My father was the Maintenance Officer for the Rocky Mountain Wing of the CAF for many years and they have a TBM. He probably spent at least 800 hrs a year or more on that airplane from totally re-wiring it to all new hydraulics, etc. all under the watchful eye of an A&P/AI. I was able to crawl all over it every time we visited Grand Junction, and it is indeed a huge airplane. My Dad and step mom would regularly fly in the TBM to various air shows. I bet he had close to 500 hrs in it. Shortly before he died, he scheduled us for a ride in it. Unfortunately, the two pilots in the Wing who were qualified to fly the TBM had conflicts develop and we weren’t able to make the flight. It is a hell of a handful of plane I am told, and it just amazes me young “kids” like former President Bush could fly that beast on and off carriers, day and night, with really minimal training and instruments. Incredible!