Gulfstream G-IV Full Flight Las Vegas to LAX - Pilot VLOG 096 

Awesome video! And from my perspective (thumbs up if you agree) it could be and should be even longer, for example from the moment you step on the airplane, prepare and start everything up to the moment you close the door behind you at your destination. No way are your videos boring. And one more thing, maybe in the future full flight videos you can set up an extra camera to catch and record the displays (the primary flight display etc) and show it in the corner of the video for example.

The way the solar plant works is the array of mirrors reflects the light to a boiler that sits on top of a structure. The high pressure steam then runs a turbine. No solar panels.

Like the cut in of the chart. Helps to bring those of us who live vicariously through you guys into the cockpit.

I have learned something from these videos, when I was younger I used to think how cool it would be to sit in the back drinking champagne. Now I'm older, I think it's so much better to sit in the front drinking orange juice and doing all of the work.

Great video, Presidential 69. When it comes to a finely tuned crew, you guys are at the very top. Terrific chemistry and communication from start to finish on each and every flight. I learn something new from you all the time. Thanks for your hard work and commitment to excellence.

“Don’t be a tool, Sean.” “I’m trying everyday...” 😆

That's my next hour taken care of.

Fantastic video

That was 1 of 2 Embraer 190’s owned by MGM Resorts International at approximately the 1:50 mark. And that roadway you crossed at 1:55 is a road I drive on every day. 😃

Guys, for me your videos are NEVER boring! It was my plan to be a pilot but ran out of money and a kid came along after starting instrument rating instruction. Ended up in law enforcement, and retired, which was not so fulfilling. Its is really nice to see what my dream career could have been like. With John's stomach bouncing around like mine I can really imagine sitting in the left seat like him... LOL. Thanks guys!

Corrections: The three solar mirrors, in a circle, actually reflect light onto the center tower (boil water salts, steam turns turbine). // The nearby field of dark panels are normal PV solar conversion to electricity. // Tesla PowerWall batteries are reserve backup solar use in small home environments. The larger Tesla PowerPack for Utility and Business sized energy storage solutions.

I flew our Corporate Aircraft for over 3 decades. The last decade I was a Senior Officer so I had scheduling authority for trips. We had numerous aircraft anywhere from Aerial inspection aircraft (Cessna 172's) to our Super King Air, Cessna Citation, Saberliners, GIIB thru GIV and a Bach 111. I estimate about 25 million miles flown on these aircraft. Love Your videos guys. Many times I sat in the jump seats trying to figure out how to fly. Landing in Foggy weather when your at minimums was the most hair raising. Never could figure out how you guys do it under those conditions. One looking out the window to make sure you see what your suppose to see at 200 ft, then making the call to land. Nananananananananananana…...touchdown!!!!!!!!!!!! Keep these videos coming. Maybe I missed it but it would be awesome you guys pointing out what your watching on your instruments coming in for a landing. Nowadays with heads up displays and high def screens with very clear glideslope displays. Anyway, landings are exciting! Best to You Guys

Shaun and John you guys are by far the most professional pilots ive ever seen and thank you so much for these videos-hope to fly with you one day...keep the videos coming

Great video. I do think I like the complete video start to stop. Only one negative for me. I don't mind seeing you guys but I think for me I like the view of the controls and not looking back into the rear of the plane. Iv gotten so used to watching you change setting and such along with flying the plane i would rather see that view. But I will say I like any content you guys produce so keep it up and ill be looking forward to the next video. Oh and a side not. The live Q and A was great. You guys did a great job trying to answer all questions. Also the tech videos are great and also something I look forward to. Be safe guys

Another great way to kill an hour...Thanks Guys !!

1:35 That’s MGM Resorts International’s aircraft.

Missed this combination on this channel very much so i had to revisit. Nice to see 2 of my Giant birds sitting together when you exited 25L.

This was a great video. I am getting ready to take my instrument check ride and it was great to watch you work through the arrival procedures.

