Textron Unveils Denali Turboprop Cabin

Cessna late to the party, as usual. I sat in a mock up of a Pilatus at the 1993 AOPA Expo, 25 years ago. Ever since it was bought by big company interests the innovation meter is about a 0.50. The heady days of the original Cessna Citation 1972 are long gone in Wichita.

Obviously a shot across the bow of Piatus and the popular PC12.

Sometime ago I was invited by a close friend to take a 10-hour trip (two legs of 5 hr each back to back) with him on his Cessa CJ Citation. I had never flown on a corporate jet before. Indeed there was no TSA hassle on the way over, customs in Canada was a cinch and so on. This was just fine, but let me tell you, to splurge $15 million on a narrow and low ceiling thing, that going to the tight washroom trying not to bother the rest with emmissions of various kinds, and not being able to walk around every 2 or 3 hours as the doctor prescribed was just plane hell. Perhaps a Gulfstream 650 should be more comfortable but the cost is mind boggling.

To chalet, Yea, if you like TSA and hours to wait for departures!

No matter how you slice and tweak with it, this is a narrow interior which makes 3-4 hour long flights very unconfortable. Fly first class or Business and it will be cheaper and far more enjoyable on long trips.