Where Are We Now? Making It to the Alternate Flying the Pilatus PC-12NG NBAA Focus Flying Tired
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FOR THE PILOTS OF OWNER-FLOWN, CABIN-CLASS AIRCRAFT APRIL 2015 $3.95 US VOLUME 19 NUMBER 4 Where Are We Now? Making It To The Alternate Flying The Pilatus PC-12NG NBAA Focus Flying Tired MARCH 2015 TWIN & TURBINE • 1 The Worldwide General Aviation & Business Aviation Markets owner/operators and chief pilots of these aircraft ALL RECEIVE Twin &Turbine every month TOTAL MARKET COVERAGE JETS 1 DIAMOND I 40 HAWKER 1000A 34 LEARJET 36A 53 DIAMOND IA 9 HAWKER 125-1A 24 LEARJET 40 CHIEF PILOTS & OWNERS 3 DORNIER ENVOY 3 2 HAWKER 125-1AS 219 LEARJET 45 Aircraft Count 282 ECLIPSE EA500 1 HAWKER 125-3A/RA 193 LEARJET 45XR 47 EMBRAER LEGACY 600 2 HAWKER 125-400A 115 LEARJET 55 4 AIRBUS ACJ319 8 EMBRAER LEGACY 650 29 HAWKER 125-400AS 5 LEARJET 55B 32 ASTRA 1125 158 EMBRAER PHENOM 100 1 HAWKER 125-400B 12 LEARJET 55C 31 ASTRA 1125SP House Ad 82 EMBRAER PHENOM 300 4 HAWKER 125-600A 293 LEARJET 60 63 ASTRA 1125SPX 123 FALCON 10 11 HAWKER 125-600AS 130 PREMIER I 51 BEECHJET 400 28 FALCON 100 113 HAWKER 125-700A 16 SABRELINER 40 Full Page 275 BEECHJET 400A 25 FALCON 200 50 HAWKER 4000 13 SABRELINER 40A 58 BOEING BBJ 4/C Ad 176 FALCON 2000 187 HAWKER 400XP 7 SABRELINER 40EL 391 CHALLENGER 300 21 FALCON 2000EX 21 HAWKER 750 3 SABRELINER 40R 65 CHALLENGER 600 81 FALCON 20C 223 HAWKER 800A 24 SABRELINER 60 58 CHALLENGER 601-1A 17 FALCON 20C-5 2 HAWKER 800B 1 SABRELINER 60A 133 CHALLENGER 601-3A 26 FALCON 20D 335 HAWKER 800XP 2 SABRELINER 60AELXM 56 CHALLENGER 601-3R 3 FALCON 20D-5 14 HAWKER 800XPI 12 SABRELINER 60ELXM 279 CHALLENGER 604 7 FALCON 20E 67 HAWKER 850XP 3 SABRELINER 60EX 5 CHALLENGER 800 8 FALCON 20E-5 131 HAWKER 900XP 1 SABRELINER 60SCEX 169 CITATION 500 59 FALCON 20F 4 JET COMMANDER 1121 85 SABRELINER 65 319 CITATION 525 82 FALCON 20F-5 6 JET COMMANDER 1121B 1 SABRELINER 75 284 CITATION BRAVO 229 FALCON 50 12 JETSTAR 731 17 SABRELINER 80 151 CITATION CJ1 8 FALCON 50-40 11 JETSTAR II 3 SABRELINER 80SC 69 CITATION CJ1+ 113 FALCON 50EX 51 JETSTREAM 31 101 WESTWIND 1 202 CITATION CJ2 135 FALCON 900 40 JETSTREAM 32 4 WESTWIND 1123 160 CITATION CJ2+ 21 FALCON 900C 15 JETSTREAM 41 45 WESTWIND 1124 390 CITATION CJ3 116 FALCON 900EX 15 LEARJET 23 76 WESTWIND 2 180 CITATION ENCORE 98 GLOBAL 5000 26 LEARJET 24 306 CITATION EXCEL 112 GLOBAL EXPRESS 5 LEARJET 24A 5 CITATION I TURBO PROPS 25 GULFSTREAM G-100 19 LEARJET 24B 288 CITATION I/SP CHIEF PILOTS & OWNERS 161 GULFSTREAM G-200 53 LEARJET 24D 478 CITATION II Aircraft Count 8 GULFSTREAM G-300 14 LEARJET 24E 50 CITATION II/SP 27 GULFSTREAM G-400 9 LEARJET 24F 173 CITATION III 275 CARAVAN 208 222 GULFSTREAM G-450 33 LEARJET 25 329 CITATION MUSTANG 1087 CARAVAN 208B 7 GULFSTREAM G-500 57 LEARJET 25B 138 CITATION S/II 3 CARAVAN II 330 GULFSTREAM G-550 7 LEARJET 25C 257 CITATION SOVEREIGN 34 CHEYENNE 400 42 GULFSTREAM G-I 94 LEARJET 25D 284 CITATION ULTRA 221 CHEYENNE I 110 GULFSTREAM