this. There’s been a lot of changes since I’ve done anything Atlantic and without HF I’m not sure I know the answer. Just learned something I need to go learn!
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Jonathan Rupp
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Jonathan Rupp
@jprupp
I fly Hawkers, sell aviation real estate, and am building Asteria. 20+ years in aviation. Hike. Paddle. Girl dad x 2.
Atlanta, GA Inscrit le Aralık 2009
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@jprupp @MalachiONeill 300, and RVSM so I’d like to go up. Not too concerned with distances (I’ve done trancons in the 300), more so if there’s any gotchas or weird procedures. Just like to over-prepare!
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@fittesttravel Wait, so you’re saying a hotel gym with only one treadmill, one exercise bike, a basic bench, and dumbbells up to 50 lbs (with one 25 lb missing) is enough to stay fit on the road on earth? 😉
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Scientists: “you will lose muscle in space”
Victor Glover: “skill issue”
CBS News@CBSNews
NASA astronaut and Artemis II pilot Victor Glover was spotted using the flywheel to exercise onboard the Orion capsule, as the crew continues its journey toward the moon.
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@CaptainErik13 @MalachiONeill Wait, 100 or 300? If 300 you could go FL430 westbound right?
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@CaptainErik13 @MalachiONeill Can you make EINN-CYYT at FL280? ~1700 nm
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@MIAviationKing @PeteWaters15 @jprupp Would love to, just let me know and I can send you my number/email
AND DON'T CALL ME SURELY!
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This is a fantastic discussion on how the industry should probably be shifting
Its what I try to instill in pilots from day one
Good enough isnt good enough as the data shows
As many people are not learning just because you can pass a test (checkride), it doesn't mean you have what companies want
Excellent aviators tend to be Excellent in all areas
How you do one thing is often how you do everything
Ross 🛩️@MIAviationKing
There is a mix of lessons from accidents, specific things with our airline, and just general… shit I want to drill into their brains to mold them to be the best they can be- Specifically from Gulfstream International/Silver: 1. Colgan 3407 (Lesson in health, rest, and other BS, and involves our type, CRM) 2. Pinnacle 3071 (Lesson in not being Macho and pushing the aircraft beyond its limits) 3. Comair 5191 (CRM) Plus: 1. Cold Weather/Great Lakes Weather Training (Derecho’s, TStorms, Wind, Lake Crossings, etc) 2. American Eagle 4184 (Icing and this is the one that haunts me) 3. Special OpSpec- PBI (especially if we get the 14/32 approval I want from the FAA & airport), our short <100mi shuttle routes, short field ops, long range flights, International especially Carribean, CO mountain ops especially ASE, short fields, EAS airports, etc. 4. Motherfucking Sky King. 🪦 Swear that alone will be brought up so much because of our fleet type and something we use as a lesson on… I don’t know… securing the airplane? What I’m getting at is I’m looking at this - like how Salesforce has the Trailblazer program, which is deep training modules tied to certifications used in the industry. Instead of it being self taught, I’m going to be building modules around this to mold pilots the way we want. And we have them get certified and approved for different ops on our airline. @jprupp has a lot more ideas but these are some of the ones I’m thinking about heavily to build better pilots. I’ve learned in the tech industry that many people can go check a box, pass a test, and do things. I have spent way too long in the Salesforce industry cleaning up their shit. Because they suck but run away with a bag. The stakes are lower though- some shitty software is an annoyance. Few can get guided to be critical thinkers and a step above. That’s what I want to mold. Because some of the things we want to operationally do require excellence across the board. Not just the pilots.
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@tylercflagg @MalachiONeill @Colton_Skorupan @MCCCANM @BowTiedCFI @SupersonicAesth “Typed pilots” is largely insurance driven and in my opinion an unnecessary barrier for experienced crews with the right personality for the company/operation.
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Jonathan Rupp@jprupp
@flybuildrepeat @tylercflagg Yes, but also find the crew with the right experience & personality for your ops & get them initial types. If you exclude everyone except those with your incoming type, you may overlook a stronger candidate (ins requirements notwithstanding). If initial type costs are an issue…
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My interpretation is that both are true. A "shortage" is at the top where airlines and corporate ops can't find as many experienced, typed pilots as they'd like. The glut is at the bottom, where post-Colgan 1,500 hr rules and insurance minimums bottleneck everyone into the CFI queue for years. Essentially a structural mismatch in the market.