This was really interesting and fun to Watch. However, what caught my eye was the navigation part. Do you have a special program to plan your flight plan? What do you do once your route is planned? How do you send it off to Flight Services? I have so many questions on this, but I will start with that, Maybe concider doing a video on flight planning, after all it is a large part of flying and not just steering the plane. Without a good plan, you might never get there. Thanks a lot. Fly Safe. Tim

Awesome video. Full flight is a YES in my book. As a non pilot, I love to see all the inter workings you guys do, never boring. Great content. Thanks for sharing.

Love ❤️ Presidential 69.

I think this is my favorite style of video. My best friends dad flew corporate for 40 years, so it's cool to see what he was up to. Please do more of these. I'm changing careers out of IT, and while everyone raves about Regionals this life style here looks right up my alley.

AWESOME not in aviation but I love the videos

Ivanpah solar electricity generating plant. 392 megawatts uses 173, 500 mirrors to direct solar energy into the towers for steam generation into turbines. They had problems in the first year as the plant only produced about 40% of its projected gross megawatts. They're getting better. One time, the mirrors were misdirected and caused a fire in one of the towers. Thanks for the video guys!

Nathan, I know how you feel, I was in ROTC for 4 yrs only to find out I couldn't get a pilots slot, tried as hard as possible to persue a career as a pilot, taking lessons while in college was really tough when you pay for your own tuition and housing, I tried working for an FBO fueling planes to barter for flying time. Working 7 days a week effected my regular job so I was only able to do it for a summer. Make a long story short, I also never fulfilled my dream, my best friend got a pilot slot and is now a Captain for Southwest. Anyway, you can get a ride in an L39 Albatross which a Russian made subsonic jet trainer out of Chino for $2,900 bucks for an hour canyon run. I'm saving up for that. !!!

Loved the full flight! On a calm day does wake turbulence descend at a given rate? And is it always the assumption that the Airbus is on the Glide Slope? What if the Airbus was following a 777 and was above glide slope? By the way, on that Arrival you flew over my citrus, avocado and mango groves east of San Bernardino. Next time honk your horn, ok?

During you flight through LA Center, you spoke of solar panels on homes. The system would be directly connected to the power grid after being processed by solid state electronics to match voltage, frequency and other factors. What you do not use for the home is sold to the power authority in reduced billing. No need to store with batteries unless you are off-grid and need electric during dark hours or cloudy days.

I did a similar flight with my Lancair a couple of years back, except it was HND-LAX. I'm going to hazard a guess that you might have smoked me :)

Nice flight gentleman....thanks for sharing..

you guys work so well together and it shows the years you have worked..the repeat of commands to some might seem strange...but that is what keeps you safe and on the same page..as a ham radio operator John has the perfect voice for radio work..hehe..it`s just plain fun sitting here some nights watching you guys do your thing...I never get bored..thanks for that..once again as an old Navy Vet..bravo zulu...

Can yall start flying together again?

Big John and Shaun are definitely the Bizjet Brothers..just waiting to hear ..all checks complete..its night..and we're wearing sunglasses..Keep up the good work!

The ANJLL arrival fixes are all named for famous Hollywood stars... Peter O'Toole, Lauren Bacall, Jack Lemmon, then after ANJLL there's James Caan. Then they have the Gene Hackman, Robert DeNiro, and James Cagney arrivals. The LA area is loaded with Hollywood fixes! I can't figure out who Boyel is though.

Is this Charter? Are you both Ex military Pilots! Where do you call home? Smooth landing! You two are good!

Hey Guys Coming In Late watching a Newbie To ya channel … Was The Jet Empty Or Clients onboard?? do you work For a private Company notice the polo Shirt Had Resort??>>> Cheers Tc Uk England

You guys make a great team, thanks for sharing.

