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Contrails & Cocktails

Contrails & Cocktails

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 This podcast series is called “Contrails and Cocktails” and it’s sponsored by Global Aircraft Group. We discuss aviation history, the current business environment, and . . . cocktails! Global Aircraft Group offers desktop appraisals, expert witnesses, and prebuy inspections. Alimentation et vin Art Cuisine Economie Marketing et ventes
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  • Contrails & Cocktails – John “Grumpy” Davies

    Contrails & Cocktails – John “Grumpy” Davies
    Dec 24 2023
    Title: “Aircraft Appraisals and Aviation Anecdotes: A Special Christmas Episode” Host: Paula Williams, ABCI Mark Parry, Global Aircraft Group Guests: John “Grumpy” Davies, JAMM Aircraft Appraisals Episode Overview: Introduction (00:00): Paula introduces the festive theme and guests John Davies and Mark Perry, both experts in aircraft appraisal and with diverse backgrounds in aviation.Backgrounds and Business Insights (01:17 – 01:44): Mark and John share their experiences and services in the aircraft appraisal industry, highlighting their unique expertise and the ongoing development of Jam Aircraft Appraisals.Origin of “Grumpy” Nickname (02:16 – 03:26): John Davies explains how he earned his call sign “Grumpy” not from aviation, but from coaching girls’ ice hockey, emphasizing his commitment and challenges in youth sports coaching.Sports Coaching Experiences (03:42 – 05:34): Both guests share their experiences with youth sports, emphasizing the challenges and humorous situations they encountered, including a stressful restaurant incident during a hockey trip.Aviation Stories and Appraisal Insights (05:52 – 11:17): The conversation shifts to aviation anecdotes and the nuances of aircraft appraisal, including stories of emergency landings, door malfunctions, and unusual reasons for aircraft appraisals like convincing a spouse for upgrades.Professional Perspectives (11:48 – 22:11): Discussions delve into professional insights, comparing the appraisal skills of pilots versus maintenance experts, and highlighting the added value of diverse experiences in accurate aircraft appraisals.Industry Anecdotes (22:11 – 27:06): The episode continues with more entertaining stories from the aviation industry, illustrating the lighter side of aviation and the challenges faced by flight crews and maintenance personnel.Appraisal Expertise and Collaboration (27:06 – 30:29): The importance of collaboration in the aviation industry is discussed, highlighting how different backgrounds and geographical locations contribute to a richer industry experience.Christmas Cocktail Segment (30:31 – 32:56): Mark introduces the “White Christmas” cocktail, a festive mix of Kahlua, Baileys, vodka, whipped cream, and cinnamon, perfect for the holiday season. Episode Conclusion (32:56 – 33:00): The episode wraps up with a cheerful note on the joys of aviation, the spirit of collaboration, and the festive season. Key Takeaways: The diverse experiences of John Davies and Mark Perry enrich their expertise in aircraft appraisal.The aviation industry is full of unique challenges and humorous stories.Collaboration and varied backgrounds in aviation lead to better service and expertise.The Christmas season brings a festive twist to the conversation with a special cocktail recipe.
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    34 min
  • Contrails & Cocktails – Jeff Menaged, Networker, Mixologist and Founder of Chief Executive Air

