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1. Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks (washedoutgundampilot@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Mar-2023 12:32:47 JST Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks

   Example of the kind of guy I was talking about:

   Opens an eatery, expands it, and knows the fastest way to keep up with each location is to fly himself between them. Then the plane allows him to pursue hobbies.

   • Radians (demonsixone@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Mar-2023 12:42:10 JST Radians

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     @WashedOutGundamPilot Yep. If you're a consultant or franchise operator that needs to be physically on site, the biggest bottleneck is transport time, and that's where a small plane you can use on demand and can land at smaller and more nearby airports really shines.
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   • Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks (washedoutgundampilot@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Mar-2023 12:43:14 JST Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks

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     • Radians

     @DemonSixOne This guy got the best one, too. Pilatus is excellent, even if it’s a little ugly. THe caravan has the brand as the go-anywhere turboprop, but the Pilatus could give it a run for its money in about 95% of the missions they’re used for. Faster, sleeker, only downside is that it’s harder to load, no giant cargo door without a lot of special work FWIR

   • Radians (demonsixone@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Mar-2023 13:02:00 JST Radians

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     @WashedOutGundamPilot PC-12 has better seating if I recall too, and when you're with company that matters for longer trips. TBM-900 is a nice looking plane too.
     
     Real world example: Lets say you're in Santa Fe and your next job is at Texas Tech. Commercially, you're stuck going to DFW or maybe Denver/Salt Lake, then waiting around for a CRJ back to Lubbock. I'm too lazy to look up itineraries but my guess with all the back and forth, connect time, and time wasted in the airport it is very close to the driving time of ~5 hours.
     
     Flight plan time from Santa Fe to Lubbock direct in a turboprop is right around 50 minutes.
   • Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks (washedoutgundampilot@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Mar-2023 13:02:00 JST Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks

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     • Radians

     @DemonSixOne Not to mention avoiding TSA and all.

     TBM’s are really cool, but dammit they’re compact. They feel a lot smaller in the inside than the rest, kind of a testament to their Mooney genes. The pilatus is spacious, open compared to the competition. Well, aside from the caravan, but TBH nobody really cross-shops those. They’re too unsexy, and the whole offroad, bush plane thing is generally a waste unless you’re flying in alaska or africa.