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share, and that allows you to get better financing, more aircraft, and as you get better aircraft, you get more customers,” he says.“So, it’s tough at the beginning, but as you go along, it does become easier. Pretty much every year, we just added another aircraft.”Two Turbines, 6 PistonsHis current fleet mix consists of three Navajo Chieftains, a Cessna 182RG, a Cessna 206, a Beech Baron, a Cessna Grand Caravan and a new Quest Kodiak, just recently added. His goal in 2012 is to log 4,000 to 4,500 hours total in revenue traffic.He charges $3 to $6 per statute mile, depending on the airplane, including fuel. Two years ago, he built a new maintenance hangar and hired two mechanics and two apprentices to keep his airline flying.Ask him which airplane is the best at getting clients to their18 • TWIN & TURBINEMAY 2012