I already told you I'm not buying YOUR numbers. They're not true.

Ferrari's cost a lot more than a Camry. That's why you don't see them. Are you trying to compare and MU2 to a Ferrari? That's apples and oranges.

I had a much smaller population in mind.


I send a telegram, sometimes pony express if the line is busy.

Mike C.

I had a much smaller population in mind.


I send a telegram, sometimes pony express if the line is busy.

Mike C.

I'll let the people who computed it know they are wrong and give them your contact info to get the right ones.

Mike C.

I'll let the people who computed it know they are wrong and give them your contact info to get the right ones.

Mike C.

Cirrus - Smirrus... yesterday... I saw an airplane built in the 80's that had a chute...

MU2 info - USA registered aircraft = 225

How many of those are not expired and still flying I didn't take time to research. One of the larger operators based in Aiken lost his military contract so that eliminates his fleet from flying.

If you count the birds that Mike L and Resse have sitting around that number drops even more.

I'd buy maybe 30 flights on a good day. There are 2 at our field that fly a combined 5-7 flights a week.

11% of the US fleet is for sale on controller....

I love the MU-2 other than the excessive noise on the ground. Its simply as sexy as they come. Fast, built like a tank.

As for the PC12 versus KA 350 its a tight battle at our local airport since Wheels Up started flying. PC12 probably still 2:1 over the KA

Peace,
Don

Jason, I'd offer to take you flying in my MU2 so you could talk first hand about it, but I'd need you to sign a waiver first in case something happened.....you know because its always trying to kill people.

Also, the automatic climate control is on the fritz so you'd have to wear shoes and socks. No "Pilatus shoes"....

MHIA estimates 264 active MU2s worldwide, 208 in the US. Numbers from PROP seminar just held.

Registrations have a mix of registered but not active, active but registration lapsed (like Trump's Citation X recently), so getting hard numbers is very difficult. Depends a lot on what "active" means.


Amusingly, I just met THREE professional pilots at PROP who fly MU2s at Tyndall, saying they get 500+ hours/year. In other words, I think your information is incorrect. As recently as 2 months ago, Air1st advertised an opening for a pilot for this contract.


Reese will be amused he has a fleet sitting somewhere. If you find it, please let him know where it is.


Extrapolated to 208 active airplanes in the US, that's 90 flights/day average. Seems the 60/day number might not be so far off after all.

Mike C.

I had a much smaller population in mind.


Mike C.

I'm not bashing the MU2. I'm opposing Mike C's comments that anyone NOT flying an MU2 is a lousy pilot. There's an MU2 thread going on right now. I'm not in there bashing.

I like MU2's. Always have.

Jets do. Its called a type rating.

Which, hopefully, brings us back to the the fact SF50 will require one.

For Eclipse, they have a "skill assessment" phase of the training which is designed to "determine readiness for type rating training". I imagine Cirrus will do the same. Pilots who don't pass are put into remedial training before the type rating can start.

How many of the 500 position holders will pass? I could easily imagine a good number will be found deficient in IFR procedures and skills.

Mike C.

Sadly, you've wasted your time, and others, arguing against something that wasn't said.

Mike C.

Jets do. Its called a type rating.
Mike C.

No.

It's all been said before. Search is your friend.

Mike C.