the EA500 will out-perform most other training aircraft on the market.
Well once again, if this was the case I guess other flight academies should have considered it, especially when you can get one for $500k. Seriously speaking, we're talking about high rpm jet engines which would be running almost all the time (ISA+15) at 100% of their temperature limit in a sandy/dusty environment. I really wonder how these machines will perform an engine out go around in mid august after 3 years of intensive usage and how much the engine overhaul and HSI will cost. As for the air taxi, these engines (jets) are made to run at high/cold levels on a long range to be competitive. I don't see how they could provide an economical improvement being run in ISA+25 low levels short legs (should you compare it to modern turboprops).