Bandit P1 & P2, good ships for the time, was operated SP, and later was an easy introduction to turbines for a low time new Commercial when the two-crew rule came in. Where I flew it we couldn't take advantage legally of the increased MTOW under the American SFAR 41 rules - so payload on long sectors was a problem. Might have been a problem at the increased weight on one engine if anything happened had we had it, but they were very reliable, working every day. Just need another 100 hours on one to round out the logbook but few operated now. On one 300 mile leg when it had a day off for maintenance, when we substituted a 300 series Twin Otter it carried the same load due to the reduced operating weight but took half an hour longer. The difference in the operating weights and the extra fuel required made the payload carried over this distance much the same. Think the passengers preferred the Bandit cabin on the longer legs. The 400 series Twotter, with a reduced operating weight and the -34 engines, should be a good hauler - just need to get it to go 30 or 50 knots quicker for the longer legs.