If you'd like to track the aircraft from this post, you can visit the following link: That's it for now. The map screenshots in this post are from which is the best aircraft tracking site on the web. N194WM flew on 3/11/22 from San Francisco southbound towards the Gulf of Mexico I don't have an updated area of where it landed because it appears to have flown out of range/coverage area. Another 2018 Gulfstream G650 with tail number N194WM registered to Mente, LLC has recently flown from San Francisco, CA, USA to the Gulf of Mexico. It is a beautiful yacht called Lana, but it is on the other side of the world in Salalah, Oman. You might be asking yourself - doesn't one of the richest men on earth have his own yacht? Well, he does. Game Changer's position near Panama (MarineTraffic screenshot 3/16/22) If this vessel is going to play a part in this year's trip, it would align with the thought that maybe Baja or Cabo is the destination this year. It appears that Game Changer has just made it through the Panama Canal southbound. Madsummer is currently in the Caribbean (MarineTraffic screenshot on 3/16/22) Not to say it would be impossible for this yacht to be part of the Gates family trip this year, but it seems unlikely based on where it is right now. Let's check in on the other aircraft and marine vessels next. I have to assume that the destination is different than it was last year. The route that the helicopter is going is different than last year's route. March 2022 - Gates' helicopter N608WM has flown 1500 miles from Seattle to Mexico It is currently in mainland Mexico, having flown roughly 1500 miles from Washington so far. Why fly that helicopter all the way to Panama from Seattle, WA, USA just to shuttle people back and forth to the supply vessel? Maybe local helicopter charters wouldn't land on the supply vessel? Maybe it's a security thing?īack to today - Bill Gates' helicopter, N608WM has begun to make the same voyage yet again. The biggest mystery to me out of all of this is why Bill Gates wouldn't just charter a local helicopter. Gates' helicopter flights (2021)Īll this to say, I was confident that my assumption that Gates was on vacation was a reality. The helicopter made several trips back and forth between the airport and the supply vessel which has a landing pad on it. Gates' jet flew in from Granada and landed in the south side of Panama and that's where the jet stayed the entire time. Portobelo is on the north side of Panama. Another yacht, Madsummer, owned by fellow billionaire Jeffrey Soffer was also in the same area. This supply vessel was posted up near Portobelo, Panama. That vessel is called Game Changer - a rental that fetches a weekly rate of ~$450,000. Additionally, there was a rental yacht (supply ship) with a helicopter landing pad on it in the area. This one, a 2018 Gulfstream G650 with tail number N887WM is also registered to Mente, LLC. Gates' plane was also inbound Panama from Grenada. Eventually I concluded that he was not in Panama for research and that he was there for vacation, but this is an assumption. If you recall, this was all around the time that the Suez Canal situation. N608WM/Mente, LLC (Bill Gates' helicopter) flies from Seattle to Panama in spurts (2021)Īt the time, I had originally thought that Gates was there for a research project of some kind dealing with the Panama Canal. What makes these flights interesting was that it flew ~4000 miles from Seattle, WA, USA to Panama. The helicopter is a 2007 Eurocopter registered as N608WM to Mente, LLC. Almost exactly 1 year ago today, some crazy flight patterns from Bill Gates' personal helicopter were discovered. This post is more about the travel patterns than the carbon footprint. I also want to note that I realize Bill Gates does a lot for the environment and climate change projects. I do find it ironic that Gates has decided to use his own helicopter, multiple yachts, and multiple business jets for these trips. Bill Gates is also big on environmentalism. Bill Gates just happens to be one of the people that I like to follow. I made the RadarSpots Chrome Extension to make aircraft spotting and tracking more fun. Disclaimer: I'm not posting this to follow Bill Gates' every move or track his aircraft to an exact position.
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