    Contrails & Cocktails – Jeff Menaged, Networker, Mixologist and Founder of Chief Executive Air
    Nov 2 2023
    In this episode – Mark and Paula meet Jeffrey Menaged, owner of Chief Executive Air, and an excellent networker and mixologist! 0:00:00Hey, welcome to this week’s episode of Contrails and Cocktails. Our guest this week is Jeffrey and founder of Chief Executive Air. Just three quick things about Jeffrey. He makes aviation work from a business perspective. He’s innovative and open-minded, and he is also a great networker. So we’re going to hear a lot about that in this episode. Three quick things about Mark Parry, who is the host of Contrails and Cocktails. We met Mark through Jeremy Cox. If you know Jeremy, which everybody knows Jeremy Cox or knew Jeremy Cox, he passed away earlier this year, but was one of the great networkers in the industry that knew everybody and made a great effort to make those connections and to really help everyone succeed. And I think Mark has a lot of those same qualities, but he’s like as different as a person from Jeremy as you could expect any two people to be. Still amazing. So Mark is very precise and exacting in his expectations. He can spot a typo a million miles away, and he can see a problem coming a million miles away. And he’s also a great connector. He’s referred a lot of people to us and to the Organization of Flying Adjusters. And he was smart enough to start this podcast as a way to network in the industry. And of course, I’m Paula Williams with ABCI. We help aviation companies sell more of their products and services. And we do that through excellent, deep, thoughtful, helpful content that I think we get better than any of the other marketing agencies in this space. So now you know the players, let’s dive into the conversation. 0:02:28Mark Parry with Global Aircraft Group, certified aircraft appraisals for financial, IRS legal, legal cases, expert witness, also organization flying adjusters, and aviation and then also maintenance oversight, pre-buys, etc. on business jets. Do you have any specific aircraft type that you specialize in? Well my background was on Challengers. I was at Bombardier for a long time. Yeah, I’m a big fan of the Challenger. Well, but then when I went into appraising, I started appraising general aviation aircraft. And so now I have a really good feel. When you appraise and start doing the general aviation stuff so it really broadens your horizon and direct expertise, et cetera. Very cool. on indirect expertise, et cetera. 0:03:34Very cool. 0:03:35But I prefer to be in the business jet realm. 0:03:39That’s my background. That’s very cool. So my name is Jeffrey Menaged, and the name of my company is Chief Executive Air 0:03:47And I help people buy, sell, and own private vets. So what a typical engagement looks like is we deal with primarily high net worth and ultra high net worth individuals and mid to large size corporations that use private aviation services. They’re considering buying a jet. They’re not sure if it makes sense for them, what kind of jet they need, how much it will cost. So I come in, we do a needs assessment, sort of figure out what their typical travel pattern and profile looks like. We make some recommendations on specific aircraft that would meet their needs. Then we show them a couple of budgets. One is what an acquisition would cost, the other is what the plane would cost to operate on an ongoing basis. And if they decide that it’s something they want to go ahead with, then we go ahead into the market, find them a plane. We can do everything from tender an offer, negotiate a contract, oversee the pre-purchase and delivery. And then the goal is to maintain a relationship with the owner post-closing where we manage the asset on the owner’s behalf on a day-to-day basis. We have partnerships with a couple of license, you know, like full-size management companies and licensed air carriers. And so we put the plane for the most part in the charter programs. The owners fly between 100 and 200 hours a year. Charter offsets a big percentage of their fixed costs so that when they fly, it costs them closer to their direct operating costs. And we manage the plane as a business on a day-to-day basis to make sure that the decisions that are made with regard to operations represent the best interests of the owner and not necessarily the best 0:05:40interests. 0:05:41And so right now I have a fleet of six planes that I do this on. We have a Hawker 900 XP. We have two Challenger 604s and then three Gulfstreams, a G400, a G5, and a G500. And I’ve been in aviation for over 20 years. I’ve been on the business for about seven. And that’s something that I enjoy, good at, I think. 0:06:05Great. Apparently your client thinks so. 0:06:10Yeah, yeah. Well, you know, I mean, I haven’t gotten fired by any of them yet, so I must be doing a good job. That’s usually a good barometer. 0:06:16So have you seen, like in the last couple of years, that the demographics of people seeking plane ...
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    39 min
  • Contrails & Cocktails – Joe Farina and Aircraft Manufacture and Maintenance

