Mike- This is by far and away the best Aviation Interview I’ve ever seen. We definitely need a lot more from Greg. What a down to earth, knowledgeable and fun guy! Would love to see more on the training he offers as far as costs and definitely more on his Alaskan Lodge Venture! Great work on this bud! Just so interesting and valuable! Well done!
The FAA DOES NOT "SAY" anything. The FAA does not require operators comply with engine TBO. It does require manufacturers publish a TBO in the form of suggested service bulletins. Automatic compliance is not mandated even for commercial cariers.
G,day from Sydney Australia. Thank you for the comparison between the jet and TBM. Has the TBM a pressurised cabin or is everyone on nasal cannulas above 11500' AGL 🌏🇭🇲
Selling a business is the number one way to get rich suddenly. And I think his money makes him a little blind to costs on the TBM. And contradicts himself a couple of times like you can just fly this no problem, but the insurance wont let you so you need type rating with me anyway. Same with price for service, he says it's nothing then he says rather large amounts :) The Pateys put a new engine in their Pilatus, was it 1.2million? and their reasoning was that it was due for overhaul and that will cost similar anyway... so it's hard to spot the absolute cheapness over jets. If it does indeed cost 30grand a year to get certified for jet, that's a crime and should be changed like many things in aviation. There is just no reason a bit of refresher training should cost that. One of the reasons I dislike turboprops is exactly that they suffer from the same price evil that current jets do, where they don't have smaller denomination bills than 1 million. Round it up to a nice even number and that's just top notch bs. That's ingrown greed and incompetence because from what I gather, these small turbine engines don't use exotic manufacture like monocrystalline grown metal. I looked into the bearings they use, pretty standard ball bearing stuff, no exotic materials, no exotic manufacture. Gearboxes are not done in exotic ways either. So I have disdain for turboprops because with just a single ugly noisemaker they manage to cost as much as much cooler looking twin jets. Sure thrust reversal can be handy, it's just a very big price to pay. Dual engine safety already beats that. You want to dress up all your passangers in survival suits every time you cross water. Or really, any trip to Alaska because that's a long way of very hostile terrain. I looked up Alaska the other day, if an F18 could ferry back to LA from there and it couldn't. Alaska is actually surprisingly far. Anchorage is 6450km from Miami. So Alaska fly-in takes fairly capable planes. If you want to get into turboprops you should probably really do the math if you can comfortably afford it. I guess if you only fly for yourself and fly very few hours you can hide form a lot of maintenance costs. But probably true for jets too. We need a new generation of ultra light jets that isn't based on so much misplaced cost. Turbofans have the potential to be much cheaper than pistons.
if your engine cannot safely endure 5000 hours then its not good engine ........my old Mi-4AV helicopter has Shvetsov M-82 radial piston engine and it has 41 000 hours total and it had only 5 check ups maybe some minor parts repair and it still flies solid :)
Wait.. There are lots of gaps and half truths in Greg's claims. He's trying to make it exciting but he's leaving many things behind. At 330 knots that plane will use almost as much fuel as a jet. 56 gallons per hour will get you 280, maybe 290 KTAS. For the same money and fuel you can get a PC-12 and carry 8 pax with baggage just 10-20 Knots slower. Greg is talking in s way that could be understood like a single engine turboprops takes a lot less training to be proficient. That's not true. Proficiency takes lot of hours, lots of training and lots of money and effort in any airplane. The faster you go the more conservative your train of thought needs to be. Can you transition from a piston to a jet? Yes! The skills are not that different, but the mindset and the frame of time is totally different. If you get too attached to the piston mindset and can't adapt to the jet then the plane is going to be always far ahead of you. Jets are more expensive if you are basically flying for yourself. But turboprops are not the easy way out : You fly in the lower flight levels meaning that you are dealing with the worst weather, and they are not particularly well equipped to deal with icing, boots have their limitations, also with a single engine what's your plan to fly in IMC? Night? Over the water or far way from an emergency field? Can you easily postpone your flights or are you going to push your luck? Also it's not true that jets can't get to small fields. They can if you have the right tool for the right job and accept it's limitations. Turboprops have limitations too, don't ever think you can get full pax and full fuel and reach the maximum range at max speed. It's not the way any airplane goes. I can see that Greg wasn't comfortable with the Honda jet, they are known for poor braking. He speaks the way s pilot does about an airplane in which he never felt really comfortable and proficient. He has found his place in the TBM but that doesn't means it's the right airplane for every mission and everyone. Lastly.. How much money would you pay to have a second engine when you are flying with your family at night or in IMC and your only engine is giving you the finger? "It's better to be on the ground wishing you were flying than flying wishing you were in the ground" That's the best definition of a single engine.
