Nick PerryFounder and CEO of 7 Figure Cartel

What Nobody Tells You Before Buying a $75 Million Private Jet

22 Sept 2026 · 1 min

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In this concise YouTube monologue, Nick Perry explains that the headline $75 million price tag of a Bombardier Global 7500 private jet is only the tip of the iceberg. He breaks down the ongoing costs: the jet burns roughly 5,000 lb of fuel per hour, which at $6 per gallon translates to about $3,000 per flight hour in fuel alone. Adding crew salaries, maintenance, insurance, and hangar fees brings the total operating expense to roughly $5 million per year. Perry then shifts from hard numbers to a softer, social consideration, arguing that the true limiting factor is whether the buyer has enough people they genuinely want to spend eight‑hour flights with, given the jet’s 19‑seat capacity. He ends with a call to follow for more content.

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Nobody tells you this before you buy a private jet. A new Global 7500 runs about $75 million, but that's not the number that should scare you. This thing burns 5,000 pounds of fuel every hour, so at $6 a gallon, every hour costs you $3 grand in fuel alone. And that's before the 2 pilots, the maintenance, the insurance, the hangar, which adds up to about $5 million a year just to keep it ready to fly. But the biggest consideration isn't on any spec sheet because you can write a check for every one of those costs. So the real question is whether you have enough people you actually want to spend 8 hours in a metal tube with, because a jet that seats 19 is just a very expensive way to find out how small your circle really is. Follow for more.