bigD
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I guess I'll break in the new Training Forum with a question:
I've discovered an A55 available for rent that doesn't require insane insurance minimums. I need 10 hours of dual, but I meet the other requirements (350TT, IR, 50+ multi). I've checked out the plane and it looks pretty nice. It'd be cool to fly a more capable twin than the Duchess, but at $180/hr - even 10 hours of dual is gonna hurt a little.
My question is this - if I have a desire to fly for Airnet sometime in the future, is having some PIC Baron time going to do anything for me? Are their Barons even going to be around in 5 years (I've heard about the Caravans)? At the moment I've been having fun in the Duchesses and building time, but was thinking about using Airnet as an excuse to justify the extra 40 bucks per hour to putz around in the Baron.
Whaddya think - move up, or stick with the Duchess?
I've discovered an A55 available for rent that doesn't require insane insurance minimums. I need 10 hours of dual, but I meet the other requirements (350TT, IR, 50+ multi). I've checked out the plane and it looks pretty nice. It'd be cool to fly a more capable twin than the Duchess, but at $180/hr - even 10 hours of dual is gonna hurt a little.
My question is this - if I have a desire to fly for Airnet sometime in the future, is having some PIC Baron time going to do anything for me? Are their Barons even going to be around in 5 years (I've heard about the Caravans)? At the moment I've been having fun in the Duchesses and building time, but was thinking about using Airnet as an excuse to justify the extra 40 bucks per hour to putz around in the Baron.
Whaddya think - move up, or stick with the Duchess?