Haul more weight, half the price. Uses 1/3 the runway length (We use a private airstrip that is dirt thats only 2000 foot long).
Sorry to all those that tried to PM me information, My mailbox was full. It should work now. Were still looking.
See... I don't get it. First of all, any turbine is going to cost heeps and piles of money to aquire, (and/or) maintain, and operate. Your owners are kidding themselves if they think any turbine aircraft will be under 1 mil. Don't let aquisition fool you, low aquisition WILL mean lots of $ spent bringing it up to speed. And just operating a turbine they will need some time getting used to writing BIG checks for annuals fuel, etc. vs. the small ones they are used to writing to maintain a NEW SR22. And if they are thinking a 70's model P-210 with a turbine is going to as cheap to maintain as a SR22 they are in for a rude awakening.
You fly a new SR22-91 right? And the owners want to "upgrade" to a T-P210? Your usual trip is to a strip that is (I gather) within a few hundred miles from COD? They are going to be upset in less than 100 hours. Why don't you look at an A model 208?
Sure, it's a lot of airplane but the owners won't be outgrowing it anytime in the near future.
Short field/ Soft field.
Turbine
IFR Capable in your area... (IMO your SR22 is not)
Haul whatever you want and then some
My point is that some pilots don't give the owners any guidence in the purchasing process... "I want to make the jump from a COL4 to a Lear 45." "Okay lets see whats out there for sale"=== Get Your Lunch Ate! Anyway, as the pilot, you should to look at mission profiles, fuel burns, parts, insurance, hanger costs etc. And inform the owners that, "while a T-P210 looks cool it might not be the best airplane to fit your needs." ...if in fact, it does not.