    Contrails & Cocktails – Joe Farina and Aircraft Manufacture and Maintenance
    Aug 4 2023
    In this episode – Mark Parry meets up with Joe Farina, an old friend with a long history of aircraft manufacturing and maintenance “back in the day!” Paula Williams: Paula Williams with ABCI. Thanks for joining us for Contrails & Cocktails. This episode ran off the rails just a little bit, but we were having so much fun that we just ran with it and shared pretty much the whole recording with you on this episode. Our guest was Joe Farina. Joe has 42 years of experience in the aviation maintenance field. He has an associate of science degree in aircraft maintenance technology from West Los Angeles College and earned a Certificate of Completion from Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston In 1980. Joe owns an FAA rating of Airframe and Powerplant, starting out at the Lockheed California company, also known as Lockheed Martin. As a structures mechanic, Joe worked on assembling the first production stealth fighter and continued through the fifth model, including one of the structural test models. Throughout his career, Joe has worked at Garrett General Aviation Services, US Air, and FedEx at LAX and US Air in Pittsburgh. He’s been responsible for heavy maintenance and line maintenance of Boeing, McDonnell Douglas, Fokker, Falcon Jet, and various other aircraft. In the late 1990s, Joe’s career turned toward the corporate sector working for Dana Flight operations in Toledo. They operated four citation jets, a Falcon 50 and a G4. Upon filing for bankruptcy and selling all the aircraft and hangers in 2001, Joe moved on to spending the next 12 years working for Air Transport International, a cargo airline that also operated several combination aircraft. This was the last DC-8 airline in the world. ATII ceased operations in Toledo in 2011, and Joe moved on to a small engine shop located in Toledo, working, overhauling Garrett TPE331. He missed working on the big jets, though, and in 2015 moved on to the USA jet in Bellville, Michigan, a small cargo airline that catered to the automotive industry. Now retired, Joe enjoys spending time with his three grandchildren playing hockey and annoying his wonderful wife, Carolyn. As you probably already know, Contrails & Cocktails is sponsored by Global Aircraft Group. Global Aircraft Group offers desktop, appraisals, expert witness, pre-buy inspections. The founder is located in New England, and he travels free of charge to anybody in New England with a situation that needs his services. You may need an aircraft appraisal for an aircraft transaction, an estate settlement, a divorce, a legal situation, whatever it is. If you’ve got a problem involving aircraft values, Mark can solve it. Mark Perry is the president and founder of Global Aircraft Group, and he has over 30 years of experience in corporate aviation. He has a diverse roster of clients and unparalleled access to professional resources, which helps the organization achieve positive returns on his client’s investments and capital. Prior to establishing Global Aircraft Group, Mark worked for Bombardier in various capacities, including sales, maintenance, completion, and pre-purchase inspections. He was also employed by Lockheed Advanced Development Programs, aka the Skunk Works, under Kelly Johnson. That’s, of course, where he met Joe Farina. Mark holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts in management, and he is a senior certified aircraft appraiser and member of the PAAO. Lastly, he’s a licensed aircraft and power plant mechanic and attended law school. Couple of really smart guys with a history together. They met going to Wentworth College in the 1980s. They moved to California together, and the rest is history. Let’s jump into the conversation in process. There you are. Happy to see you. Joe Farina: Yeah. There they are. Mark Perry: We’re doing this a little different, Paula. Paula: Okay. Tell me what we’re doing. Mark: Me and Joe decided that we would have our cocktail before and during the podcast. Paula: Good idea. I love that idea. Oh, and cigars, too. Did you bring enough every week? Mark: I just got. Joe: Yes, I did. Actually, my son has bought me half a dozen cigars. Paula: Oh, nice. I like your son. Joe: There’s four of them. Mark: His son brought him a bottle of scotch and his favorite cigars for Father’s Day. Paula: That’s amazing. Joe: On my birthday, which is Friday. Paula: Happy birthday. Mark: Okay. Happy birthday. Joe: What’s today? Paula: Today is the first day of summer. It’s the summer solstice. Joe: Okay. Tomorrow will be officially one year I’ve been retired. Paula: Congratulations. Boy, you got a convergence of events. Joe: Yeah, it was pretty cool last year. I got together with all four boys. We had a day, and I retired. Father’s Day and my birthday all at the same time. Paula: Fantastic. Joe: They gave me golf stuff I haven’t used yet. Paula: Sounds great. Joe: Puff me if you need. Mark: We’re going Joe Rogan....
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    53 min
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