G-II 6 LEARJET 28 287 CITATION V 14 CHEYENNE IA 31 GULFSTREAM G-IIB 28 LEARJET 31 20 CITATION VI 303 CHEYENNE II 186 GULFSTREAM G-III 172 LEARJET 31A 104 CITATION VII 59 CHEYENNE III 188 GULFSTREAM G-IV 43 LEARJET 35 257 CITATION X 21 CHEYENNE IIIA 317 GULFSTREAM G-IVSP 426 LEARJET 35A 199 CITATION XLS 59 CHEYENNE IIXL 182 GULFSTREAM G-V 21 LEARJET 36 22 CHEYENNE IV 2 • TWIN & TURBINE APRIL 2015 The Worldwide General Aviation & Business Aviation Markets owner/operators and chief pilots of these aircraft ALL RECEIVE Twin &Turbine every month Do you want your marketing message to reach these key decision makers? It will when you advertise in Twin & Turbine 303 CONQUEST I 5 MERLIN IV TWIN PISTON 28 ROCKWELL 520 354 CONQUEST II 13 MERLIN IV-A COMMANDER 49 KING AIR 100 13 MERLIN IV-C OWNERS 15 ROCKWELL 560 502 KING AIR 200 105 MITSUBISHI MARQUISE Aircraft Count COMMANDER 12 KING AIR 200C 1 MITSUBISHI MU-2D 21 ROCKWELL 560A 9 ADAM A500 12 KING AIR 200T 29 MITSUBISHI MU-2F COMMANDER 1550 BARON 58 House Ad 203 KING AIR 300 1 MITSUBISHI MU-2G 17 ROCKWELL 560E 479 BARON 58P COMMANDER 3 KING AIR 300LW 22 MITSUBISHI MU-2J 137 BARON 58TC 11 ROCKWELL 560F 588 KING AIR 350 32 MITSUBISHI MU-2K 5 BARON A56TC COMMANDER Full Page 34 KING AIR 350C 15 MITSUBISHI MU-2L 142 BARON G58 36 ROCKWELL 680 SUPER 17 KING AIR 90 23 MITSUBISHI MU-2M 4/C Ad 43 BEECH BARON 56 TC 17 ROCKWELL 680E 7 KING AIR A/B90 30 MITSUBISHI MU-2N 2 BEECH BARON 58 PA 19 ROCKWELL 680F 120 KING AIR A100 38 MITSUBISHI MU-2P 217 BEECH DUKE B60 COMMANDER 203 KING AIR A200 55 MITSUBISHI SOLITAIRE 193 CESSNA 340 22 ROCKWELL 680FL GRAND 58 KING AIR A90 673 PILATUS P-12 556 CESSNA 340A COMMANDER 221 KING AIR A90-1 341 PILATUS PC-12 NG 120 CESSNA 402B 14 ROCKWELL 680FLP 135 KING AIR B100 549 PILATUS PC-12/45 BUSINESS LINER GRAND LINER 902 KING AIR B200 154 PILATUS PC-12/47 64 CESSNA 402C 78 KING AIR B200C 18 PIPER 700P AEROSTAR 38 CESSNA 404 TITAN HIGH PERFORMANCE 63 KING AIR B200GT 492 PIPER MERIDIAN 288 CESSNA 414 MOVE-UP SINGLES 2 KING AIR B200SE 10 ROCKWELL 680T TURBO 374 CESSNA 414A 3 KING AIR B200T 6 ROCKWELL 680V TURBO II CHANCELLOR OWNERS Aircraft Count 66 KING AIR B90 7 ROCKWELL 680W TURBO II 72 CESSNA 421 295 KING AIR C90 9 ROCKWELL 681 HAWK 61 CESSNA 421A 32 KING AIR C90-1 89 SOCATA TBM-700A 250 BEECH BONANZA 454 CESSNA 421B 493 CESSNA 182 160 KING AIR C90A 91 SOCATA TBM-700B 757 CESSNA 421C 316 KING AIR C90B 4 SOCATA TBM-700C1 71 CESSNA 206 66 CESSNA T303 448 CESSNA P210N 7 KING AIR C90SE 115 SOCATA TBM-700C2 124 PIPER 601P AEROSTAR 278 KING AIR E90 318 SOCATA TBM-850 26 CESSNA P210R 29 PIPER 602P AEROSTAR 58 CESSNA T182 160 KING AIR F90 22 SOCATA TBM-900 465 PIPER CHIEFTAIN 17 KING AIR F90-1 6 STARSHIP 2000A 1 CESSNA T206 28 PIPER MOJAVE 2714 CIRRUS SR22 1 MERLIN 300 51 TURBO COMMANDER 1000 870 PIPER NAVAJO 1 MERLIN IIA 27 TURBO COMMANDER 690 240 PIPER MALIBU 24 ROCKWELL 500 SHRIKE 387 PIPER MALIBU MIRAGE 29 MERLIN IIB 129 TURBO COMMANDER 690A 33 ROCKWELL 500A SHRIKE 12 MERLIN III 113 TURBO COMMANDER 690B 69 