Ed; My buddies Baron was 135 for years, 12n wasnt qualified do he would pickup from either Caldwell or MMU Morristown. He didnt make money but was a writeoff so at least it helped to cover expenses. "Expenses" on his Baron to me bordered on the obscene. Even with Gami's at 65% cruise we beat the crap out of 32 gph :{:{
58 had twin 300's. When they raised his seat insurance to 30 grand a yr he had enuf of 135 ops, put her back to personal use. At least I had the best of both worlds, I got to drive and he paid LOL LOL. I was the unofficial "autopilot" for N7237X for many years :}:}
So far, I'm still flying, even tho my usage is way down. Used to have 40K on a 135 Certificate, but it made no $$ sense. Wife and I thought about selling a few years ago, but nobody wanted to pay a fair price; and with air travel, these days, being so annoying, we decided to hang on. I haven't yet figured how to post pics on this site yet, as it asks for a url instead of uploading from my computer, otherwise, I'd send you a pic of my 40K.
Just noticed your handle and thought I'd drop you a line and say Hello! There aren't a lot of people on this forum who would recognize your handle, maybe but someone like me who flies a P210 and also likes to make sawdust. Where do you fly out of? Is your skymaster pressurized?
Ed Manfredi
N 4740K, PVD(Providence, RI)