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@MCCCANM I have an airline question: I keep reading that there is a severe commercial pilot shortage, but then I have also read that jobs are short because of "pilot mills". Which is it?
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@SepterGary7505 @MIAviationKing @MalachiONeill @BowTiedCFI @Colton_Skorupan @MCCCANM @tylercflagg @SupersonicAesth We’re exploring/brainstorming paths for pipelines and partnerships.
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@MIAviationKing @MalachiONeill @BowTiedCFI @Colton_Skorupan @MCCCANM @tylercflagg @SupersonicAesth You should link this up with a school like Embry Riddle.
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@MIAviationKing @MalachiONeill @BowTiedCFI @Colton_Skorupan @MCCCANM @tylercflagg @SupersonicAesth To an extent, some of this is done within the industry in specific cases (extra ASE training; MHTG quals; etc).
AQP is on the right track by progressively layering training.
The hurdle is designing & implementing programs within the framework of the regs to get it approved.
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There is a mix of lessons from accidents, specific things with our airline, and just general… shit I want to drill into their brains to mold them to be the best they can be-
Specifically from Gulfstream International/Silver:
1. Colgan 3407 (Lesson in health, rest, and other BS, and involves our type, CRM)
2. Pinnacle 3071 (Lesson in not being Macho and pushing the aircraft beyond its limits)
3. Comair 5191 (CRM)
Plus:
1. Cold Weather/Great Lakes Weather Training (Derecho’s, TStorms, Wind, Lake Crossings, etc)
2. American Eagle 4184 (Icing and this is the one that haunts me)
3. Special OpSpec- PBI (especially if we get the 14/32 approval I want from the FAA & airport), our short <100mi shuttle routes, short field ops, long range flights, International especially Carribean, CO mountain ops especially ASE, short fields, EAS airports, etc.
4. Motherfucking Sky King. 🪦 Swear that alone will be brought up so much because of our fleet type and something we use as a lesson on… I don’t know… securing the airplane?
What I’m getting at is I’m looking at this - like how Salesforce has the Trailblazer program, which is deep training modules tied to certifications used in the industry.
Instead of it being self taught, I’m going to be building modules around this to mold pilots the way we want. And we have them get certified and approved for different ops on our airline.
@jprupp has a lot more ideas but these are some of the ones I’m thinking about heavily to build better pilots.
I’ve learned in the tech industry that many people can go check a box, pass a test, and do things. I have spent way too long in the Salesforce industry cleaning up their shit. Because they suck but run away with a bag. The stakes are lower though- some shitty software is an annoyance.
Few can get guided to be critical thinkers and a step above. That’s what I want to mold. Because some of the things we want to operationally do require excellence across the board. Not just the pilots.
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@fittesttravel Also, feel like I hadn’t seen you post in a while. Glad you’re back. Really love your content and find it the most useful fitness stuff out there.
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@fittesttravel Back in college I would do “10 10s”. 10 push ups per minute for 10 min. Roughly 10-15 seconds on, 45-50 second rest. 10 sets.
But yeah, if you do 25 upon waking, 25 mid morning, 25 after lunch, 25 mid afternoon, that’s super spread out and equals 100 for the day. Many options.
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Some of the benefits:
- Improves baseline strength and muscular endurance
- Builds mental discipline and consistency (non-negotiable daily standard)
- Creates a momentum effect that spills into other habits (diet, sleep, productivity)
- Requires zero equipment — can be done literally anywhere (hotel room, airport, outdoors)
- Travel-proof habit — no gym dependency
- Very scalable (sets throughout the day, different variations)
Dan Go@CoachDanGo
I never saw the benefit to doing 100 pushups a day. Sure it’s a challenge. But aside from that there’s no inherent advantage to doing it. It could be even be detrimental in the form of shoulder injuries. It’s an arbitrary challenge with no purpose other than being hard to do.
