Navigating aircraft acquisition is equally exciting and overwhelming. After considering your mission and your budget, the next steps are to choose which aircraft is right for you and make an offer. Aircraft Selection When determining which aircraft is right for you, it is important to understand different aircraft types and capabilities. Helicopters are great for […]
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I’ve noticed a funny thing about plane owners over the years, they seem to want to go higher and faster, and we’ve helped a lot of them realize that upgrade dream. In this scenario, I’m going to share insights for an owner who was ready to move that out of a TBM. With the goal
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Many private aviation users choose a turboprop over a jet based on the fact that they’re typically more affordable from an operational standpoint. While they may not be able to fly as far or as fast as most private jets, the right turboprop can be a great fit for missions with shorter legs. The efficiency
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Turboprops are popular in the private aviation world for good reason, but the truth is that some people hold on to them for far too long when a jet would simply make more sense. For some, it’s the image that owning a private jet projects, and for others, it’s just a lack of awareness of
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Our next hypothetical mission profile is on a West Texas oil executive, your typical candidate for a King Air. This oil executive flies at least once a week, but is typically taking relatively short trips within the state of Texas. He doesn’t have his pilot’s license, but knows more than the average Joe about aviation.
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King Air B200 Beechcraft’s King Air B200, first delivered in 1981, is a single-pilot certified turboprop that succeeded the original King Air 200. The B200 was equipped with more powerful, more efficient Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42 engines, giving it a cruise speed of about 275 knots, 35 knots faster than the King Air 200,
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King Air B200 Beechcraft’s King Air B200, first delivered in 1981, is a single-pilot certified turboprop that succeeded the original King Air 200. The B200 was equipped with more powerful, more efficient Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42 engines, giving it a cruise speed of about 275 knots, 35 knots faster than the King Air 200,
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