@@alexdarcydestsimon3767 I think they pulled a lot of the text of this video from the others he did. I was thinking the same thing as you. I was hoping they would at least go up in the plane and show us around in it.
I like these things I've been with a PC12 for years but my lease on it ends this year and I hear these are great for speed I can sacrifice a little comfort for it but I've seen some cases of these planes hitting 400 knots with a good tail wind this has to be the best review on these yet but I'd like to speak with you personally about this further
And this is why I hate my life, I remember having a life like this and after almost dying and losing my business due to being hospitalized for a year I don’t even know how to start from scratch again. It is worse having been there and lost it than to have never had it to begin with. I am glad at least some are still living the American dream, I hope I can get back on top one day. This guy is living right, good for him.
I may have missed the boat, but did this guy hacked your channel? it is all about him and his TBM lately...not that I don't like them, but the videos are quite repetitive and hitting the same note...
@@Cornstalker7273 If that is the case, lets say you collect $5 Trillion a year but owe ~ $32 Trillion... shut the country down for 6 years and its paid back... go for it.
Mike- This is by far and away the best Aviation Interview I’ve ever seen. We definitely need a lot more from Greg. What a down to earth, knowledgeable and fun guy! Would love to see more on the training he offers as far as costs and definitely more on his Alaskan Lodge Venture! Great work on this bud! Just so interesting and valuable! Well done!
I could listen to this guy all day! I don’t fly, but he’s so knowledgeable and engaging to watch
In my next lifetime I'm coming back as a Millionaire pilot
Me too but multi millionaire
Come back as a billionaire so you can be a millionaire a few years
I wanna come back as a janitor. But a millionaire one
We need more Greg on this channel. He is amazing and I would love to have some banter of him on the stick.
Wow. This true pilot was not only interesting but also funny. Loved it!. Thanks -
A perfect presentation of the Aviation Facts of Life. Moral of the story is in America start your own business.
He makes a lot of great points. I can't say I agree with every one, as I understand he's speaking from his personal experiences and expectations.
These videos are absolutely amazing... Could you please do one owner's review for Twin Otter 300 or 400 series ? That would be great.
Excellent video!
Funny, I dry lease Part 91 a plane that I ignore the engine overhaul periods. My buddy IA signs the plane off. Did I hear that correctly?
Very good to know
can you supply the link for yr cabins pls
The FAA DOES NOT "SAY" anything. The FAA does not require operators comply with engine TBO. It does require manufacturers publish a TBO in the form of suggested service bulletins. Automatic compliance is not mandated even for commercial cariers.
What is his company name? Seems can't find in the video or your description😅
Great video. Eye opener info as to turboprop TBM
G,day from Sydney Australia.
Thank you for the comparison between the jet and TBM. Has the TBM a pressurised cabin or is everyone on nasal cannulas above 11500' AGL
🌏🇭🇲
It's pressurised.
Thank you for your information I am going to keep my experimental airplane that does 180 mph I am happy with that.
How can i contact Greg?
Can we please get some information on his Alaskan fly-in lodge? Google pulls up nothing!
Cool stuff
That TBM even looks mean just sitting on the ground!
Selling a business is the number one way to get rich suddenly. And I think his money makes him a little blind to costs on the TBM. And contradicts himself a couple of times like you can just fly this no problem, but the insurance wont let you so you need type rating with me anyway. Same with price for service, he says it's nothing then he says rather large amounts :)
The Pateys put a new engine in their Pilatus, was it 1.2million? and their reasoning was that it was due for overhaul and that will cost similar anyway... so it's hard to spot the absolute cheapness over jets. If it does indeed cost 30grand a year to get certified for jet, that's a crime and should be changed like many things in aviation. There is just no reason a bit of refresher training should cost that. One of the reasons I dislike turboprops is exactly that they suffer from the same price evil that current jets do, where they don't have smaller denomination bills than 1 million. Round it up to a nice even number and that's just top notch bs. That's ingrown greed and incompetence because from what I gather, these small turbine engines don't use exotic manufacture like monocrystalline grown metal. I looked into the bearings they use, pretty standard ball bearing stuff, no exotic materials, no exotic manufacture. Gearboxes are not done in exotic ways either.
So I have disdain for turboprops because with just a single ugly noisemaker they manage to cost as much as much cooler looking twin jets. Sure thrust reversal can be handy, it's just a very big price to pay. Dual engine safety already beats that. You want to dress up all your passangers in survival suits every time you cross water. Or really, any trip to Alaska because that's a long way of very hostile terrain.
