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thull

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someone needs to stop this man...:eek:



Can you even imagine having two planes in your yard?
Wonder how many car parking spaces are in his garage?

John Travolta's Home In Ocala , Fl.

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A lot of neighborhoods don't allow the owners to park Boeing 707s outside their homes, which is why actor John Travolta moved to Jumbolair, near Ocala .

It's not just another housing development, as you can tell by the 1.4-mile airstrip and the Boeing 707 parked next to one of the houses.
Located in the Central Florida town of Anthony , just north of Ocala , it's called Jumbolair, and it's the new home of John Travolta. After several years of whispers about his building a house here, the 49-year-old actor has taken up residence in his nearly completed mansion.

Travolta owns at least two jets, a Gulfstream and a huge Boeing 707B.
Simply put, there aren't very many non-commercial airstrips where planes of that size can take off and land. Jumbolair, with its long landing strip and massive jet wash berms at either end, is one of them.

About a decade ago, Travolta had a home in a fly-in community near Daytona, but was sued by neighbors who claimed his jet airplanes were too big and noisy for their facility. The very layout of his new house is testament to Travolta's love of flying.

It's located immediately off the main airstrip, and is designed so his jets can taxi right up to two outbuildings connected to the main structure, which is shaped like a squat air-control tower. Travolta literally can walk out his door, under a canopied walkway and into the cockpit, open the long mechanized gate and be airborne in a matter of minutes.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration pilot database, Travolta is qualified in several types of single and multi-engine aircraft, and has the highest pilot medical certification possible.

"We know that Travolta's an accomplished pilot. ... A lot of people fly for the pleasure of it, and he's one of them," said John Clabes, an FAA spokesman. "If you have this many ratings on these types of high-performance aircraft, you're obviously a good pilot."

In layman's terms, Travolta has enough experience flying large multi-engine jets that he could easily switch to piloting commercial airliners for a living.

 

Fly Navy

...Great Job!
pilot
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Why? Is the proletariat jealous? Workers unite and uprise!

I think it'd be cool to have your own 707. Better yet, a 747.
 

thull

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Why? Is the proletariat jealous? Workers unite and uprise!

I think it'd be cool to have your own 707. Better yet, a 747.

must be hard sleeping in when dad decides to blast off at 7 in the morning and practice his touch and goes...:D
 

HighDimension

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I actually got to fuel the Gulfstream and assist in fueling the 707 in the spring of 2005. The FBO I worked at had the fueling contract and whenever he needed fuel, we would drive up to the ranch and fill it up! I got to tag along and ended up getting to meet him! I loved that job.. until I got fired two months later.
 

Tom

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If you check that FAA link I had above for airmen registration you can see that Cruise is type rated in a P-51.
 

Gatordev

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If you check that FAA link I had above for airmen registration you can see that Cruise is type rated in a P-51.

Yeah, I guess when you have the cash...

I know that during the film of Top Gun, Cruise got VERY airsick and had a tough time running lines during the manuevers. Apparently they tried to take some of the comms and use them as audio for the movie. Anyway, he repeatedly didn't fair too well.

Fast forward several years and all of a sudden he has a Pitts and flies aerobatics. Personally, I'd guess it was a way to overcome a perceived weakness, as that seems to be his personality. While I think he's out there upstairs, I have to admire his whole "personal power/sheer determination" mindset.
 

Goober

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Well, if you have to stand on a box..couch...whatever to reach stature parity with whoever the chick-o-the-day is, then I guess whatever boosts your self-esteem - you know, championing a cult, seducing a girl that could be your daughter... meh.
 

invertedflyer

500 ft. from said obstacle
You speak the truth... from british, to latin, to good old fashion Ohio - an. The man is on the war path. Perhaps compensating?
 
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