Steamflyer
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206 sounds likely. A twin will be very expensive the first year or two but then rates will decline generally. Probably need 25 hours in the twin with a mentor pilot after the rating.Thanks WDD, this is probably the intelligent thing to do.
For the rest of the group - any idea whether I would I be insurable in a 206, Skymaster or baron with say 250 hours and IR, commercial and multi ratings? I understand there will likely be some training requirements with the "type" if I were insurable.
If I were based in HI, not having just enjoyed flying there in the past, I would want a common plane that everyone knows how to work on and for which parts are reasonably available.
That pretty much means 206 or Baron for the capacity requirements outlined. I’d worry about servicing rarer aircraft on an island. The 310s are mostly in the ridden hard and put away wet category nowadays - foundering. But they’ll do the job most handily if can find a good one. Much roomier than a Baron, whose cockpit, like the identical fuselage Bonanza, gets tight particularly on headroom for those about 5’10” or taller.