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Thanks to all for your input I was thinking of a Mooney. The aerostar would be great, but too expensive for this sort of limited use. I have an airport about 6 miles from the house, so I’m optimistic that it could cut my 4 1/2 hour drive (one way) down to two hours by plane including...

I anticipate a trip of this length once a week. It could end up being every two weeks, but hope for the best, plan for the worst. I thought about charter as well, so I’m trying to weight the pros and cons of each.

Bob - likely just myself, maybe one other passenger at times. My longest drive is about 4 1/2 hours depending on traffic, so it’s those trips that I want to cut down on. Sometimes I have to travel to southern NJ as well to check on a property - that’s a good 4-5 hours

Low experience in singles, non in twins. Was leaning more towards a twin, but would need to get certified and maybe need a pilot for a little while. looking for at least a 200kn cruise, if that helps. I’ll admit, I’m not very knowledgeable and the last time I flew was more than ten years...

New to this forum - I’m in need of a cost effective but reliable and comfortable plane to fly me around New England for business. Most flights are two hours or less, average being about an hour. what would be a good airframe for under $200k? single or twin? Pressurized or non?