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Without investigating how many times this plane appears in the pilot’s log by tail #, it’s unclear whether Epstein had any connection with the plane. This is the pilot’s log book, which is why it documents all of his simulator time. It’s quite possible that the pilot was available to do a repositioning flight for someone else and Roberts was the passenger - with no connection to Epstein whatsoever.
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The plane is from 1979. The trip was in 2011, when the aircraft was owned by an aircraft trust - a device used to maintain privacy for the beneficial owner. The jet was part of the PriJet fleet, which is a private air membership program. Probably made available under a management contract by a private aircraft owner monetizing use when they don’t need it - extremely common in private aviation.
This information suggests that:
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John Roberts was traveling through PriJet on this journey and has some form of jet card membership; and
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Epstein’s pilot did a one way trip under contract to PriJet, because he was in Palm Beach and available
I don’t know this for a fact, but it’s a plausible theory.
All I can say is that jumping to conclusions in investigations often leads to error.