Best single for a long flight?

[500 above]

Mooney Ovation

That Ovation is only 1000NM short in range of a jet I fly!

Incredible!

[Der absolute Hammer]

Twin Commanche with tip tanks.
So---single ditto but not a 400!

[flyingfemme]

For west Africa, a PC12 - unless you are going in to any really bad/short strips when you want/need a Caravan. The PC12 has almost double the range of the Van; very important in Africa where time on the ground is expensive and irritating.

[B2N2]

Now why Africa....?
I vote for:

[172driver]

in Africa where time on the ground is expensive and irritating

maybe - but rarely boring !

[FullWings]

Best single for a long flight?

U2? (Especially over 'hostile terrain')...