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October 4th 06, 10:35 PM
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NW_Pilot's Trans-Atlantic Flight -- All the scary details...
Personally, I think you'd have to be dumber than a box of rocks to pay
that much for a Baron -- hell, you can get a nice biz-jet for less -- but there were apparently 17 people in 2005 that possessed the unique dual-qualities of "dumb enough to do it, and rich enough to afford it"... Is that a typical price range for a plane in the Baron's category? If not, why is the Baron special? The Baron (and all Raytheon/Beech products) is considered to be the "Cadillac" airplane, meaning extremely durable, well-engineered, and pricey. Or, to those of us who think it's crazy, they're heavy, over-engineered, and over-priced. It's all in the eye of the beholder, of course, but spending $1.7 million for a light piston twin is just stupid, IMHO. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" 
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October 4th 06, 11:10 PM
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NW_Pilot's Trans-Atlantic Flight -- All the scary details...
On 2006-10-04, Jay Honeck wrote:
It's all in the eye of the beholder, of course, but spending $1.7 million for a light piston twin is just stupid, IMHO. Considering the Eclipse 500 was just certified and priced at $1.5M it sure sounds crazy! Well, except I bet the cabin of the Baron is a lot bigger.  -- Ben Jackson AD7GD http://www.ben.com/
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October 4th 06, 11:25 PM
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NW_Pilot's Trans-Atlantic Flight -- All the scary details...
Jay Honeck wrote:
Personally, I think you'd have to be dumber than a box of rocks to pay that much for a Baron -- hell, you can get a nice biz-jet for less -- but there were apparently 17 people in 2005 that possessed the unique dual-qualities of "dumb enough to do it, and rich enough to afford it"... Is that a typical price range for a plane in the Baron's category? If not, why is the Baron special? The Baron (and all Raytheon/Beech products) is considered to be the "Cadillac" airplane, meaning extremely durable, well-engineered, and pricey. Or, to those of us who think it's crazy, they're heavy, over-engineered, and over-priced. It's all in the eye of the beholder, of course, but spending $1.7 million for a light piston twin is just stupid, IMHO. No, stupid is going into the hotel business. :-) Matt
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