Originally Posted by
evilducky
I think the experience with Central and Western RFDS was that the PC12 was a quicker machine than the PC24, patients on to patients off, on sectors up to 300ish nm. All the time saved with an extra 150 knots gets lost in longer loading, start flow and checklists. Assume that would translate to PC24 vs. 350 too?
You are quite right. IMO only 400nm and longer makes any real difference in terms of time with the jet.
However, if you and others think that time and speed are the only things that matter you couldn’t be more wrong.
Patient comfort and ability to avoid weather are on another planet compared to any turboprop.
Not to mention space for the medical team to work in.
When transporting critically ill people, what’s that worth?