The Boss wants a PC12

[PC12Cowboy]

Insurance can be bought as with everything else and its safety record far OUT shines any beech product out there..it is the Swiss Army knife of flying just doing it in great style and extreme comfort

 

[oldxfr8dog]

Insurance can be bought as with everything else and its safety record far OUT shines any beech product out there..it is the Swiss Army knife of flying just doing it in great style and extreme comfort

Your safety record data is skewed. The number of successful engine-out landings in twins isn't in your mix.

 

[stingray]

It literally is an Escalade with wings. BE20 performance on about 65% the budget.
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I don't think so, How is it an engine out procedure???????????????????????????
Its 100% better on an engine out budgets, when that happens

 

[AerroMatt]

I don't think so, How is it an engine out procedure???????????????????????????
Its 100% better on an engine out budgets, when that happens

You very conveniently edited out of your quote the beginning of my post where I said, "...if you have no qualms about single engine operations." You appear to have qualms about that... fine. I'd prefer a twin also, but I live within my budget allowed to my department.

Go flame someone else, and stop trying so hard to be a smarta$$. You do very well without trying.

 

[Diesel]

Actually pc-12's are getting a premium on the market. You can pick up a king air 200 for a lot less money with that you can have plenty of reserve for any engine issues.

A solid 200 with mid time engines could be had for a million. A pc12 is going for at least double that.

 

[sperfly]

Actually pc-12's are getting a premium on the market. You can pick up a king air 200 for a lot less money with that you can have plenty of reserve for any engine issues.

A solid 200 with mid time engines could be had for a million. A pc12 is going for at least double that.

Bingo, thats exactly why we ended up with a very nice 200 for 1.1 mil as opposed to a nice used PC-12 for 2.8 or more.

 

[H.Agenda]

Bingo, thats exactly why we ended up with a very nice 200 for 1.1 mil as opposed to a nice used PC-12 for 2.8 or more.

I guess it depends what you consider nice. Descent but old (79,80,81) KA200 seem to be running at 1.7M....
6K-8K total time, 3/4 left on a 3600 TBO engines, 2 year old interior and paint, and NMDH.

 

[On Your Six]

I guess it depends what you consider nice. Descent but old (79,80,81) KA200 seem to be running at 1.7M....
6K-8K total time, 3/4 left on a 3600 TBO engines, 2 year old interior and paint, and NMDH.

And of course you will want to "pimp it up" with EFIS, TCAS, FMS (maybe a new Garmin unit), etc. - you need to add more cash to that figure.

 

[sperfly]

And of course you will want to "pimp it up" with EFIS, TCAS, FMS (maybe a new Garmin unit), etc. - you need to add more cash to that figure.

My previous company bought ours from Darrell Waltrip with about 8500 hrs TT and about 900 hours on the engines. Five year old paint and interior, and a Garmin 400 along with a MX-20 with WSI uplink and Jepp View for 1.1 that beats 2.8 for a slightly used PC-12 anyday. Nothing against the PC-12 we even test flew one and really liked it, but they are still over priced for our budget.

 

[Geronimo4497]

It is amazing the price disparity of the 200 line and the PC-12. Are owners coughing up the extra dough for the lower DOCs or the MASSIVE cargo door? I don't know, but all the North American dealers are sold out through then end of 2009 (the price of the Next Generation airplane is close to 3.8 now!).