Originally Posted by
FuelJetA
Did anyone say 'Piaggio'? The best bang for the buck all around. 375TAS ACTUAL figures, 1300-1400nm range and a quiet, large cabin. 20kts faster then a Citation II on 50% of the fuel. Good runway numbers and excellent DOCs (somewhere around what a King Air 300 costs.) It's a great bird with lots of ramp appeal. It's single pilot and really a sweet ride all around. Best of all, it's not 30 years old.
I don't know from experience, but I've heard that the Piaggio sets off the noise abatement sensors at the departure end of airports like Santa Monica regardless of pilot technique. They don't seem that loud to me though. Perhaps whoever told me that was full of it...