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Old October 30th 07, 01:08 AM posted to sci.space.policy,rec.arts.sf.science,sci.space.station
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On Oct 25, 3:41 am, BradGuth wrote:
On Oct 20, 5:28 am, wrote:





On Oct 19, 10:47 wrote:


On Oct 10, 4:21 am, wrote:


A $40 billion satellite networkthat provided 50 billion broadband
wireless channels to existing wireless hardware and has a $100 million
recurring cost, would provide basic services to existing providers at
such a cost that they would jump onto the systemd so fast. And you
could also steal some customers from those providers with slight
reduction in costs and improvements in service. And you could bring
more customers into service at today's prices or slightly below todays
prices. All this would gen up $35 billion a year and consume
something like 2 billion of your channels.


Now, you're in a position to win a price war and expand your income
to about $120 billion per year - and increase participation in the
market to about twice as many subscribers as you had in the market
before the system was created.


I agree, so when is William Mook, Warren Buffett and myself going to
accomplish this worthy task that's worth "$120 billion per year"?
- Brad Guth -


Well I'm working on some synfuel plants right now. Once that is
underway I will do some acquisitions in the US. I am not seeking
outside investors or participation.


Willie.Moo, I must say that Raytheon and General Electric N367G
corporate 737-75(BBJ) jet is impressive. Is any part of it your's?

I'm certain that Raytheon and General Electric have each taken
advantage of every possible tax credit under the sun (and then some),
in so much that basically that spendy aircraft has became owned by the
public that had to pay extra tax so that those corporate folks didn't
have to spend an actual red cent out of their deep pockets.

Are you trying to suggest that you're well connected?

When do I get a ride in that nifty N367G?
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I was shown the jet at the 2006 NBAA annual meeting October '06 down
in Florida by AVPRO. Since 1999 737 airframes go for $12 million and
there were a lot of surplus, and since GE had fully depreciated this
jet (it belonged to Jack Welch) I offered $16 million for it. AVPRO
sales person laughed. They'd need at least $35 million. I pointed
out that at $1900 per flight hour at $16 million they'd have zero
dollars in the jet after depreciation allowances. After some
negotiations I thought we agreed on $32. That after Delta Air Elite,
whom I arranged to operate the jet for my Swiss Trust, said they could
make $500,000 profit per week shuttling teams and VIPs to China in it
during the 2008 Olympics.

But before I could close on that, GE then fired AVPRO and hired a
Florida biz jet reseller who told them they could get $65.5 million
out of the 8 year old jet. New BBJs cost $64 million so I think this
madness. The jet is still for sale. Boeing is selling their 2002
BBJ, and a BBJ slated for delivery in 2008 is being offered for
sale.

Rising oil prices and a general slow down in the US economy bode ill
for the sale of these jets. I've gone back to my $16 million offer -
which I think fair.

Once I acquire a BBJ, you can certainly charter time on board for
$11,000 an hour, 2 hour minimum. With a capacity of 14 that's less
than $1,000 per hour per person. So, for a 2 hour flight you could
take a team of 14 people 1,000 miles in a short period of time and get
some business done en-route.

Of course if you're talking about flying from LA to Sydney, or LA to
Jakarta, with 14 people flying business class - you have 20 hours in
flight each way which is non productive. And you're paying $20,000
per person - in business class. And you're paying $600 per hour for
the folks you're flying around. So, that's 40 hours times $600 -
which is another $24,000 - a total of $44,000 per person. Do this
twice per month, and you're talking $88,000 per person, and 14 people
$1.23 million per month on air travel of critical people.

At $32 million acquisition cost - that's $640,000 per month plus 80
flight hours per month - at $2,000 per hour - another $160,000 - a
total of $800,000 - a savings of $430,000 per month from the business
class flights for 14 people.

With an 8 year depreciation schedule that's another $333,000 off per
month - and interest payment deductions and so forth - you can see
having a jet to keep your teams on task - and productive in transit
which is invaluable.

Add to this two flights per month, another 60 rentable hours at
$11,000 per hour - for the Chinese olympics - and that's another
$660,000 of income - which reduces costs dramatically.