I looked up Alaska the other day, if an F18 could ferry back to LA from there and it couldn't. Alaska is actually surprisingly far. Anchorage is 6450km from Miami. So Alaska fly-in takes fairly capable planes.
If you want to get into turboprops you should probably really do the math if you can comfortably afford it. I guess if you only fly for yourself and fly very few hours you can hide form a lot of maintenance costs. But probably true for jets too.
We need a new generation of ultra light jets that isn't based on so much misplaced cost. Turbofans have the potential to be much cheaper than pistons.
Very interesting read, thanks for sharing your knowledge.
if your engine cannot safely endure 5000 hours then its not good engine ........my old Mi-4AV helicopter has Shvetsov M-82 radial piston engine and it has 41 000 hours total and it had only 5 check ups maybe some minor parts repair and it still flies solid :)
Wait.. There are lots of gaps and half truths in Greg's claims.
He's trying to make it exciting but he's leaving many things behind.
At 330 knots that plane will use almost as much fuel as a jet. 56 gallons per hour will get you 280, maybe 290 KTAS.
For the same money and fuel you can get a PC-12 and carry 8 pax with baggage just 10-20 Knots slower.
Greg is talking in s way that could be understood like a single engine turboprops takes a lot less training to be proficient. That's not true. Proficiency takes lot of hours, lots of training and lots of money and effort in any airplane. The faster you go the more conservative your train of thought needs to be. Can you transition from a piston to a jet? Yes! The skills are not that different, but the mindset and the frame of time is totally different. If you get too attached to the piston mindset and can't adapt to the jet then the plane is going to be always far ahead of you.
Jets are more expensive if you are basically flying for yourself. But turboprops are not the easy way out : You fly in the lower flight levels meaning that you are dealing with the worst weather, and they are not particularly well equipped to deal with icing, boots have their limitations, also with a single engine what's your plan to fly in IMC? Night? Over the water or far way from an emergency field? Can you easily postpone your flights or are you going to push your luck?
Also it's not true that jets can't get to small fields. They can if you have the right tool for the right job and accept it's limitations. Turboprops have limitations too, don't ever think you can get full pax and full fuel and reach the maximum range at max speed. It's not the way any airplane goes.
I can see that Greg wasn't comfortable with the Honda jet, they are known for poor braking. He speaks the way s pilot does about an airplane in which he never felt really comfortable and proficient.
He has found his place in the TBM but that doesn't means it's the right airplane for every mission and everyone.
Lastly.. How much money would you pay to have a second engine when you are flying with your family at night or in IMC and your only engine is giving you the finger?
"It's better to be on the ground wishing you were flying than flying wishing you were in the ground"
That's the best definition of a single engine.
First !
TBM : Best plane ever.
I remember seeing this video already.
Re upload ?
no, brand new video with him i think. he has previous videos with this guy.
@@friskytwox nah, i've heard this exact same text.
@@alexdarcydestsimon3767 I think they pulled a lot of the text of this video from the others he did. I was thinking the same thing as you. I was hoping they would at least go up in the plane and show us around in it.
i cant wait to own one of these bad boys. the tbm 940/960 is my dream airplane
Great guy
I like these things I've been with a PC12 for years but my lease on it ends this year and I hear these are great for speed I can sacrifice a little comfort for it but I've seen some cases of these planes hitting 400 knots with a good tail wind this has to be the best review on these yet but I'd like to speak with you personally about this further
May I ask how much you pay per month for your PC12 lease? Does it cover maintenance and insurance, etc.?
And this is why I hate my life, I remember having a life like this and after almost dying and losing my business due to being hospitalized for a year I don’t even know how to start from scratch again. It is worse having been there and lost it than to have never had it to begin with.
I am glad at least some are still living the American dream, I hope I can get back on top one day.
This guy is living right, good for him.
Greg should sell TBMs
Is there Any aircraft UNDER A MILLION that is a good purchase?
I may have missed the boat, but did this guy hacked your channel? it is all about him and his TBM lately...not that I don't like them, but the videos are quite repetitive and hitting the same note...
All tax deductible, including family vacations. No wonder our country has been going down the spitter for 407 years.
Your country spends more than it collects… simple math.
@@adrianmadden7329 the "debt ceiling" is now on Mars.
We are collecting more taxes now than ever in our history. Skirting some taxes is not the Country's problem. Not even close.
@@Cornstalker7273 If that is the case, lets say you collect $5 Trillion a year but owe ~ $32 Trillion... shut the country down for 6 years and its paid back... go for it.
@@adrianmadden7329 California spends $1 billion/year on homeless, each homeless is entitled $3800/month. Yes, they still sleep in the streets 🤷♂️
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This guy talks about jets as if they were not turbine-driven.