Love it guys! Takes me back to where I grew up in So Cal (KONT) . At minute 38 I see Cucamonga and Ontario Peaks both of which I climbed back in '79 and '80 timeframe. Also was staying in a cabin at Big Bear Lake the weekend Elvis died. I remember the F4 Phantoms taking off from KONT over the house as my mom hung laundry on the clothesline. Ontario and San Bernardino were big citrus growing areas back in the day and the air smelled of citrus. Now its just an urban hell. Yet I digress... Keep up the "full flight" vids. Great to see the full progression of the flight. Cheers.

Oh, my! What a great way to start my day. Thank you fella's.

Im thinking Jon is first born and Sean is either an only child or last born and only son.... Odd question I know but just part if my current readings. Psych fan and CPL fan!!

Alright! Bonus treat, live QnA and Full video upload same day!

No no no 🤣🤣🤣 I’m trying to watch dublins hour long q and a 😂😂😂 work day here in Brisbane Australia. Oh well I can go back later I suppose . Love the videos guys n gals . Thankyou so much from all of us . I’m in for a tee shirt and hat when they are for sale .

Awesome video. Just watched the replay of your live Q & A from Dublin, signed up on your website, and stayed up for this video when John said he was uploading it tonight. Who needs sleep on the West Coast…LOL. I’m reliving my working career watching you guys, thank you so much 😊✈️

Approach had you at 180 kts., question is at what point can you slow down, the FAF or sooner? Great video, thanks for the good work.

Love these "no-cut-vlogs", more full flight videos please. :-D

..the tiny buttons on the back of the throttles (TO/GA?) Thought those switches by your thumb were TOGA...

Who polishes all the shiny wood veneer in the cabin?

Very much miss these guys, very very professional and PRD69 great trips.

Exceptional video! Thank you. It was amazing how busy you guys got descending into LAX. Coolest was how unflappable, as you got busier, both of you were. It was so much fun trying to spot landmarks during the descent. Didn't see much, but it was very cool finding the new Rams stadium while you were on short final. Again, thanks so much.

Very disappointed where is the Vamonos? :)

thanks for showing the arrival... always entertaining...

Presidential "69" seems like a nice callsign for Bill Clinton's jet hehehe....

Woah, did John not say "Vamonos" during spool up!?

47:20 INGLEWOOD!!! although I know you guys didn’t land on it, planes ✈️ that fly into runway 24R fly directly over my house.

You should get a Breitling sponsorship.....Must have for the channel...

Lol, lnav and felch, search felch and armageddon in the youtube search and listen to the radio announcer read an article supposedly from the LA times, must've been in the '80s, lol. I'd link it but I think you want a family channel here, I won't be using that term, it's Flight level Change for me. Paul

Nicely done. Pros all the way. Enjoy the full video.

Thank you for the full flight

I just noticed: RWY 19L is absolutely covered with tire marks. No centerline stripes whatsoever. Gotta be fun at night...

In Life,,,, "Timing Is Everything",,,, This May Well Be Your Best Video,,, I'm Interested In Fuel,,, Capacity,,, Burn Per Hour,,, Reserves,,, Endurance,,, and The Useful Payload at Full Fuel... Also The Use of "Reverse Thrust" and "Speed Limit's On Use",,, How Slow... Before Coming Out of Reverse ??? Ex P-51 Driver Here,, Tell John,,,They Are "Slugs" Compared To This Hot Rod You Guys Are Flying,,, "Mustang Trivia",,,Only Time a P-51 Would See Forty Thousand Feet, Is If It Was Boxed Up In a Transport Crate, and Riding In The Cargo Hole of a Cargo 747,,, LOL

What was the stadium construction on the right on final approach to LAX

I wanted to comment that this length of video is good. If you filmed a 9 or 10 hour flight id be snoring. Its a pleasure watching the 2 of you and how well you work together. It is like watching a well oiled machine in full operational mode.

I noticed how, after your approach into KLAX, your yoke started shaking. Inversion layer, by any chance? When I would hit that in the basin when flying out of KPOC, it would get a bit bumpy. Of course, I was flying the PA-28-140 for cheap thrills at that time.

