There's only one way to guarantee jet availability when you have been sharing with others, and that is to buy your own outright. Air Independence had a client do just that, with help to identify the most suitable model.

The business twin turboprop marketplace is one which Beechcraft has had sown up since business aviation was a boy in 1964, with its ubiquitous King Air line-up.

The midsize jet sector is in a state of transition, with the most aged models nearing extinction and thoroughly modern new types about to enter service. Some of the earliest purpose-built business jets fell in this category, and there are some of these 1960s designs still flying today.