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Friday, January 24. 2020

A highly-competent individual


Premier 1 Driver is one of those highly-competent people. He has the vibe. For him, a jet is just a fast car. Ex-military pilot, as I understand it. Jets people around like an Uber driver. It's a highly-paid gig. Also drives race cars, Porsches. And runs his own medical supply business, so he's done more than most of us in life. 


Take a ride Vancouver to Fargo, with his Mrs. I believe she is a pilot too, not sure. Copilot.


It's all about the radio. He is quick, which is much appreciated by the controllers.




Posted by The News Junkie at 17:18 | Comments (6) | Trackbacks (0)

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Highly paid? Where? Most corporate/business pilots make less than $100,000 a year and have schedules most of us couldn't live with.
#1 FRP on 2020-01-24 21:31 (Reply)
He is his own boss.
#1.1 Bird Dog on 2020-01-25 08:39 (Reply)
All that means is he gets to work the real crap jobs. I've been my own boss for 50 years, its way over rated. I couldn't pay anybody to do the work I've done or the schedule's I've had to work.u
#1.1.1 FRP on 2020-01-25 13:23 (Reply)
BD, yes he is (highly competent, that is).

FRP, the Business is called Modular Devices, Inc. Provides mobile/modular CT and Catheterization labs for hospitals. Family owned...IIRC was started by Greg's parents. He's currently COO. Based in Indianapolis (though he may have just moved to Naples, FL...the business is still in Indy). As he's explained, they have clients in many smaller towns throughout the midwest/mountain states that are difficult to get to via commercial air travel and having the jet allows them to visit clients out-and-back in one day. Good guy, cool videos. He's got one on YouTube driving his Porsche around the motor speedway F1 track.

Here's a link to the first Premier1Rider cockpit trip:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcEBgJzve3Y

Premier1Rider doesn't appear to appreciate CO mountain thunderstorms much :O
#1.1.1.1 Soviet of Washington on 2020-01-26 23:51 (Reply)
It was cool how the sky was dark blue up at FL 410.
#2 snopercod on 2020-01-25 08:06 (Reply)
No hot babes or million dollar aircraft in this video, just a plastic airplane that I built in my garage being flown by a fat old bald guy. The story behind the music "Caruso" is very poignant, and so are the lyrics. Look them up. Sorry, I don't do YouTube.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/0qfhtyrztcjs32y/Desert%20Crossing%20-%20Caruso.mp4?dl=0
#3 snopercod on 2020-01-25 18:37 (Reply)

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