The local cable system has a pole-mounted camera at the airport, so I
have had that channel on at times to see the comings and goings. That,
along with FlightAware, and a scanner, keeps me up on what is going on.
I have noted a Pilatus PC-12 bringing a load from St. Louis, and the
King Air 350, which is still here. We have a couple of King Air 90
owners locally, and those seem to be very nice traveling machines. A
Piper Meridian based here is also no slouch in performance, though not
as popular in Wichita, I'm sure.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
On 6/13/2015 12:38 PM, Bill Pearce wrote:
Whoever had the turboprop is probably the smart one. Cost of
ownershipp is notably lower for one, and in many cases trip lengths
are such that time in the air is similar to a jet. There is at least
one fractional share company that has a fleet of mostly King Airs,
although I wouldn't quite call those a large turboprop.
-----Original Message----- From: Jim Nichols
Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2015 8:44 AM
To: Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Bonnaroo Jets
Chris,
Most of these aircraft seem to be owned by rental or leasing agencies.
It still costs a bundle to travel that way. I can understand well-paid
musical groups traveling that way, such a one that came in last evening
from an appearance in Nashville, then left around midnight for San Jose,
California. What I can't quite understand is how groups of fans can use
these services.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
On 6/13/2015 12:29 AM, ChrisB wrote:
Wealthy types, eh, Jim? Thing is, they have to be able to pay a
pilot and the fuel as well as the servicing on the aircraft – all on
top of the price of the purchase.
Chris
On 13 Jun 15, at 02:02, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The Bonnaroo Music Festival is taking place this week outside of
Manchester, TN, just a few miles away. Our airport serves the
performers and some well-heeled attendees, with jet and turboprop
traffic coming and going. For the airport, fuel sales are the
highest of any week of the year.
I stopped by after dinner and found three executive jets and one
large turboprop parked near the terminal.
http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/DSCF1769+FM.tif.html
<http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/DSCF1769+FM.tif.html>
Fuji X-E1 with Leica Summicron-R 50, ISO 400, 1/350 @ f/8. Just a
crop, not a pano
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