Gulfstream G-IV Flight! HECTIC Departure, Startup to Shutdown

We’re back with another G-IV flight vlog! After almost a year in maintenance getting some heavy work done, this awesome bird is back in the skies. In this episode, we take her up on her first flight in months brining her back to her home base of San Jose. These flights must be approached with extra consideration and caution in case something goes sideways. I’m lucky to be flying with my long time friend Paul, who was also my sim partner during our initial Gulfstream training in 2020! Thank you for the continued support and there is much more exciting content on the way.
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Edited by Sean: / @leppaviation
Music by Epidemic Sound
PLEASE NOTE: These videos are for entertainment purposes only. All of my videos, including this one, have been significantly edited down from the original full length raw footage. Many radio calls, checklist steps, and other procedures have been omitted to keep the videos a reasonable viewing length.
Please speak to a CFI with any flying questions you may have, do not use this video as instruction.

[@ahmadsamadzai8255]

49 year old guy here. Went through hell and back(6 years and 15k) to get my 3rd class medical. Yesterday, I got my 2nd class medical. Currently, sitting at 425 hrs with ppl and instrument rating. Doing my commercial training right now. Bought me a C150J to build hours. I am hoping to leave my Currently well established career in hopes of making it in aviation. These videos are inspiring.

[@idekav.]

props to you for fighting for what you want bro. question, did you say it cost you 15fucking k to get a MEDICAL??

[@ahmadsamadzai8255]

@idek-8161 Yes. 15k and 6 years. Jumping through a million hoops with the FAA.

[@juicelover69]

@@ahmadsamadzai8255mind me asking why? Dealing with them for disability from the navy, hoping it can be a straightforward process.

[@ahmadsamadzai8255]

@juicelover69 Went to my MD for a routine check up. I told him I was dealing with grief (my brother had just passed away). The MD casually prescribed me a low dose of Xanax and said take it if it helps. I took maybe 3 out of the 60 prescribed. Two years later I applied for my 3rd and disclosed this obviously to the FAA. I didn't think it would become a nightmare. The faa asked for all kinds of psychological, psychiatric evaluation and cogscreen. Those cost 2-3k each. I had to take the cogscreen twice. Also had to go through random urine test monthly (which till this day I still have to). I even had my doc take possession of the 57 pills I never took and dispose it and vouch that he did. it didn't matter. I almost gave up twice because it was taking so long and costing so much. Somehow I didn't give up. After 6 years and 15k I got a special issuance for 3rd class last year. 2nd class upgrade was easy surprisingly thank God.

[@boosti_alex1428]

@@juicelover69typically it’s because they require paperwork from different doctors and different doctor visits and exams. Send in all the paperwork and wait to hear back in maybe a few months or few years just to find out you need to send in more paperwork is how it goes.

[@Ron-py7rt]

Gulfstreams are beautiful birds. Love your channel. I just turned 69 years old, not good vision, always wanted to become a pilot. However, thanks to smart, young, professional guys like you - I can vicariously live the life briefly through your AWESOME videos. God bless you sir & keep 'em coming!

[@FlyWithOwen]

Thanks for watching! More to come

[@crazy4gta1]

I mean if your vision can be corrected with glasses or contacts, you can still be a pilot

[@outsider.c]

Just got my Class 1 Medical! Going for my PPL rn but I wanted to get my ATP in the next 2-3 years. 21 years old about 3 months into my journey. Watching this is so inspiring!

[@FlyWithOwen]

Awesome, congrats on the start of your journey! Keep up the hard work

[@Iampapdaddy]

If you’re going to a part 141 school 2-3 years is possible but it’s going to be a grind. Aim for 4-5 years and try to enjoy the journey

[@trevorgortemiller1609]

False I started my journey 11 months ago( part 61) I have already done my PPL,IFR, and CPL working on my cfi now! You can get it done just keep grinding and study as much as you can.

[@renemedinajr4218]

​@@trevorgortemiller1609no way! lol how do you study? whats your go to resources and self study schedule like?

[@JRGarage]

I’m a simple guy… I see a new FlyWithOwen G4 video, I click like 👍

[@JORDAN_FENECH]

Jr the goat

[@jonfelty6063]

Owen, you are such an incredible guy! Always willing to help others. You have a great career and personal life going along together! It is refreshing to see someone like you reach out to others interested in becoming a pilot. And if that's not enough your KZbin channel is awesome! Roll safe out there my brother!

[@normk5761]

What's so amazing is how far you've come in such a short time yet remain humble and always willing to help. My guess is for every individual who has said what an inspiration you have been there's 10 more out there you have touched. Thanks for everything you do...wishing you and yours a very Happy Thanksgiving!

[@davidrogers1964]

My friend has a G200. I love it. It is awesome flying private. Really appreciate you guys and the history that you have together. Great team! And great video. You said the same thing my friend says when we land. Wish it was longer.

