Avantair questions

[glasspilot]

ahh, don't worry about it. The thread was dead anyway.

...so what kind of boat do you have anyway?

 

[mainiac]

Nuttin fancy, but new to me!
Burns more gas than a Piaggio, though!

 

[johnsonrod]

Flying the Avanti II

How are you guys enjoying the Avanti IIs with the Pro Line 21 systems? A lot more fun/easy to fly than the regular Avanti? How many Avanti IIs do you have on the line now and how many will you have at the end of 07?

 

[CherryBomb]

The Pro Line system is amazing. As for how many II's we have? Maybe 10 or 15? I might be way off. Im not sure though. I think were gonna get another 4 before the end of the year...

 

[johnsonrod]

The Pro Line system is amazing. As for how many II's we have? Maybe 10 or 15? I might be way off. Im not sure though. I think were gonna get another 4 before the end of the year...

Is it "luck of the draw" for newhires in terms of whether you get the Avanti I or II? Are any pilots cross qualified on both other than the instructor pilots?

I have a friend who flies a King Air 350 with the Pro Line 21 set up and he loves it.

 

[glasspilot]

Yeah, I suppose it's "luck of the draw" in the sense that when you flight train you're probably only going to get trained in one or the other.

As a dual qualed pilot I have to say the yeah, the glass is nice, but geez, it's the same plane. The airframe is the same, the speeds are the same, the systems are the same, and most importantly the pay is the same.

I'd caution anyone from getting too worked up whether they fly the I or the II. There is certainly zero amount of II qualled guys looking down there noses at solely I qualled guys. Like I said...it's the SAME plane. Glass is nice but it's just a presentation.

 

[brewerdog]

come on now, lets get back to the boat