Bob Allen
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Partner @NOMADIC_OMD •Investing & growing biz in Aviation @GAVAirCap TikTok @Captainbedbug • • ALS Advocate
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Back in my 121 airline pilot days, I was taxiing out in a long line of airplanes at ATL. I was flying with the Chief Pilot, Charlie, on that humid summer morning.
Although the company had a non-smoking policy, he had the cockpit window open and was smoking a Marlboro,
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Risky Business
In the early years of what became
@Nomadic_OMD
, I had been trying to acquire clients that had more than a few airplanes a year to ferry.
I had heard about a B737-200 that departed and turned back to Oakland 3 times due to stiff headwinds and radio problems, in
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Gettin gas in Keflavik, Iceland. Kind of like a truck stop in the North Atlantic.
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747 at FL340, we just hit it's wake turbulence. Like hitting a speed bump at 100mph. Everyone is wide awake now!
We are at FL330 and crossed 90 degrees under its path. Look at the ground speed discrepancy it caused!
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I am volunteering, pro bono, to fly this out if I can get approval from the various authorities.
Russia is a 3rd world country: 2 months after landing in a field in Siberia, the passenger plane that suffered a failure is still there. A fence has been built around it though. 👍
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In the early 2000’s when most large leasing companies wouldn’t give
@Nomadic_OMD
the time of day…I had a reputation for moving airplanes out of anywhere and in almost any condition.
In those early years I spent a lot of time in Nigeria and Congo DRC delivering and repo-ing
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Here with the airplane spotters in Stockholm!
They came searching the terminal for me…thanks guys, happy to have met you.
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PSA: Keeping some power in and adding 10kts for Grandma, is a good idea no matter what that training captain told you to do in the sim.
HOLD ON TIGHT!
A Cathay A350 had a pretty rough landing yesterday at LHR, caught by
@BigJetTVLIVE
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33 years ago today, I lost my Father to ALS...Lou Gehrig's Disease. He was a young man, 44.
But hold on the sympathy...that's not the story here...only where the story begins!
A few years after his passing, still angry and just happy to not think about the loss the man who
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Never say never! 20 yrs ago I vowed never to wear a uniform again, but I never would have imagined
@Nomadic_OMD
would be flying around a Head of State.
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The wave off by our
@Nomadic_OMD
crew at the end was a fitting departure!
We are honored to be part of the Air India 747 history.
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Even cooler than Aliens in Roswell! Rolls Royce RB211 engines up close.
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Was this employee fired?
No, he eventually built
@Nomadic_OMD
with
@JTTsteve
.
The bad employee, that many say should have been fired, was yours truly.
Use of the company card and signing the owners name was intentional and calculated. I didn’t get fired, I got
Would you fire an employee if they used a company credit card at a strip club without authorization and then signed the name of the business owner on the charge receipt?
Keep in mind they fessed up the next day and reimbursed the company for the charges.
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Lawrence, the Chief Purser on my
@united
flight, recognized me from TikTok as soon as I started talking! He said he would know that voice anywhere. Not sure if that’s good or bad? Great trip Lawrence! The crew was fantastic.
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Look at the dust we stirred up!
Our B777-300ER takeoff and landing at KMZJ!
@Nomadic_OMD
@JTTsteve
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Life’s been good so far!
Finally got the UAL Jaguar transfer today. Heading ORD-MUC-ARN
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Ever wondered what pilots do up there for all those hours?
Well conveniently Jake, last night while at 43,000 feet in the 787
@OMD_SkyDog
and I were discussing his
#flatearth
followers on TikTok when I decided to unleash 10,000 cubic yards of arsenic through our
#chemtrail
delivery system out of frustration and got it on tape!
#evidence
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Do you like these longer videos? Here is the full
@Nomadic_OMD
ferry from Chino to Tucson with my good friend
@CaptGrant
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The Expendables Crew. Another
@Nomadic_OMD
project complete! B787 delivery to Santiago, Chile.
1st time I've been the youngest pilot in the crew in a LONG time.
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This is a common situation when flying private Part 121 charters. Sports charters, movie sets, military and govt charters.
No big deal.
United Airlines and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating how a passenger gained access to the cockpit of a 757 at cruise altitude in violation of the company’s policy and FAA regulations.
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Speaking of flying 737-200’s across oceans…we used this little b&w Garmin GPS III to fly over every ocean and to every continent except Antarctica in the early 2000’s. Most 737-200 and DC9’s we ferried had no long range navigation.
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Boarding LH459 SFO-MUC. I’m looking forward to getting some sleep on this A350-900 tonight.
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After the marathon China to Maine (ME) A320 trip...I'm heading BOS-LIS-MAD for another marathon, a B787 ferry.
Checking out TAP (TP218) BOS-LIS, A321LRneo business class for the first time.
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Proud of my boy
@aidan_allen101
for getting his ATP and A320 type rating yesterday! Along with
@Nomadic_OMD
pilot Pat Lewis.
