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Discussion
Purely a pipe dream due to my unexplained failure to become a software millionaire yet, but more to provoke a discussion.
Suppose I wanted to fly a couple of friends to the channel Islands or the South of France on a regular basis on a PPL and my own aircraft. Say 150 hours a year flying, budget up to £200K for the aircraft and say £40k a year for running costs (fixed and variable).
Is a modern single reliable enough to consider long overwater crossings or would I be better off with an older twin? Could I stretch to a turbine single? Is there such a thing as aviation bangernomics?
Could a private pilot with a few hundred hours realistically handle a turbine safely for that kind of trip?
Suppose I wanted to fly a couple of friends to the channel Islands or the South of France on a regular basis on a PPL and my own aircraft. Say 150 hours a year flying, budget up to £200K for the aircraft and say £40k a year for running costs (fixed and variable).
Is a modern single reliable enough to consider long overwater crossings or would I be better off with an older twin? Could I stretch to a turbine single? Is there such a thing as aviation bangernomics?
Could a private pilot with a few hundred hours realistically handle a turbine safely for that kind of trip?
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