the whole vlj thing is very interesting...with a complete contrast between AOC / Owner flying.
One has biz jet experience, management, sim training, opc, lpc, airways, atc, cfmu, mcc, crm, currency, mentors and knowledge base for glass cockpits and expereince thereof, and will typically operate into licensed fully nav aidable nice big airfields with set minima's and somebody else to tap you on the shoulder when they feel landing with the gear is more important than an instant deceleration with granite.....
The other has, by virtue of products available little or no jet time, little experience of such complex glass cockpit and sytems management, little experience in congested airways, little knowledge of knock on effect for level busts, little awareness on complexity in planning for eventualities, little knowledge base to draw upon at local flying club, little understanding of interaction with regional airfield traffic in jets with C152 also in circuit, blowing over said C152's whilst leaving stand - taxiing, little knowledge of effective cockpit management, little knowledge of coping with a pocket rocket from the front, whilst turning round to tell the kids and wife to be quiet whilst trying to perform a cloud break procedure at an unlicensed airfield with only an A/G operator for company on the radio??
Cant wait for them to arrive, and cant wait to help spearhead safety for everyone, this s going to be both fun and scary for al concerned.
The birth of VLJ's is a huge calling for investment in local regional airfields, get them open, licensed, available - create jobs, interest and boost the economy...... now where did i put my rose tinted specs...!!