Thanks to everyone
@AerostarFltCrew
for taking good care of them!
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Our team has been killing it so far this year! 65+ ops for one client alone. Dozens more for others.
Since I’ve been talking about SOP’s…we actually operate many flights per the particular carriers SOP’s and regulations. Rest rules, their particular stable approach
💥Today,
#Nomadic
will fly our 65th LATAM operation for 2024 - an A320 heading to heavy maintenance in AUH from SCL. 60 of 65 flights this year so far have been on the A319/20/21 fleet in support of heavy maintenance and a fleetwide WiFi upgrade project. (1/3)🧵
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So many doubted the decisions I made along the way of creating what became
@Nomadic_OMD
with
@JTTsteve
.
I can still hear the “you’ve burned your career to ground and you’ll never work in the airline biz again” voices.
I thank God daily, that they were right!
Wow! Look at this airline’s route network!
Oh wait, it’s just a depiction of the next 7-days at
@Nomadic_OMD
!
Several A320s, an A330, 2 B767s, and a B757 on the docket!
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Sunrise…Somewhere south of St. Helena Island in the middle of S. Atlantic Ocean.
#beautifulday
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Mohamed recognized me from the TikToks and helped us make the
@Eurostar
Train check-in painless and stress free! I love trains and was very cool to meet a “train guy” interested in my aviation videos. Many thanks Mohamed! Nice to meet you.
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Came across pictures from my first solo 1-2-82. My Dad, likely shocked that I survived. C-150 N1516Q. Earned my private license in that same aircraft in June of that year.
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East of the Andes. Followed the Southern Cross southbound with Venus shining bright at the edge of day
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I’m not taking any chances, 660g of M&M’s with me today. When I fail to bring them when traveling (like yesterday), bad things seem to happen.
After yesterdays cancellation, flight crew legal again, we are back on the same aircraft CDG-EWR
#UA3023
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OMD195 pushing back. Tajikistan here we come! And happy Mothers Day to all the Mom's!
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She’s airborne! So far so good.
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It’s funny to see the abhorrent reactions to the long hours we stay awake to fly an empty airplane.
THIS NEW GENERATION OF AVIATORS ARE SOFT!
Meanwhile, there are 2 pilot crews flying billionaires and their families in bizjets for longer periods than us.
Thankful that
Last summer Bob & I flew a beater A320 from Tianjin China to Brunswick Maine as a crew of 2, straight through, no rest - and that was 48 hours after flying a 777 from Phoenix to Abu Dhabi!
2 months earlier, we flew a 757 from Roswell to Xiamen as a crew of 2 with no rest -
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About to depart Hamburg! OMD345 if you want to follow along.
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After discussing the logistics of flying this one out over the last month, it looks like there is too much damage to the landing gear to get it airborne.
I guess I will put my Evel Knievel jumpsuit and cape back in the closet for now.
Ural Airlines A320 that landed in a field near Novosibirsk is to be scrapped.
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Business growth strategy: Get in the way. The Godfather might just take a liking to you.
When I started my first ferry business, Avia Crew Leasing, I had no idea what I was doing. I was making wild guesses on estimating things like navigation fees, ground handling, etc,
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@kelsieswrites
@alsadvocacy
Thank you for writing about your family's experience with ALS. The story touches close to many of us here who have also lived through the same. I know that it helps many families get through their own ALS hell and hopefully Chris inspires people to help find that cure.
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Boeing….We’re good, right?
😳🫣🤐
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Heading out of PHX to HAM to pick up a brand new A321 from the Airbus factory.
A delay and a reroute already! Let’s see how the day goes.
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Finally home! LAX-PHX and the pilot recognized me from TikTok. I love meeting so many people who love aviation like I do! Thanks for stopping to say hi.
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I noticed that the pen I was using may soon be a rare collectors item!
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And the journey continues…getting gas in Cali, Colombia. One leg to go!
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Type Rating
#12
is complete!
And this one is one of my favorites…the IA-Jet. We use this Westwind II for positioning crews and other
@Nomadic_OMD
business.
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Our 3rd delivery of Airbus’ to JetSmart this week.
@JTTsteve
brought in the first
@mikeholliday1
@CaptGrant
the second…and
@RyeThompson1
and I the 3rd and last before Christmas.
We couldn’t have done it without our
@Nomadic_OMD
ops team working 24-7 in the background to make
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About to depart Medellin with an A330! A passenger bird heading for cargo conversion.
@Nomadic_OMD
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32 hours from Phoenix to Istanbul to Newark.
23 of last 32 airborne.
Lovely view of the Newark Airport terminal as seen from the
@Marriott
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OMD189 is complete! Airplane delivered! 6 hours in Joburg and now off to Newark on
@united
UA187
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Getting ready to unwrap and see what's inside. They said it will be ready to fly in an hour. 🤔
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Midnight run out of Bogota! Repositioning an A320 BOG-SCL tonight.