[@MorphMixologyReptiles]

I’m a career controller in tower and app/dep. I’ve flown into the VNY area numerous times. It’s certainly controlled chaos. Those guys are good.

[@bobbelleci9995]

My goodness that landing was smooth as silk. 😊 Nice ride in the G4 thanks guys.🎉

[@smartycummins2500]

What Owen said about getting your PPL is so accurate. You just have to go do the intro flight. It’s that easy to get started. Did mine a little over 5 years ago and now an FO at a major

[@VegasLoungeAct]

Yeah, the cost of the schooling and building your hours is the problem.

[@alcameron6071]

You and Paul definitely have some History together. That was a fun flight listening to you guys, your videos always seem so short when they’re fun to fly along in the jump seat. Good job, Owen.

[@FlyWithOwen]

We go back! Thanks for watching.

[@markcoleman8568]

Wow so great to see you, Owen as Captain 👨‍✈️! Thanks for another great video - your becoming a top level professional

[@michaelboley4428]

Love watching you guys work you make it look so easy and I know it’s not. That’s a sign of a professional.

[@ivorevans1795]

Really love these videos Owen. Did PPL this year and looking to get a share in a 421 along with CPL to fly safari clients around here in Africa. Fly the citation a lot in the sim. Would really appreciate it if you could show how you guys fly visual approaches in these jets. Lots of jet suitable strips in this part of the world that don’t have any approaches at all and was very keen to see best practise there. Keep the vids coming,

[@Abeylius]

Love your channel. Love the Gulfstream flight school story. Great insight into the private jet world.

[@chrisbeardsley5410]

What up Owen! Love seeing you in the left seat bud. Some amazing images in here. Gorgeous flight! Good to see Paul. Have my instrument checkride here in December

[@FlyWithOwen]

Thanks! Appreciate the kind words. Best of luck with the checkride.

[@ce5347]

Owen, I know nothing about aviation but you are so inspiring and committed that I would love to fly with you 🙌

[@7728abbott]

Thanks for these great videos, Owen!

[@maartenfrankvanderhaar5664]

Another Great Flight, thanks Owen.

[@72cmcinc]

Awesome flight and cool to hear his story!

[@jonclassical2024]

INSANE TRAFFIC, loved it Owen....nice looking plane! (PS loved the music too!)

[@FlyWithOwen]

It was one hectic flight! Thanks!

[@johnnyjumper67]

Use to fly that exact plane a loooong time ago. Recognize the paint and interior also lip read the SIC upon departure. 👍

[@JORDAN_FENECH]

Owen your absolutely killing it. Another amazing video that doesn’t disappoint. Keep it up g ❤

[@FlyWithOwen]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@JORDAN_FENECH]

@@FlyWithOwen any way I can get in contact with you man? I tried your other platforms, but no response

[@clarencewiles963]

Thanks for the class update. Good information coming out of this post.

[@FlyWithOwen]

Thanks for watching!

[@jackhewson64]

Awesome vid, pilot institute is a great online school as well im using them for my private and i plan on instrument and commercial as well so this discount is goated

[@SomeAcidCash]

We NEED more content!!! Love to see it man. Just wanted to let you know that I applied to a flight academy paid for by the Air Force and if I get accepted it’s a 0-PPC path at select universities. I find out if i got accepted mid December and will definitely let you know!

[@FlyWithOwen]

Much more on the way! Good luck with your journey

[@SomeAcidCash]

@@FlyWithOwen who knows one day I work with you

[@armanaa8482]

Dream work! And what a nice landing!

[@LMays-cu2hp]

Thank you for sharing your trip!😊

[@LMays-cu2hp]

Looking really nice with a cool friend there in the cockpit!!😊

[@anthony5227]

What a badass career you have. I never even thought of this as a job.

[@ericm333]

Happy Thanksgiving 🦃 Brotha. Love the soundtrack & content always. Curious where did you go for your Type rating on the Gulfstream. Thank you

[@nathanielhodgin8470]

Hey man I’m Nate, I go to Ohio university and I’m currently in flight school. It’s a part 141 school and I want to say keep doing what you are doing you inspire me and countless others. Thank you for showing me the dream I dream. I appreciate your content extensively.

[@movingart8026]

I enjoyed the video, Owen. Thanks for sharing! I'm going back to flight training early next year after a long hiatus. However, I'm wondering, what path did you take? Part 141 or 61? Thanks again😊

[@skyepilotte11]

Great to fly with friends...beutiful flight.

[@SmithBeatZ1]

Love watching these

[@coloradod3649]

Great teamwork!

[@aqueousmoments]

Experienced Gulfstream guy here, nice job guys!

[@homertalk]

LOVE THAT SHIRT OWEN!

