As I was pulling into the airport today, I ran into a guy who was leaving, that had a very nice 10 y/o King Air that he'd just traded in (sold) to buy a 3 y/o PC12.
I didn't get the details from him, but the line guys told me he's a fairly low time pilot (500-1000 hours) and had trouble getting insured on the KAir single pilot and they think gave up.
With permission, I crawled up into the front seat and dreamt for a little while as I waited for my 340 to be pulled out of the hangar, and it made me wonder...
Other than the peace of mind that two props out front give some people....this trade "down" made alot of sense to me.
Anyone here with enough time in both to be able to compare?
I didn't get the details from him, but the line guys told me he's a fairly low time pilot (500-1000 hours) and had trouble getting insured on the KAir single pilot and they think gave up.
With permission, I crawled up into the front seat and dreamt for a little while as I waited for my 340 to be pulled out of the hangar, and it made me wonder...
Other than the peace of mind that two props out front give some people....this trade "down" made alot of sense to me.
Anyone here with enough time in both to be able to compare?