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Comparing the Costs of Pilatus’ PC-12NG and Beechcraft’s King Air 250

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This week, we’re comparing the costs of Pilatus’ single-engine PC-12NG and Beechcraft’s King Air 250. Both operate with similar performance specs, with ranges between 1,600 and 1,700 nautical miles and room for seven passengers. For consistency’s sake, we’ll use 200,000 miles per year as the common denominator for our comparison. The PC-12NG cruises at around 261 knots, or […]

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Comparing the Costs of Pilatus’ PC-12NG and Beechcraft’s King Air 250

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This week, we’re comparing the costs of Pilatus’ single-engine PC-12NG and Beechcraft’s King Air 250. Both operate with similar performance specs, with ranges between 1,600 and 1,700 nautical miles and room for seven passengers. For consistency’s sake, we’ll use 200,000 miles per year as the common denominator for our comparison. The PC-12NG cruises at around 261 knots, or

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Comparing the Costs of Operating a CJ3+ and Phenom 300

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Cessna’s Citation CJ3+ and Embraer’s Phenom 300 are two of the most advanced light jets on the market. The CJ3+ has been available since 2014, and the Phenom 300 has been available since 2009. Each plane operates at a similar cost with similar performance specs, with ranges close to 1,900 nautical miles. Both can also be

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Comparing the Costs of a Citation XLS and King Air 350

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Let’s say you own a business with locations in Austin, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York City, and Miami. You typically carry a team of about four to seven colleagues with you between cities, and you’re flying 200,000 miles per year. Because they are popular charter aircraft—especially with Wheels Up, we’re going to compare a

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10 Single-Pilot Planes with the Range to Get You Where You Need to Go

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One of the biggest issues with flying single-pilot operations is that the user is limited to smaller aircraft, typically with shorter range. With that in mind, we’ve put together a list of the 10 single-pilot aircraft that have the longest range. The following planes, from turboprops to light jets, can get you where you need

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