Video games are a massive, massive business. The revenue from the top-selling games crushes the revenue from the top-grossing movies.

My best friend in high school said we should go into business together making video games when we were about 19. I didn't take his advice and he moved to southern CA by himself. He was the sole owner of one of the largest privately held video game development companies in the US before he sold out.

He doesn't own a Global, but he could buy one with cash and not notice the dent in his bank account.

The GLEX is truly a fantastic aircraft, my opinion, great short field performance, my longest leg was 12.5 hrs PIT to Dubai, I had it to 51000 once, had to fairly light to do it, just a great aircraft

'Longest leg 12.5 hours"

I guess you didn't listen either James. They told me "never fly anything that holds too much fuel."

Each engine on a typical narrow body airliner burns about 3000 pounds per hour (i.e. A320 or B737, 35-40,000' at about Mach .8 or so).

Kinda neat that the Global burns exactly half of that (but in so much more luxury and on a customized schedule).

We will request it or to transition through it, but on the East Coast it's difficult - much easier the further west you go. Obviously, we get high while inside Restricted, Warning Areas, etc., but that's usually it. All said, cross countries without tankers (and an ALTRV) are a bit rare.