[@jeddy_young]

Awesome video man. I also fly the GIV. Hopefully one day we cross paths and get to fly together! Safe flyin brother 🤙🏼

[@FlyWithOwen]

Sweet! I’m sure we will, cheers

[@willicat44]

I had a lot of fun listening to your origin stories!

[@rnews5750]

I flew on Gulfstream IV SPs. Awesome bird to fly on.

[@tinstarshootingrange66]

Awesome job 🎉

[@FlyWithOwen]

Thank you!

[@johnnunez17]

Such an inspiration for others 👍🏻🇺🇸

[@mattdail6294]

Thanks for the discounts on the courses. I am beginning the journey soon!

[@FlyWithOwen]

Congrats! Get her done!

[@n.elliott9122]

Paul did a great job!

[@THELIFEOFPRICE]

Great video man

[@williegillie5712]

I don’t usually pucker on take off but that one was a bit crazy with all the congestion. Good this ya have to pilots on board.

[@JW-gb6hq]

Enjoyed this one. Nice crm.

[@FlyWithOwen]

Thanks!

[@dddjjj1980]

Have you piloted the Gulfstream G-IV aircraft with modern upgrades, such as the capability to directly display Jeppesen airport charts on the screens and upgrade to LCD displays?

[@flysport_tedder]

7:10 some wild radio traffic there!

[@Micg51]

To be fair, the 737 which is ancient also automatically commands lower and higher airspeed when you select flaps.

[@petertarantelli]

She may be older but her looks are timeless! Great video Owen, thanks for taking me along.

[@petertarantelli]

@LitaBrown-uh7rf simply commenting on the timeless beauty of the G-IV

[@petertarantelli]

@LitaBrown-uh7rf ?

[@petertarantelli]

@LitaBrown-uh7rf I’m curious, why do you ask?

[@petertarantelli]

@LitaBrown-uh7rf I’ll answer with a question, who wouldn’t like this kind of travel?

[@petertarantelli]

@LitaBrown-uh7rf what trip are you referencing?

[@DanFrederiksen]

Those displays are strange. They are cathode ray tubes but they update the screen elements individually instead of the normal line scan. It draws the white lines separate from the color fills. Called random scan or vector scan. But must have been quite impressive when launched in the 80s. Almost looks modern still. When this came out it would have been a real technological feat whereas modern avionics is 25 year old tech level that costs 25$ to make and sold for 50k.

[@riseupstudios12]

Owen so do you have a plane set up or a flight setup to get back home or if you close enough to home do you rent a car because it seems like it would be a lot of logistics to try to figure that out

[@imyour_huckleberry]

New to your channel, solid work gents…

[@rootbeer9908]

Trying to finish up my commercial currently. I think this life would be a lot better than the airlines that everyones running to.

[@FlyWithOwen]

It’s a great lifestyle

[@steini6771]

Another great one. Warm greetings from cold Norway.

[@FlyWithOwen]

Many thanks!

[@rumblethis2023]

#1 got good vibes!! 😂 love that!

[@I_Like_Turtle390]

Crazy traffic

[@Pilotc180]

Another good Owen vid👍

[@FlyWithOwen]

Thank you!

[@rumblethis2023]

WOW that runway has thick rubber contamination!! Bet it's slick when wet.

[@AviaAviaa]

Keep going owen goog luck from morocco, next time i would like to see you crossing the Atlantic think about it

[@freightdawg6762]

Excellent Fellas 💯💯💯

[@goldcoastpilot9186]

Does Owen realise what a badass he is?. Damn what a life he’s made himself. 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

[@GoFlyYourself]

That near collision chat on the radio during your takeoff... "this place is crazy", lol.

[@FlyWithOwen]

Absolute madness lol

[@jonathanslaughter7559]

I have 9.5 hours and just chugging along to get my ATP at some point. I am from Savannah GA so Gulfstreams were an everyday sight. Was the rating for them expensive?

[@theswiller85]

Great content as usual, Owen. Do you ever find you self at KMHR?

[@FlyWithOwen]

Thanks! It’s been a while

[@wingmandyl]

Would love to connect, working on a G550 type rating with low hours. Part 61 training through private owner.

[@YeshuaAgapao]

I guess the throttle diffeernce when on auto-throtle is normal with G4s. The other channel's videos the left lags, this one the right lags. Just a little bit but noticeable, looks completely in ability of autopilot to handle.

[@djwilliams4714]

silly question from a novice... but how do you differentiate the in-flight talk and the flight tower communications? Is there a button to press? if so, you guys hit it very fast!!

[@maurygottlieb4771]

Owen I do like your videos, however I have to call you out on that approach and landing. Dipping below the GS (3 GS calls from the GPWS) the TCH for that RWY is 70'. Going through a 100' you have at least 500' or more before you get to the threshold, then floating to the 1000' marker is bad JUJU. Do that at KSFO and you will drag the gear through the seawall. In airline parlance that would be an unstable approach requiring a go-around. Honest question, Do you dip below the GS on an ILS to minimums reaching the DH and approach lights insight? I sure hope not. Train like you fight, fight like you train. Keep the blue side up.

