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Bob & Rachel Anderson
Bob and Rachel Anderson in front of their TBM, right after they purchased it
Bob and Rachel Anderson have owned a 2008 Daher TBM 850 for five years. The flexibility of the PT6A-66D-pow- ered six-seater has allowed them to be more present
with their family.
Bob and Rachel fly this aircraft, sometimes together and oth-
ers separately. Bob learned to fly when stationed in Germany while in the Army. He flew for several years, but the demands of a burgeoning medical career sidelined him from the cockpit for some time. Rachel explained that a family trip about ten years ago prompted his return to the skies.
“We bought some property in Gulf Shores, Alabama, as a rental and drove there several times. We got stuck in traffic once on the way back (to Lake Charles, Louisiana), and it took us 13 hours to get home. During the drive, my husband casu- ally mentioned, ‘Oh, you know, I’ve got a private pilot’s license.’ That was after we had been married 13 years!”
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Bob and Rachel Anderson from the cockpit of their 2008 Daher 850, which they’ve owned for five years
