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PHOTO COURTESY OF JARED ISAACMAN
Jared Isaacman flying a CJ3 with fellow Inspiration4 crew member Dr. Sian Proctor. Inspiration4 was the world’s first all-civilian mission to orbit
point is that the entire CJ line is super reliable and has really great performance. I’ve enjoyed flying them all and especially the CJ4, now.”
The twin engine jet is employed to meet a varied mis- sion, which has a distinct long cross-country component.
A routine flight of Isaacman’s is nearly 2,100 nautical miles long, a trip that’s close to the aircraft’s advertised maximum range.
“I practically live on the road. I think I slept in my own bed two nights this month. My mission could be anything from a forty-five-minute flight to what’s more common – flying across the country. I routinely fly to Hawthorne, California, where we do a lot of SpaceX training, and I’m there half the month. Going from there to Pennsylvania and back is quite normal. Over the last six months, I’ve probably flown the CJ [4] 200 hours, and it’s been all over the place.”
Including the largest single pilot Citation, Isaacman has flown roughly 25 different unique aircraft models, a grow- ing list which is headlined by a Soviet-era fighter and former spot as an Aero L-39 pilot on the Black Diamond Jet Team, which he co-founded. Unsurprisingly, the twin-engine Mikoyan MiG-29 is an unbridled joy to fly and is a frequent sight on the airshow tour. “I’m super lucky and have gotten to fly a lot of great airplanes,” he simply concluded.
Grant Boyd is a private pilot with eight years of experience in aviation business, including marketing, writing, customer service, and sales. Boyd holds a Bachelor’s and a Master’s of Business Administration degree, both from Wichita State University, and a Doctor of Education degree from Oklahoma State University. He was chosen as a NBAA Business Aviation “Top 40 Under 40” award recipient in 2020.
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