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Immediately upon purchase, Pasmore upgraded the C421's panel with the touch screen Garmin G600 TXi, Garmin GTN 750, and Garmin engine monitoring system.
Cessna 421. I then just happened to come across the one that I own now, and I love it!”
Pasmore’s per- sonal experience with the pressur- ized, eight-seat twin has matched his instructor’s positive report.
“It’s been easy to fly, very com- fortable, and people like it. It also has a great ramp presence with the winglets. Even though it’s an older plane, I
life would be pretty boring without aviation. I love flying, and it’s easily the best thing I’ve ever done.”
After so many positive experiences in the industry, he encourages anyone and everyone to pursue becoming a pilot, whether as a career or a hobby.
“I really try to talk people into avia- tion who are thinking about it because it’s such a wonderful thing to pursue – one of the best things you will achieve in your life. So few people accomplish learning how to fly and the oppor- tunities being a pilot allows for are incredible. To think that you can just drive out to the hangar, jump in your own plane, and then go anywhere you want. I mean, there’s just nothing like it in the world.”
Pasmore’s aviation journey has evolved since his first lessons at flight school over a decade ago.
“I rented a Cessna 172 for a couple hundred hours, and then I bought an RV-6. I flew that thing everywhere. I loved that little plane. It was fast and affordable, but I eventually sold it because I wanted something bigger and with air conditioning. So, I bought a Columbia 400. I learned the glass panel and got my instrument rating in that airplane.”
The freedom of flight has become an essential aspect of Pasmore’s life. He most frequently flies within several hundred nautical miles of Phoenix Deer Valley Airport (KDVT).
But there was one destination outside this circle that is a longtime favor- ite. One that required stopping for fuel in his Columbia 400, which was less than ideal.
“I have a place back in the Midwest at the Lake of the Ozarks, and I wanted to be able to fly there nonstop. I was looking for the perfect, somewhat af- fordable plane for the mission, and was looking at all of the Cessna twins. At first, I actually decided on a 340. But the one I was working towards buy- ing fell through and my instrument instructor said, ‘You got to get the 421. It’s the best of the Cessna twins.’ That’s how I wound up looking for a
am proud to walk out of it. For what you get moneywise, it’s a heck of a plane, and I have been very pleased with it,” he said.
“I bought it for under $500,000 and put another $125,000 to $130,000 toward the new Garmin avionics. I felt it was important to upgrade the panel, so I had it done before I ever picked up the plane. It’s expensive, but I think worth every penny. I added the touch screen Garmin G600 TXi, Garmin GTN 750, Garmin engine monitoring system, and another Gar- min screen for the passenger.”
The aftermarket add-ons help Pas- more get more out of his plane. But
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Pasmore owned an RV-6 and a Columbia 400 prior to stepping up to his multi-engine.