Professional Pilot, March 2018
Squawk Ident When flying gliders I enjoy the sailplanes made by Schemmpp Hirth Superior performance dreamlike handling fast and light on the controls When flying airplanes I enjoy the incredible performance of the Pilatus PC6 Porter and fun aerobatics in the Aerovodochody L39 Albatross jet But the largest part of my flying heart belongs to helicopters and then theres only 1 thats the best the Airbus AS350 Whether offloading a barge with a longline in 40 kt winds in the Aleutians or making 95 landings half of them at 11500 ft on a Helsinki day or sampling at 18000 ft with volcanologists the AStar is unbeatable Light responsive and direct on the controls advanced technology with a super reliable Turbomeca engine this helicopter is by far my favorite aircraft Lambert De Gavere ATP Helo CFII Airbus AS350B3 Check Airman Era Helicopters Anchorage AK Pilatus PC12 is an incredible and amazingly versatile aircraft Absolutely love it Jodi Novak ATP CFII King Air B300 Captain GAMA Aviation Fowlerville MI The Challenger 350S is a very nice flying airplane Tons of performance great avionics Its a very comfortable and roomy jet to fly across the country for hours at a time Grant Johnson ATP Challenger 350S Captain NetJets Blaine MN Learjet for the performance Flying a Learjet 55 now for work and having a ball Glen Derscheid ATP Learjet 55 Pilot Grancor Aviation Scottsdale AZ Have to say that I enjoy flying Citations in the jet category for their reliability safety record simplicity and handling characteristics In the turboprop world my top choices would be the King Air 250 and 350 for the same basic reasons that I like Citations Jim Thorne ATP CFII Citation CJ1 Chief Pilot Marck Industries Boise DArc MO Since I started flying in 1983 I always admired the Learjet Now with 12000 hrs in the Lear I guess Im partial to it Probably too late to change now but honestly I wouldnt change anything in the past 28 years of flying the 25s 35s 55s and a 31 I couldnt have had a more enjoyable career Joey Jet ATP CFII Learjet 55 35 Director of Ops Joey Jet Inc Deerfield Beach FL
You must have JavaScript enabled to view digital editions.