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@BowTiedCFI Found it
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Jonathan Rupp@jprupp
@preston_holland Once flew an Econ development trip for guys doing site visits for a large facility in central Georgia. Could either fly into ATL and drive 3-4 hours then drive between sites, fly to MCN/VLD from ATL and still drive, or hit 5 sites in one day in a King Air at 10-15 min/leg
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@BowTiedCFI Wrote about this a few years ago. I’ll see if I can dig up an example of a trip I did in my King Air days too.
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Jonathan Rupp@jprupp
That’s 24 man hrs security 24 man hrs driving 12 man hrs on a layover Costs of 6 hotel rooms + nights away from home Airfare for 6 people Is that worth the pvt plane? If that could restart a production line or close a deal?
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This is where private aviation actually saves you money
Most people think private jets are a total luxury or a waste of money
But when you factor in meals, hotels, time away from family, loss of productivity
Flying private starts making way more sense
John Owen 🛩️@jeowen
This week, team members from operations, customer experience, accounting, finance, and HR went on a base tour to visit multiple Airshare offices and facilities. Over two days, we hit three cities across the U.S. and still made it home for dinner both nights. No hotel rooms. No packing bags. No being “on the road.” It felt like leaving home, going to the office…just in different cities. This is the power of a day‑based model. Maximum flexibility. Real efficiency. And the ability to do meaningful work without disrupting life. When travel works this way, everything changes.
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@zachary_ashburn Gotta find that treasure to pay for all the mulch
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My personal financial plan cannot support the amount of mulch I’m buying this year
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Jonathan Rupp retweeté
For the first time in over 50 years, humans are Moonbound.
At 6:35 p.m. EDT (2235 UTC) NASA’s Space Launch System rocket and the Orion spacecraft lifted off from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, sending four astronauts on a planned test flight around the Moon and back. go.nasa.gov/4tlRfRS
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@Combat_learjet My response to this:
So you know how the A-10 nose gear is offset because they built the plane around the gun? Because its primary purpose is war fighting? Yeah. Same principle with navy ships.
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Choices!
In the Air Force, my sleep quality was degraded when my hotel room would not cool down to 65 degrees. 🤣🤷♂️
HustleBitch@HustleBitch_
🚨 NAVY SLEEP CONDITIONS JUST WENT VIRAL — SAILOR SAYS “I CAN’T EVEN BREATHE IN IT” A Navy sailor records the moment it hits her. This is where she’s supposed to sleep. • Barely enough room to turn • Inches from the wall • Fully enclosed, stacked compartments • No real airflow, no space Then she says: “I can’t even breathe in it… I feel claustrophobic.” Some are defending it: “It’s the military, that’s how it is” Others aren’t buying it: “This looks inhumane” “No way people actually live like this” Thousands of sailors… sleeping like this every night. Does this build toughness or break people down?
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@daweeechi747 Wait. Does the availability on this change colors? Or is it static?
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@MichaelMBarber I haven’t kept data to back this up but my gut/experience tells me a double club is better. 91 or 135…Divan rarely is used unless it’s the only remaining seats. Most people sleep reclined in their seats too.
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Double Club or Divan?
Folks have quite strong preferences one way or the other. It’s impressive how passionate owners are about their decision too.
Your thought? Does it differ if chartering vs in an owned asset?
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@dmbkparker Only slightly related, but a big factor in my decision making while flying is working backwards from an accident or incident report. “The crew’s decision to…”. If I can complete that sentence and it fits in a report, I will rethink.
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Two things to remember when you fly:
1. Someone always finds a video
2. Someone on the crew always talks
Make your decisions around that when you’re training and you will never get in trouble.
Or just train hard and you’ll be too focused and tired to do dumb things.
KidRock@KidRock
This is a level of respect that shit for brains Governor of California will never know. God Bless America and all those who have made the ultimate sacrifice to defend her. 🇺🇸 🙏
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Can't wait to bash the ORD connection so hard. It sucks.
Kate@Katiemoneygrabz
Just landed at O’Hare to be told by pilot there is a *~50 airplane*~ wait and that he has never seen this in his career, right as my 2 year old loudly declared “we done now, Mommy!”
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@CaptainErik13 @MalachiONeill There are a few views that never get old. Grand Canyon is one of them. Cool clouds and storm over it late summer ‘23.
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