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Re: [OM] IMG: Bonnaroo Jets

Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Bonnaroo Jets
From: "Bill Pearce" <billcpearce@xxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2015 19:22:53 -0500
I meant the TBM as an alternate to the King Air 90. For starters, half as many hot sections, but about the same speed. Am not real familiar with the PC 12, but I am aware, thanks to some engineer friends, that when Beech bought the Pilatus trainer, there was substantial beefing up of things to get the T6.

As far as type certifications, most of those requirements are driven not by regs but by insurance companies. If you own a 200 or a 250, it is not unheard of an insurance company requiring at least a type certified pilot, but in some cases two.

-----Original Message----- From: Ken Norton
Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2015 2:23 PM
To: Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Bonnaroo Jets

Certainly nothing wrong with the Pilatus, but
I doubt that it is as durable as the King air, but should be even lower cost
operator. Don't know if there are any Pilatus in fractional share fleets.

The King Air 350 is really a fantastic machine. Big enough to do
whatever you really need and long-legged enough for big freight runs.
But it's over 12,500, so it requires type certification and also
limits some of the short-field options that the 200/250 is able to
sneak into under FAA regs.

The Pilatus actually quite comparable to the King Air 250. If you
don't need to fill the tanks, the useful load is huge. As to
durability, from what I've been able to ascertain, the PC-12 is a
beast! Short field capabilities are very fine too. This is the same
company that makes the PC-6 Porter, so I think they know how to build
rugged machines. The PC-12 is slow compared to everything else in the
class. Like the PC-6, the PC-12 is designed for cabin flexibility and
configurability in seconds. That cargo door really is the cat's meow.

The TBM is in a totally different category than the Pilatus.

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