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......and others in the know. like many before me, i have now seen jb's plane up close. nothing special, other than it is his plane and he flies it or others fly him around i suppose. anyway, by 8 am sunday morning jimmy was off to other locations. would he have flown out that morning, or did he leave right after the show? also jb let it be known that peter meyer was catching a flight
after the show and was going to have a 4 hour lay over in dallas. why wouldn't jimmy or his pilot have flown peter to where he needed to go, and why did peter need to be somewhere else so soon after the last show? also, parked near jb's plane, was a plane painted in gray camoflage with the i d ....N 2 T......
any idea who that plane belongs to?

thanks for your indulgence

"jimmy buffett--a legend in his spare time"

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irvine

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san diego/ chula vista

vegas 10/28

mason wrote:......and others in the know. like many before me, i have now seen jb's plane up close. nothing special, other than it is his plane and he flies it or others fly him around i suppose. anyway, by 8 am sunday morning jimmy was off to other locations. would he have flown out that morning, or did he leave right after the show? also jb let it be known that peter meyer was catching a flight
after the show and was going to have a 4 hour lay over in dallas. why wouldn't jimmy or his pilot have flown peter to where he needed to go, and why did peter need to be somewhere else so soon after the last show? also, parked near jb's plane, was a plane painted in gray camoflage with the i d ....N 2 T......
any idea who that plane belongs to?

thanks for your indulgence

"jimmy buffett--a legend in his spare time"

member of the parrothead nation

irvine

shoreline

san diego/ chula vista

vegas 10/28

might be that given the rules of incorporation and the contract Peter has with Jimmy for employment, the cost of chartering the plane in terms of fuel, pilot salary, etc. far exceeded the value of the "I can go right now rather than wait on a commercial flight".

mason wrote:... with the i d ....N 2 T......
any idea who that plane belongs to?

It's a BD-700 owned by N2T Inc. at 2250 NE 25th Ave, Hillsboro, OR.

Midnight Flyer wrote:

mason wrote:... with the i d ....N 2 T......
any idea who that plane belongs to?

It's a BD-700 owned by N2T Inc. at 2250 NE 25th Ave, Hillsboro, OR.

thank you. it certainly stood out, if one could pull themselves away from jb's plane.

"jimmy buffett--a legend in his spare time"

member of the parothead nation

irvine

shoreline

san diego/chula vista

vegas 10/28

standard procedure is for jimmy to leave the show and go straight to the airport. he's usually on his plane before you're out of the parking lot.

AlbatrossFlyer wrote:standard procedure is for jimmy to leave the show and go straight to the airport. he's usually on his plane before you're out of the parking lot.

thank you.

"jimmy buffett--a legend in his spare time"

member of the parrothead nation

irvine

shoreline

san diego/chula vista

vegas 10/28

AlbatrossFlyer wrote:standard procedure is for jimmy to leave the show and go straight to the airport. he's usually on his plane before you're out of the parking lot.

That's a pretty easy jaunt in Vegas!

mason wrote:......and others in the know. like many before me, i have now seen jb's plane up close. nothing special, other than it is his plane and he flies it or others fly him around i suppose. anyway, by 8 am sunday morning jimmy was off to other locations. would he have flown out that morning, or did he leave right after the show? also jb let it be known that peter meyer was catching a flight
after the show and was going to have a 4 hour lay over in dallas. why wouldn't jimmy or his pilot have flown peter to where he needed to go, and why did peter need to be somewhere else so soon after the last show?

I know a few years ago they had Peter on Southwest, I saw him at the airport hella early (the year I managed to book my reservation on the wrong day on the way out and miss my flight back- that was an expensive trip, and I didn't even gamble- but I did meet my husband for the first time!). I think he always tried to get home insanely early the next day.

The BD 700, registration N2T, is owned by Oakley, the sports wear manufacture.

Here is a link to it on final.

http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=187709

Notice the Oakley "O" on the tail. It is hard to distinguish as the logo if you didn't know who owned the craft.[/img]

thill381 wrote:The BD 700, registration N2T, is owned by Oakley, the sports wear manufacture.

Here is a link to it on final.

http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=187709

Notice the Oakley "O" on the tail. It is hard to distinguish as the logo if you didn't know who owned the craft.[/img]

Which would make sense since the NHRA was running at LVMS and theyu sponsor DSR rides.

A lot of sunglasses have to be sold in order to afford a plane like that. I think the same thing when I look out of my back bay at work and see one of Wrigley's Jets taking off! A LOT of 25 cent packs of gum there!

thill381 wrote:The BD 700, registration N2T, is owned by Oakley, the sports wear manufacture.

Nope.

Registered owner is N2T INC, 2250 NE 25th AVE, Hillsboro, OR 97124-5960.

N2T has LEASED it to Oakley.

Here are the first two paragraphs of the lease:


THIS LEASE made as of this 6th day of May, 2002 ("Lease") by and between
N2T, Inc., an Oregon corporation ("Lessor"), and Oakley, Inc., a Washington
corporation, with its principal offices located at One Icon, Foothill Ranch, CA
92610 ("Lessee").


1. LEASE OF THE AIRCRAFT


Subject to the terms and conditions contained herein, Lessor agrees to
lease to Lessee and Lessee agrees to lease from Lessor that certain Global
Express aircraft bearing manufacturers serial number 9084 and currently
registered with the Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA") in the United States
of America under registration number N2T with two (2) Rolls Royce model
BR710A2-20 engines, manufacturer's serial numbers 12283 and 12282, together with
all accessories, parts, appliances, and appurtenances now or hereafter a part
thereof, substitutions therefore, and repairs thereto (the "Aircraft").

I could get you the rest of the lease if interested...

It does terminate on 12/31/2007 if you're intersted in picking it up...it's just $90,000.00 per year. Of course you need to supply the crew, the insurance, the landing fees, the maintenance, the taxes, etc....

Midnight Flyer wrote:It does terminate on 12/31/2007 if you're interested in picking it up...it's just $90,000.00 per year.

Where do I send my check?

90K a year for a 47 mil airplane isn't a bad deal....

AlbatrossFlyer wrote:90K a year for a 47 mil airplane isn't a bad deal....

I know! Cheaper than fractional ownership. But then of course you do have to come up with all the other stuff which would probably push you over the limit.