PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - Single Engine IFR Charter - The History
View Single Post
Old 9th Jul 2021, 10:53
  #25 (permalink)  
43Inches
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Aus
Posts: 2,806
Received 428 Likes on 235 Posts
It’s opened up the idea of Cirrus “taxis” popping up and down the West Coast, avoiding the traffic.
Is this actually feasible though? I would have thought the operational cost would be prohibitive and airport to airport not really that convenient to make it worth it. You could charter a helicopter for not much more and have more direct access around major cities. Then you still have to get the public to accept getting in a small single engine aircraft on a regular basis. You won't get the big corporates as their charter insurance requirement usually stipulate twin-turbine multi crew.

In Australia it would be even less likely with airport fees and such eating away any chance of profitability.
43Inches is offline