John Travolta gifts his 707-138 to HARS
 

John Travolta is officially handing his ex QF 707-138 to HARS. No word on when as yet but a fantastic addition to the HARS fleet.

John Travolta donates his Boeing 707 to HARS in Albion Park | Illawarra Mercury

Wonderful news. Congratulations HARS and thank you JT.

Nice work. Generous gift.

But are his epaulettes upside down? :)

Qualified pilot?
Did he ever get beyond a PPL?
He looks good with 4 stripes and a proper uniform, but it is all fake.

Fully checked out. My mate spoke to him on the radio once just south of Japan.

As expected, it didn't take the tall poppy syndrome long to kick in. :ugh:

I saw him at Qantas about 20 odd years going getting a 747-400 endorsement.

Tower Dog on the registry there's a guy with a very similar name with
P/ASEL. P/AMEL. P/INSTA. P/B707, P/B720, P/CE500. P/CL600. P/HS125 and others.

What a wonderful and generous gift, great ambassador and a fitting place for N707JT to retire to as well.

Wow, what a gift. Those of us who appreciate this gesture REALLY DO appreciate this gesture.

Thank VB, I mean JT. :E

I have been wondering recently how he could afford to fly that thing as he has not been big in the movies over the last few years.

Anyways, I hope he gets another cool old airplane as a replacement.

P? As in private pilot?

Who really gives a **** if he's a private pilot or a commercial pilot?

Would be fitting to shoot some air to air of it on what could be its last flight.


Mjb

Would his 707 be able to get back in the air from Albion Park ?

Formation takeoff with the 747. Let's do it! :ok:

Whichever way he has been operating complex aircraft for quite a number of years

This quote from JT's press release implies that the aeroplane will continue flying.

TowerDog,
I believe that, if you were to do your homework, you would find out he has an FAA ATR with all the trimming.
It is quite a while ago now, but I seem to recall that he completed a full type course on a B747 at Qantas (don't recall whether it was a Classic or -438) and he was issued with a (now superseded) SCPL, so he would now have an Australian ATPL.
Don't be such a miserable sod, he can dress however he likes, either on his own aircraft, or as an "honorary" Qantas crew member, it is no more "fake" than a young kid with a CPL wearing four bars flying a C-172, which always gives me a good giggle.

Tootle pip!!

PS: Should the lead singer of the head banger group Iron Maiden wear four bars when he is flying?

It was a 400 course. SCC named JD did his simulator training.