[@eddyandrianasolo4799]

Good video guys

[@michaeljuster67]

On a hectic departure..AP on. Finally you realized that

[@coolleo149]

I think I plan on becoming an Air 1 pilot for UT Health East Texas and flying in the Airbus H135 (EC135) helicopter very soon, but I’m not really sure if I will become one

[@kbennett531]

Happy Thanksgiving Owen

[@guyrandom1]

Absolute chaos in the VNY pattern lol

[@industrialexitstrategist2022]

I like.... Emergency what ifs ... I like I fly you fix confirmation!!

[@heatherrawls6015]

Cool shirts guys!

[@michaelcrowson]

Love ur vids, bro!

[@FlyWithOwen]

Appreciate it!

[@ronrivers4261]

Very nice!

[@FlyWithOwen]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@XXfea]

You Sir -haw SWAGGER!!

[@FreeSpeechWarrior]

Owen, before your next G4 flight, find out what the refresh rate is on the cockpit instrumentation and set your cameras to the same frequency.

[@semiwandering295]

Thank you so much. I now understand why when they're filming. It does that weird stuff on video, and it is a refresh rate... I asked another pilot that Owen had flown with before, and he gave me some sort of answer. That really wasn't what I was looking for, and this is the right and correct answer. Thank you so much. It's been driving me insane. This happens in vehicles as well with digital panels on videos

[@FreeSpeechWarrior]

@@semiwandering295 you're welcome. That was my job for a while. I worked in a usability lab where we tested people on software and we had to match the refresh rate on our cameras.

[@simo-dv5xk]

Are Bombardier Global 7500 type ratings in demand like the Gulfstreams?

[@chadmark88]

Great video, as usual, Owen . . I didn't see a "tail number" on that plane - I'm just learning about these things, is there a reason there are no numbers ?

[@FlyWithOwen]

Thank you. It’s been edited out for privacy reasons.

[@chadmark88]

@@FlyWithOwen That would be a good reason - now that you mentioned it, we weren't hearing it when you were talking to the towers either. I was just making sure, because I thought all airplanes had to have the numbers.

[@thunderbolt513]

Hi Owen.Been following your channel for quite a wilde, though just became a subscriber recently. Started back with J.R channel. You guys have the most seriously lightand fun aviation videos? So, even though I understand you won`t be answering me (that`s not the point anyway, & you surely have other things to do), just wanted to tell that it`s frustrating that after 20 years + of flight simulation pilot (MSFS since the 80`s) there was never a single (valid) Gulfstream ADDON for flight simulation. On one of the most outstanding private jet ever . What a pitty. Well, luckly we have your videos, so good winds and happy landings from Portugal

[@FlyWithOwen]

Thanks for watching!

[@brandonratliff2734]

why is the tail number or like callsign omitted from all radio transactions? i don't understand why that would be a big deal for us to hear about?

[@I_Like_Turtle390]

Probably doesn't want to disclose the company

[@ThePwig]

Can’t believe y’all didn’t even mention the Ray Ban camera glasses Paul was wearing. I’m surprised to see them on a pilot.

[@GoatRoper911]

TIL Ray Ban camera glasses were a thing.

[@mydronelife9871]

Do you guys ever get scared when alarm to go off I know you don't show it But do you get scared

[@Cbweld316AZ]

How did you get rated in all these different jets

[@sethschneider9764]

Might be dumb question, why do the the screens flicker like that? Seems like it would be hard to read.

[@megamilyon6111]

Tree mile final ? Who is that in the tower ?

[@timaz1066]

Fun times

[@BigDickMark]

Owen, do you hook up pretty frequently on your trips?

[@JessicaPilotGirl]

Is your first officer just starting out on the G4?

[@juliane.alexander619]

What is that "Pusher Test" about at 3:50 ??

[@elagduck]

How many hours do you have now ?

[@yeaokluke]

7:32 Good to know even in "professional" environments there's still a good sense of humor. Wonder how many other people caught that.

[@toddhewlin6362]

Owen - maybe the vid jumps ahead but at 6:28 you get 16R CFTO and you are holding short 16L. Did you take off 16L or 16R?

[@kaplano1]

He crossed 16L and took off on 16R. 16L is typically utilized by piston aircraft doing pattern work, etc.

[@jjmm2928]

During takeoff I hear a near miss on the radio all casual like 😟

[@michealayala-olivares5462]

How long does it take from day 1 of pilot training to flying a Gulfstream?

[@ruddro3257]

Gonna start my pilot career soon with cessnas

[@FlyWithOwen]

Good luck