One thing that Id like to comment on is the crash scene photos that Ive seen of Cirrus and maybe Cessna and also Mooney . They show a definite advantage to the Mooney. With the Cirrus et al the cabin/cockpit cracked open like an egg shell. Even with the chute deployed. I absolutely agree that its not the fact that you hit the ground but at what speed you hit the ground makes the difference , but that mooney structure is stronger in my opinion.
A Pilatus is not a Beechcraft. Using a King Air brand on a single engine turbo prop is a great idea. Times are a changing and this sounds to me to be the next logical step. It will be an American Plane and open up a new income stream to replace the jets that are being discontinued. All of our American companies need to take a slow steady paced strategy and build deeper pockets so the next time we have a government induced recession they wont lose part or all of their companies.