ROCKWELL 500B SHRIKE 37,744 TOTAL 20 MERLIN IIIA 58 TURBO COMMANDER 840 46 ROCKWELL 500S SHRIKE 49 MERLIN IIIB 16 TURBO COMMANDER 900 8 ROCKWELL 500U SHRIKE AIRCRAFT 14 MERLIN IIIC 23 TURBO COMMANDER 980 John Shoemaker, Advertising Director 2779 Aero Park Drive • P.O. Box 968 • Traverse City, MI 49685-0968 (800) 773-7798 • (231) 946-3712 • Fax: (231) 946-9588 E-mail: [email protected] • www.twinandturbine.com APRIL 2015 TWIN & TURBINE • 1 EDITOR LeRoy Cook EDITORIAL OFFICE 2779 Aero Park Drive Traverse City, MI 49686 Phone: (660) 679-5650 E-mail: [email protected] PUBLISHERS J. Scott Lizenby Dave Moore PRESIDENT Dave Moore CFO J. Scott Lizenby PRODUCTION MANAGER Mike Revard PUBLICATIONS DIRECTOR Steve Smith GRAPHIC DESIGN Michael McCatty ADVERTISING DIRECTOR John Shoemaker Twin & Turbine 2779 Aero Park Drive Traverse City, MI 49686 Phone: 1-800-773-7798 Simcom Training Centers Fax: (231) 946-9588 [email protected] Full Page REPRINT SALES DIRECTOR MEDIA COORDINATOR 4/C Ad ADVERTISING ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Betsy Beaudoin Phone: 1-800-773-7798 [email protected] SUBSCRIBER SERVICES Deb Neuman Kathy Erlewein Maria Mellberg San Juana Fisher P.O. Box 968 Traverse City, MI 49685 1-800-447-7367 COVER PHOTO Photo Courtesy of Pilatus Business Aircraft, Ltd. TWIN & TURBINE WEBSITE www.twinandturbine.com Search for the MediaWire app on your iPad. Issues of Twin & Turbine are available for free www.twinandturbine.com 2 • TWIN & TURBINE APRIL 2015 Contents APRIL 2015 • VOL. 19, NO. 4 EDITOR FEATURES LeRoy Cook 4 Editorial EDITORIAL OFFICE 2779 Aero Park Drive Looking Back Traverse City, MI 49686 Phone: (660) 679-5650 E-mail: [email protected] 8 The Majestic Pilatus PC-12NG A New Generation of PC-12’s PUBLISHERS J. Scott Lizenby – Todd Hotes Dave Moore 8 PRESIDENT 16 Where Are We Now, Exactly? Dave Moore Don’t Rely On The Automation CFO J. Scott Lizenby 22 Alternates PRODUCTION MANAGER A Florida Thunderstorm Causes Mike Revard Unplanned Diversions PUBLICATIONS DIRECTOR – Gary “Waldo” Peppers Steve Smith GRAPHIC DESIGN Twin Proficiency 22 Michael McCatty 24 Fatigue Awareness ADVERTISING DIRECTOR – Thomas Turner John Shoemaker Twin & Turbine 2779 Aero Park Drive From The Flight Deck Traverse City, MI 49686 Simcom Training Centers Phone: 1-800-773-7798 26 Kite Tales Fax: (231) 946-9588 – Kevin R. Dingman [email protected] Full Page REPRINT SALES DIRECTOR 29 NBAA Focus 24 MEDIA COORDINATOR 4/C Ad ADVERTISING ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 36 En Route: Betsy Beaudoin Phone: 1-800-773-7798 Tom Turner To NAFI [email protected] Jumpstart GA 2000 SUBSCRIBER SERVICES Twin Commander University Deb Neuman Kathy Erlewein Piper Launches M500 Maria Mellberg San Juana Fisher P.O. Box 968 39 Ad Index 26 Traverse City, MI 49685 1-800-447-7367 40 On Final COVER PHOTO Sometimes, Slow Is Better Photo Courtesy of Pilatus Business Aircraft, Ltd. – David Miller TWIN & TURBINE WEBSITE www.twinandturbine.com Search for the MediaWire app on your iPad.