Can I charter a TBM for a weekend?

david.h

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I was just day dreaming, and wondered how someone would go about chartering a turboprop for a weekend trip to see if it fits the mission? I don't have the means to own one now, but to try it would be a fun weekend holiday- sometime in the next year or so, and see how it fits (or not). Could I fly right seat? Be a knowledgeable person up front? SEL with 300 hr or so.
 
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I would think that is up to the owner. You don't see too many turboprops out on the rental line.
-Skip
 
Skip Miller said:
I would think that is up to the owner. You don't see too many turboprops out on the rental line.
-Skip
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Not looking to rent, chartering with a pilot and see how the operation is. Just want to know the experience if possible before striving for something that may or not be what I expect.
 
Absolutely, it's possible. Just contact a charter company that operates them, or a charter broker, and I'm sure you'll be able to arrange something. It's definitely going to cost, though.
 
If you reach TBM financial territory, why not look at a Honda Jet, or other similar single pilot biz jets?
 
An FBO near here has a TBM specifically for charter flights. It’s attractive for destinations of more than a few hundred miles. The FBO owner, who is also an instructor and DPE, is the pilot. I haven’t asked him, but it wouldn’t surprise me if he allowed a paying customer to sit up front.
 
NoHeat said:
An FBO near here has a TBM specifically for charter flights. It’s attractive for destinations of more than a few hundred miles. The FBO owner, who is also an instructor and DPE, is the pilot. I haven’t asked him, but it wouldn’t surprise me if he allowed a paying customer to sit up front.
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You can probably sit up front if they are approved for single pilot operations, but, per regulation they are not allowed to let you manipulate the controls.
 
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