Piaggio Avanti and RWY less than 1000 meters
Apart from the PD808 'Vespajet', when has Piaggio ever made a quiet aircraft!! It's those pusher props; P136, P166, P180 all suffered from prop noise.
Just buy a KA200GT, or KA350 on most flights the extra 90kts might save you 15-20 minutes. 2 hrs would get you to Paris"or darn close". However either of these give a more flexible payload/range envelope, have better runway performance opening up more landing spots "including some turf strips" possibly closer to ultimate destination. Yes the P180 is a sexy beast, but you may want to look at the actual hourly costs including maintenance.
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Avanti p180 field requirements
The Avanti has some good speed but in the wrong part of the speed profile- Approach and Landing. It competes with 777 when approaching with flaps down!
Serious look at the take off performance data is required while operating out of small airports.
Serious look at the take off performance data is required while operating out of small airports.
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but you may want to look at the actual hourly costs including maintenance
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Someone told me they kicked it out for being too noise, but is it really louder than a jet?
Not really that loud but a very annoying noise. A KingAir sounds way less bothersome.
This airplane was operated out of a 1000mtr strip (elev 1916ft), the pilots were not too happy there...
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