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After several day delay in Guangzhou,
@Nomadic_OMD
316 is soon to depart. We will be the first to test this new cargo door! I’ve got my M&M’s so excepting no problems.
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Had a great time flying the Nomadic Jet this week with
@JTTsteve
! Finally got a night pic of the cockpit.
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Biggest waste in safety design in modern aviation history. I can only guess what regulatory agency came up with this pointless rule.
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Successful B757 passenger to freighter conversion test flight in Xiamen, China. Amazing how well these airplanes fly after such an extensive modification.
Congratulations to
@HAECO_Group
for the great workmanship!
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About to depart Edmonton with our camera man
@JTTsteve
. Follow us
@flightradar24
we are
@Nomadic_OMD
OMD172 today!
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Operating
@Nomadic_OMD
is much more than the public view of pilots flying airplanes. It takes a very experienced team and detailed planning to make these flight ops happen and turn a profit. Decades of trial and error by
@JTTsteve
and myself have created a very efficient flight
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Jacob was kind enough to come over and say hi while I was transiting DFW. He is a fan of the TikTok's and is starting his flying career soon!
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I wouldn’t mind hanging out here for the night! PKMJ Majuro, Marshall Islands.
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Latest on UA55.
We sat on the plane for 5 hours while they fixed the flap issue. They fixed the issue BUT THEN decided they needed new catering! Catering delayed another hour and NOW THE CREW JUST FIGURED OUT THEY ARE TIMING OUT! Canceling flight.
Who manages these
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B737-800 acceptance flight complete!
Getting gas in Guayaquil and then heading back to Latacunga for the night. Maybe tomorrow we ferry!
Can anyone guess where we are ferrying to?
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@Nomadic_OMD
OMD120 slowly getting gas at KPHX. 46,000 gallons takes a while.
@JTTsteve
getting the cockpit prepared for our 16 hour journey.
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So many great videos out there of OMD223 !
@airindia
@CSMIA_Official
@CSMIA_Official
@airindia
If you may want to add my attached captured video in the existing video. The other side after take off, waited 2 hours before my office for this heartfelt goodbye.
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I originally started posting on and 2004-2008 before FB. I just noticed that my vlogs are still online! Funny looking back and seeing a younger me!
From 2003-2008 business was booming and money kept flowing into the bank
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My son,
@aidan_allen101
flew into
@JacksonJetPHX
with
@Nomadic_OMD
OMD273 and
@CaptGrant
, while my daughter,
@illi_milli_
and I delivered the Los Favs burritos! Meanwhile,
@zonallen
was inside keeping the granddaughter happy. Great to have the whole family involved in the
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Goodyear, AZ
@Nomadic_OMD
OMD324. B757 ferry today. GYR airport looks like an airship today!
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An observation: Many airline pilots are like religious zealots.
Dogmatic in their beliefs that the procedures and rules implemented by their airline are the only right way to do things.
Their FOM is the only true Bible.
Burn your hats and free your souls! 🔥
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My first Jet PIC job, circa 1992. Great American Airways, DC9-15 Reno, NV Pay: $42.50 an hour Fun: 10/10
25 years old, a jet, a crew, a credit card and zero supervision.
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TikTok added a disclaimer to my latest TikTok video.
"Do not attempt" 😂
@Nomadic_OMD
@JTTsteve
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No Mai Tai's at sunset for us! We are about to begin the last leg of our journey to Roswell, NM. OMD280
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Traveling in style from Quito to Latacunga, Ecuador.
This pickup is need of new shocks! I think I just broke a kidney.
A day in the life at
@Nomadic_OMD
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This was hours ago when we looked happy! Now...waiting on a fuel truck while the sun starts to set.
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@thenewarea51
The airplane is being taxied by maintenance which is indicated by the “tag” (gear pin) hanging on the main gear. The MD11 is tail heavy and when taxied empty, there is not much weight on the nose wheel and it will begin a skid if turning too fast.
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Practicing the loss of an engine on takeoff. A dangerous but important maneuver to practice on multi-engine jet aircraft.
.
@OMD_SkyDog
practicing a V1 cut in our Westwind II today. There’s only one 1124 sim in the world - so we do our training in the actual plane!
A V1 cut is an engine failure after V1 (takeoff decision speed). It means we’re past the point where a rejected takeoff is safe or
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If this is you, for the love of all things aviation, stick with telling your greatness to the FO and newhire cabin attendant. Leave us passengers alone! We have been through enough trauma just getting to this seat today.
I’ve witnessed, while in full cringe, a few other
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Flying UAL out of CDG again. This time United 986 CDG-ORD. So far so good!
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B757 vs Super Typhoon. No storm too big for us! Another great trip with
@JTTsteve
Landed Xiamen and now looking forward to lay flat seat and sleep to LAX.
@Nomadic_OMD
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