I was tipped off about something very interesting in the TxDOT budget this morning. Did you know that our state employees can travel by private jets, owned and operated by the Texas Department of Transportation?
I was a tad surprised to learn this, but sure enough, here's all the info on the TxDOT website.
Check out the features of our taxpayer-funded Beechwood King Air 200 (which my pilot friends and limited aviation experience tell me is the Rolls Royce of multi-engine small planes):
Check out the features of our taxpayer-funded Beechwood King Air 200 (which my pilot friends and limited aviation experience tell me is the Rolls Royce of multi-engine small planes):
- Cruising Speed – 310 mph (Most airports in Texas can be reached in less than one hour.)
- Range – 1,400 miles (Non-stop flights means less time traveling)
- Minimum Runway Length Required – 3,000 feet (This means more than 400 airports are available in Texas to meet your needs as opposed to only 19 accessible commercially.)
- Seating Capacity – Eight to 10 (No key personnel need be left behind)
- All Weather Capabilities (Don't miss those important events)
- Pressurized Cabin (Capable of altitudes in excess of 30,000 feet to fly over most weather)
Well, golly! Must be tough travelling in that sucker. There's more information available on one of the planes the state owns here.
Check out the inside of the 2000 Raytheon B200 (N808WD):
1 comment:
The State uses these aircraft to raise efficiency and to increase revenue into our state so that our local economy stays the way it is, better than most of the rest of the United States. The cost of these aircraft is miniscule in comparision to the money they bring in. Take a trip out to Flight Services sometime and re-think your complaints. We have the best state aviation division in the country. TxDOT does maintenence for DPS, parks & wildlife, UT, A&M and others. They also sell AV gas from thier fuel farm ALL which brings in money. So in reality your tax dollar is being stretched out as far as it can go and bringing in unbeliievable amounts of money towards the Texas economy. Don't complain about paying for A king air turboprop when you might only be paying for a nut or bolt. The rest is pulled from revenue earned by flight services from doing buisiness with other organizations and agencies.
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