Pilatus unveils PC-24 jet - will any fractionals order it?

[AeroBoy]

cldsfr79, the G650 order book is doing absolutely fine without any fractional orders, so Gulfstream has proven that fractional orders aren't necessary for success in the marketplace.

And, yes, the light jet market is crowded. But nothing in the current market can match a light jet (by weight) that can be flown single-pilot with a midsize cabin (comparable to the heavier, two-pilot midsize Citation XLS) that is priced in the same neighborhood as the Phenom 300 (and $3 million less than the XLS) and can operate from unimproved short fields. If Pilatus can deliver on these specs, then customers will be lined up to buy PC-24s.

 

[X-rated]

cldsfr79, the G650 order book is doing absolutely fine without any fractional orders, so Gulfstream has proven that fractional orders aren't necessary for success in the marketplace.

And, yes, the light jet market is crowded. But nothing in the current market can match a light jet (by weight) that can be flown single-pilot with a midsize cabin (comparable to the heavier, two-pilot midsize Citation XLS) that is priced in the same neighborhood as the Phenom 300 (and $3 million less than the XLS) and can operate from unimproved short fields. If Pilatus can deliver on these specs, then customers will be lined up to buy PC-24s.

Max cruise 425kts at FL300, 8000' cabin at FL450, 1800nm range for 9M dollars? I think some of you are getting a bit carried away with yourselves. I'll be very curious to see how large the market is for this plane. How many people really want to fly off dirt strips in a jet, and how often is getting in and out of a 3000 foot strip necessary? If it were me, I'd choose a used Premiere 1A over this thing all day long for 30 cents on the dollar, but it guess it depends on how much pavement you have to play with. I don't know too much about the EMB 300, but my guess is it's a pretty good compromise between the two with the huge benefit of 3K nm range and a 6.7M dollar price point. I'm a bit skeptical about the PC-24 to say the least.

 

[AeroBoy]

X-rated, current list price for a new Phenom 300 is $8.76 million (2012 dollars), not $6.7 million.

 

[DUATS]

Couple of things to note about their range.
1) It's based on one pilot. try that under Part 135. How many miles does 200 pounds of fuel cost you?
2) It's based on long range cruise - and that must be really slow. According to their range chart, Teterboro to Boca is almost four hours!