Padraig Harrington's Gulfstream at Weston

Su Campu

Has anybody seen the size of Harrington's G3 at Weston??!! I walked through the hangar yesterday and it completely dwarfs the Citations! Some bargain at €1.4m.

I've forgotten the reg, something like N769ME (but that's not it). I didn't know at the time it was his or I'd certainly have taken a photo! Anyone know it and care to put a photo up?

TW Mr Tayto

It's out there a good bit!
No pictures myself, but I'll message you next time I see it.

1.4, but can you stand up in it?

EchoIndia

Su Campu wrote: »

Has anybody seen the size of Harrington's G3 at Weston??!! I walked through the hangar yesterday and it completely dwarfs the Citations! Some bargain at €1.4m.

I've forgotten the reg, something like N769ME (but that's not it). I didn't know at the time it was his or I'd certainly have taken a photo! Anyone know it and care to put a photo up?

It's N794ME.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/38016434@N05/5357587614/

Su Campu

Thanks for that lads. I hadn't been to Weston in the last month but I live in Celbridge so I'll keep an eye and ear out for it now I know it's there.

This is it in the hangar...



And it would seem you can stand up in it.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nnd8j5_o3k

Andrew33

I have to ask, I like Padraig, he seems like a nice guy but is he really in that league? Its one thing to buy a jet for 1.4mil (it does seem a bargain) but it's quite another thing to keep it! running costs and maintainance cannot be cheap.

Royale with Cheese

Jaysus, he's come a long way in the past 5 years. He had to slum it on an Aer Lingus flight with me from Dusseldorf to Dublin back in 2006.

Su Campu

The first prize in the weekly tournaments on the US Tour are around the $1.5M mark, so a week's work will almost buy it, and a top 5 finish would pay for the running costs for the year.

With career earnings of above $36M, I think he can afford it!!!

MightyDucks

Royale with Cheese wrote: »

Jaysus, he's come a long way in the past 5 years. He had to slum it on an Aer Lingus flight with me from Dusseldorf to Dublin back in 2006.

If he stays playing the way he is he could be going back to Aer lingus

Andrew33

MightyDucks wrote: »

If he stays playing the way he is he could be going back to Aer lingus

Kinda what I was getting at:D.

Blue Punto

Is it just me or is that video ridiculous

It made me laugh anyway and I hope their flying capabilities are better than there video making sales pitch ones

pclancy

Wow. Nicole can do "anything for you that you would like".

Indeed.

jmayo

Su Campu wrote: »

Has anybody seen the size of Harrington's G3 at Weston??!! I walked through the hangar yesterday and it completely dwarfs the Citations! Some bargain at €1.4m.

Ehh that would depend on condition and hours would it not.

As regards Harrington maybe he should go back to flying normal pleb airlines and his golf might improve.
Missing the cuts ain't going to keep that baby in the air. :rolleyes:

pclancy wrote: »

Wow. Nicole can do "anything for you that you would like".

Indeed.

Now if Nicole looked more like some of Ryanairs staff that statement would have more meaning.

Lapin

Good girl Nicole !!!



Papa would be proud.

Bearcat

i too believe that the jet is unnecessary esp for one person, actaully i'd go as far to say it's obnoxious and no chips on shoulders here. Does he need such a monster? also wait till those maint bills roll in.....those engines are noisey hoors too.

whats wrong with a tbm 850 for europe and 1st class it for long haul? a lot of big wigs buy the row in first class so riff raff cant pester them.

Delta Kilo

Surely he would be better off getting a lease in one or using a company like NetJets or something.

€1.4mil seems suspiciously cheap to me, that Jet must have more cycles on it than a hawaiian island hopper or have some undocumented repairs or be coming up to a D check or something because something doesnt quite add up.

The maintenance will be huge, even using a company to manage a maintenance program for it will be costly, let alone even carry out the actual maintenance costs!

Su Campu

As of 28th March 2010 there were 3669 landings on it. Not sure what else is important but you can have a look here...

http://www.omnijet.com/aircraftpages/g3483/status.pdf

spyderski

Harrington is a qualified accountant and notoriously " frugal". He's been trying to convince himself to buy a jet for years. Only when he got a cracking deal like this did he jump. This is basically a tool for his job, so he can maximise his earnings, and time with family. The guy has career tournament earnings of over $ 20m. With sponsorship & endorsements etc, thats sure to at least double. Id say he'll be able to manage the bills alright......
Nice smell of begrudgery around these parts tho'

savagecabbages

Exactly its his money he can spend it as he sees fit.

Was it Greg Norman who used own a 747 or is that just an urban legend?

vampire of kilmainham

savagecabbages wrote: »

Exactly its his money he can spend it as he sees fit.

Was it Greg Norman who used own a 747 or is that just an urban legend?

john travolta has his own jet and he is a pilot himself i think he ownes an airbus A320 afaik and he flyes his own helicopter as well clint eastwood is the same he flyes his own gulfstream jet and ownes his own jet ranger 407 helicopter which he also flyes himself if ya have the money go for it i know i would

Blue Punto

Travolta owns a 707-138 N707JT an ex Qantas machine and painted in retro scheme

nag

Travolta's gaff on Google Maps




Would be the best episode of cribs, EVER.

Bearcat

spyderski wrote: »

Nice smell of begrudgery around these parts tho'

not me, I wish him well but it's a hell of an outlay accountant or not. If I won the euro mill I still wouldnt buy one......the pilot miser in me will always be there!

roundymac

savagecabbages wrote: »

Exactly its his money he can spend it as he sees fit.

Was it Greg Norman who used own a 747 or is that just an urban legend?

Greg Norman was one of the first people to have a BBJ. Don't know if he still has it. Harrington's jet is available for hire when he's not using it.

LadyTBolt

roundymac wrote: »

Harrington's jet is available for hire when he's not using it.

Are you sure about that?
His aircraft is an N reg which, as far as I know, is for private use only and not for hire for reward.
If his aircraft is available for hire when he is not using it would be registered on an AOC. AOC registered aircraft in Ireland have tail numers with EI----.
Is this not the case?

donkey balls

Nope he could have the likes of Netjets look after the MX and AOC details for hiring the acft out to other people when not using it.

TW Mr Tayto

She's baaaaaaaack
Landed just 5 minutes ago. Being tugged into the hanger soon I reckon.

paddydriver

TW Mr Tayto wrote: »

She's baaaaaaaack
Landed just 5 minutes ago. Being tugged into the hanger soon I reckon.

A 78 on day two has that effect...