KeroseneSnorter
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satpak77 said:PC-12 in overall performance blows any King Air away, including the 350
if you want to drink double gas and have an avionics panel that has not changed since (basically) the Queen Air, buy a King Air.
If you want 2000 NM with 260-ish TAS, nonstop, at half the fuel burn (last time I checked Jet-A was not cheap), with a cabin LARGER than a B-200 buy a PC-12.
It is a nice airplane, I flew one for a little over a year. More comfortable than a 200 in my opinion, 2000 NM range is accurate though...........if you do not mind have near zero reserve. Like any turbine, it will suck some serious fuel down low if you get dragged down and held up by ATC or weather. It is a one stop airplane coast to coast if the weather is right and the wind gods are treating you good on the west bound leg. 1800nm is all I would flight plan for......besides, 6.5 hour legs in a single pilot airplane is rough enough on the bladder.
Easy to fly, hauls a good load, fairly cheap to operate.........just make sure you find a not too bright fellow to wash the thing at a flat rate.....Basically it is a big king air nacelle......after 10 hours it needs a bath, after 20 hours it looks like the inside of a chimney, and if after 30 hours if you still have not washed it, you are probably better off just repainting the thing!!!!!