The numbers are in...

Well, some of them anyhow. Tow times. Surprise surprise PNE is slower than BKJ. Over the 323 trial flights over the last 12 months PNE is 8% slower to 2000ft and a huge 18% slower to 3000ft. Should we care??? Where the tow charges per minute are the same for both tow-planes you bet we should care. If you average the tow results it means a difference of 73 cents per minute. So anyone wanting to tow to 3000ft using PNE it's going to cost you an extra $7-8 compared to dragging out BKJ. Could I suggest a number of things. Firstly, remove the insurance cover on BKJ...the reason we have shops and 2 tow planes was to provide insurance. How much insurance is too much? Secondly, spread the tow charges to $4 per minute for PNE and $4.70 per minute for BKJ. And lastly, from the flight times for the last 2 years, the Puchcaz's are averaging 111 hrs each per year whereas the Janus averaged 80 hrs. With the arrival of the Duo I expect the Janus hours to sink even further...sell it. Take the money and reduce the debt.