N785MM owned by Mirage Hotels, Cant be flight followed, probably had a high roller on-board who wanted gentle acceleration? Full flight, interesting to see. Smoke & Fog = SMOG. Hope you hit the In & Out at LAX for some tasty Double Doubles.

Enjoyed every minute guys, thank you.

Can’t wait to get back to corporate flying. Don’t care what kind of plane, just need to fly again.

I think you need like 24,000 AAA batteries on your garage wall. Lol

Uhm...with the Solar array, it's the other way around.... computers turn the mirrors to put light on the Orb.... it superheats salted water. Next, for home use solar panels deliver power in real time (Sun available) batteries run the show when the Sun's not out...when they deplete (and they do quickly) you are back on the grid.

20:20 “don’t be a tool” Lmfao

Really nice and helpful. I will request that changes to guidance panel and other changes on and selections on the FMS be shown for better appreciation. Good job guys

Solar roof tiles to replace traditional roofing materials - not sure I’d want to entertain adding those things to my homes, for at least another 10 yrs

It might be boring for "normal" folk, but for those (like me) who REALLY love planes, too long is not an issue... 😎

Did you get the weird auto throttle action fixed?

Next to a live stream, this was fantastic! Thanks guys! Need more F-Bombs!

Good idea show dashboard instrument settings, Not that I would understand them but you can explain thank you

Do y'all ever get tired of flying the G-IV? Same old routine for every flight.

So much better than fighting all the traffic along I-15 and then through the L.A. Basin!

Shave that head. Talk about receding hairline...lol

Solar 1 project: What you are seeing out the window is a set of mirrors reflecting light to the central tower which heats a fluid that is used to generate electricity by a steam turbine. here is a link... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada_Solar_One if they delete the link, just google Solar 1 Nevada. Thanks for the flight...Shawn, it may be boring for you, but even the hiss is cool for us riding along...thanks for taking us along.

Sure hope the right seat pilot in this flight can fly single pilot in this very complicated/challenging airplane when the other cowboy/pilot tries to use his oxygen mask at high altitude (obviously not on this short flight) and finds that it doesn’t seal because of all the facial hair that is exactly where the face mask tries to seal and he passes out for good :( Think about it……very unsafe !

No Francine :(

I enjoyed all the in route preparation while flying from one very busy airspace to another. Good video!

Not boring. How does single pilot get through all that?

For some reason - here 4 years later - youtube thought I'd like to see this. lol. They were right! Nice job.

Jon is correct..I drive by that solar plant every week..and they are constructing another tower and panels next to that one.

33.00 mins - that haze is air pollution over LA

Just curious why your call sign is presidential?

I'm sure someone already let you know but if not you got it bass ackwards with the solar power stations. All those panels (mirrors) actually focus sunlight on to one tower, the bright spot you're seeing. All that heat from the light super heats the water in the towers and that steam powers a generator. They have issues around those with birds getting roasted in flight if they happen to fly through the light being focused on that tower by all the mirrors you see surrounding it. I've flown over those too, want to see up close some day but it's still pretty cool to see from the air.

Send some of the steam from the solar plant to an underground storage chamber. You can use the stored heat produce power after sunset or when the clouds roll. This is done at some sites today.

Ha ha! Before Johns haircut!! 😊.

With my solar panels we sell the energy back to the utility so my meter spins backwards when the system is producing more than I use and I get a bill for the net power

why don't you show us your Instrument Panel???

New stuardess looks like Ms. America Jesus your Wives must be thrilled with you corporate pilot life four days with a beautiful Stuardess.

John are you a captain as well or are you a first officer

Is presidential 69 an air share type of plane?

You guys are speaking a different language.

Sofi under construction

Great video! Nothing boring about it at all.

FYI the way the solar farms work is those panels are mirrors and they heat the pipe near the mirror which is full of oil and it transfers it's heat to water which boils and runs a turbine. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_Energy_Generating_Systems

Am I the only one that thinks this looks likes bang plane

F Bombs!!! Shit happens,