This Man Owns The World’s Most Advanced Private Air Force After Buying 46 F/A-18 Hornets
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November 25, 2023 7:55 PM PSTFor the pilots and aviation enthusiasts.For the pilots and aviation enthusiasts. [url=https://getpocket.com/explore/item/this-man-owns-the-world-s-most-advanced-private-air-force-after-buying-46-f-a-18-hornets?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us]https://getpocket.com/explore/item/this-man-owns-the-world-s-most-advanced-private-air-force-after-buying-46-f-a-18-hornets?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us[/url] [quote] For the last 30+ years, Don Kirlin has been flying for the airlines, working on real estate deals, setting up the world's biggest skydiving meets, and building a private air force the likes of which even he has a hard time believing is possible. In March 2020, [i]The War Zone[/i] was [url=https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/32464/australia-to-sell-retired-f-a-18-hornet-fighters-to-private-aggressor-firm-air-usa]among the first to report[/url] that his company would be purchasing multiple squadrons worth of surplus Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F/A-18 Hornets to be used in the [url=https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/21363/usaf-reveals-timelines-and-basing-plans-for-its-huge-adversary-support-contract]contractor adversary air support[/url] role here in the United States. In that role, they would primarily fly against U.S. military fighter pilots, replicating aerial threats from potential enemy nations. So basically, they are [url=https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/25075/how-f-5s-beat-out-f-16s-for-the-navys-latest-commercial-aggressor-contract]bad guys for hire[/url], but strictly for training and development work. [/quote] This is a fairly long article on the history of these jets, their acquisition of them, how they will be used and the preparation to prepare them for flight for flight training. Interesting!
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For the last 30+ years, Don Kirlin has been flying for the airlines, working on real estate deals, setting up the world's biggest skydiving meets, and building a private air force the likes of which even he has a hard time believing is possible. In March 2020, The War Zone was among the first to report that his company would be purchasing multiple squadrons worth of
surplus Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F/A-18 Hornets to be used in the contractor adversary air support role here in the United States. In that role, they would primarily fly against U.S. military fighter pilots, replicating aerial threats from potential enemy nations. So basically, they are bad guys for hire, but strictly for training and development work.
This is a fairly long article on the history of these jets, their acquisition of them, how they will be used and the preparation to prepare them for flight for flight training. Interesting! -
November 26, 2023 1:26 AM PSTThat is like something out of a James Bond movie.That is like something out of a James Bond movie. What amazes me with these type of companies is; their products cost millions, upkeep must cost 100s of thousands, how on earth do the companies they own make that sort of profit? Often wonder about Space X - their initial experimental rockets and occasional failures must cost millions, where does that come from? Geffers
What amazes me with these type of companies is; their products cost millions, upkeep must cost 100s of thousands, how on earth do the companies they own make that sort of profit?
Often wonder about Space X - their initial experimental rockets and occasional failures must cost millions, where does that come from?
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November 26, 2023 8:47 AM PSTI can't comprehend wealth in the billion and gazillions either, like Musk et al.I can't comprehend wealth in the billion and gazillions either, like Musk et al. I was also trying to figure out how Don Kirlin was able to pull this off as he is a pilot himself and got into real estate which doesn't seem enough to buy all of these planes and maintain them as you pointed out. I can only wonder if there is some kind of government subside thing going on, as the US has subsidized many businesses such as Amazon. On SpaceX, same thing, the United States space program has been on the side lines for a long time, while piggy-backing on the Russian space programs, however, that's all over now. So how did Musk pull off the billions to get his space program going? Good questions, Geffers.
I was also trying to figure out how Don Kirlin was able to pull this off as he is a pilot himself and got into real estate which doesn't seem enough to buy all of these planes and maintain them as you pointed out. I can only wonder if there is some kind of government subside thing going on, as the US has subsidized many businesses such as Amazon.
On SpaceX, same thing, the United States space program has been on the side lines for a long time, while piggy-backing on the Russian space programs, however, that's all over now. So how did Musk pull off the billions to get his space program going? Good questions, Geffers. -
November 26, 2023 2:09 PM PSTWhat does amaze me is the average person has little comprehension of the enormity of some figures.What does amaze me is the average person has little comprehension of the enormity of some figures. US owes 33/35 trillion dollars. A trillion, let's break it down. 60 seconds = 1 minute 3600 seconds = 1 hour 86400 seconds = 1 day A trillion seconds = 30 THOUSAND YEARS The US debt is equal to around 1 million years if the dollars are represented by the fleeting second. Mind boggling. Geffers
US owes 33/35 trillion dollars. A trillion, let's break it down.
60 seconds = 1 minute
3600 seconds = 1 hour
86400 seconds = 1 day
A trillion seconds = 30 THOUSAND YEARS
The US debt is equal to around 1 million years if the dollars are represented by the fleeting second. Mind boggling.
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November 26, 2023 2:48 PM PSTMind boggled with those figures, Geffers. OMG!Mind boggled with those figures, Geffers. OMG!
This is one of the reasons, the US debt, that my husband and I keep up with finance, and economics, my husband being far more advanced than me.
Too much going on in the world that can change your portfolio over night, so we do our best to make good decisions.
This is one of the reasons, the US debt, that my husband and I keep up with finance, and economics, my husband being far more advanced than me.
Too much going on in the world that can change your portfolio over night, so we do our best to make good decisions.