Don’t get me wrong—my wife and I have enjoyed our 1978 turbocharged Cessna 310R twin—powered by two Continental TSIO-520B engines. It’s been an outstanding family aircraft—fast, capable and a joy to fly. But there’s no denying the high-performance piston airplane landscape is changing. It’s becoming more challenging to find high-quality maintenance without dealing with long lead times, replacement engine costs are out of control and there’s grave uncertainty about the future of 100LL.

Discussions with fellow pilots seem to echo the same underlying sentiment: Are we being forced out of the piston engine world? With no clear resolution in sight, these mounting concerns have me questioning whether it’s time to part with our beloved Twin Cessna and make the leap into the turboprop world.

Wit

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