Steve VarsanoFounder at The Jet Business

40 years of experience with corporate jets.

Name: 40 years of experience with corporate jets.
Uploaded: 2024-07-11T20:17:16+00:00
Duration: 59 s
Channel: Steve Varsano
Description: In this segment, an experienced aviation observer (with 40 years of exposure to corporate jets) walks the viewer through a busy ramp, pointing out…

11 Jul 2024 · 1 min

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In this segment, an experienced aviation observer (with 40 years of exposure to corporate jets) walks the viewer through a busy ramp, pointing out several business aircraft and explaining how to visually differentiate them. He identifies a Gulfstream G450 and G650, noting differences in fuselage length, window count and size, engine size, and wing‑root thickness, and provides ball‑park market prices ($10‑20 M for the G450, $40‑60 M for the G650). He then points out a Pilatus PC‑24, describing it as a short‑field capable jet, and a small Citation II, giving price estimates of about $12 M and $4‑5 M respectively. Finally, he mentions a Global 6000, indicating its presence among the lineup. The tone is conversational and instructional, with the speaker leveraging decades of visual familiarity to educate viewers on jet identification and valuation.

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I've noticed that there is a few other aircraft around this, isn't it? Yeah, it's a busy ramp right here. This is a Gulfstream 450 over here. Wait, wait, wait, Steve. How do you know that it's a Gulfstream 450? After 40 years looking at these things, I know. But it's a shorter fuselage, it has less windows. The engine's a little smaller compared to— look at that next one, it's a G650. You can see how many more windows there are. They're bigger windows. The engine's bigger. And the root where the wing hits the fuselage is much fatter. Can you give us a ballpark for how much are these two aircraft going? Depending what year, the G450 goes between $10 and $20 million. And that G650 goes anywhere from $40 to $60 million. Wow. There is a few smaller jets around here as well, yeah? Yeah, this is actually a Pilatus PC-24. There's not too many of them around, but it's a good short-field airplane. And then right behind you, you have a Citation II. You can't really even see it here, it's so small. Could you tell us a little bit more about the price for these two jets? Yeah, this Pilatus PC-24 is about $12 million, and the Citation II is probably around $4 or $5 million. And what about these aircraft? This is a Global, Global 6000.