My boss's Piaggio P180 Avanti at New Orleans Lakefront Airport.

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Royal_Money_627@reddit (OP)

Not normally, it is based in San Antoinio, but who can say where it goes when it is leased out.

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WhiskerBiscuitCrumbs@reddit

I’m a controller and work this plane somewhat regularly

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no1ukn0w@reddit

You say San Antonio. But is it really Boerne Stage? I see one flying over my house regularly, wondering if that’s the same one.

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Lowflynjack@reddit

Sweet planes. Love the sound when one flies over.

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Negative-Day-44@reddit

Ahh, I hear and see this plane nearly every time it departs it’s home airfield. I’m not going to say where that is but it always makes a turn to nearly 090 after departure. 😉

It’s an awesome bird and really cool we have one here.

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Unusual-Economist288@reddit

Great airplane. Loud as f*ck outside, quiet and roomy inside.

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Gutter_Snoop@reddit

Also a giant PITA to keep running. They tend to be hangar queens.

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I know the gear on the one that was based by us for a while gave the mechanics nightmares. Also trying to decipher the AMM was brutal. Doing the 24 month RVSM certs required calling the one Piaggio rep in the states who could verify the task numbers because the ones called out in chapter 5 didn't exist... So many things about maintaining that bird sucked. The only saving grace is that all of the avionics are in the nose and fairly easy to get to. Even though the early ones had the fairly ancient EFIS 85 IIRC.

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Gutter_Snoop@reddit

Yeah I thought I remembered hearing part availability was a huge issue too. Like it could take forever to get critical parts from Piaggio and spares weren't usually easy to find

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Omgninjas@reddit

Yup. Really cool aircraft that is a maintenance hog.

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NYC_Traveler_@reddit

Ugliest plane on the fuckin planet. Disgraceful design. Utter shit. (rant over)

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hoppertn@reddit

Tell us where the pusher plane touched you in a bad way.

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NYC_Traveler_@reddit

It's a design piece of trash. I'll double down. Clearly none of you have taste. This plane is SHIT.

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No_Research_967@reddit

The part of my brain that hates beautiful things

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Cool-Acanthaceae8968@reddit

This isn’t beautiful.

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No_Research_967@reddit

I see your point, it’s not conventional looking, but I have an attachment to the sleekness and retro-future vibes.

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Old-Car-9962@reddit

That's super cool! (When my friend said he wanted to be a rich lawyer and he would buy one of these I was like do it) (also, I would get to be his pilot)

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Crusaderdv@reddit

I worked ATC in the control tower there for many years and several other airports. To my memory, KNEW is the only place I saw Piaggios regularly. Very interesting plane.

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scottywottydoda@reddit

The Flying Suppository

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SimpleInternet5700@reddit

Saw one rip out of Scottsdale last week.

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mopeds_moproblems@reddit

We have one based in my city, and I work right under final on the most popular approach. The tall brick buildings around me make the unusual sound echo a lot, and it’s super cool.

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62not61not63@reddit

Cavallino on the tail. Must have a couple Ferraris too.

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Royal_Money_627@reddit (OP)

Yep, has at least one Ferrari.

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2beatenup@reddit

Damm… rich guy. What’s his business

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Royal_Money_627@reddit (OP)

Vivace makes tanks for spacecraft.

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fwankfwort_turd@reddit

Space tanks? Laser artillery? Cool.

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paperodiabolico@reddit

P180, weirdly noisy bird

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OkBubbyBaka@reddit

SEX!!!

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olddoglearnsnewtrick@reddit

Noisy fuckers they are. Have one overflying my house a few times per day.

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Katana_DV20@reddit

This thing makes the devil's shrieking noise as it flies over but what a speed beast it is. I'm guessing the noise is the airframe disrupting the airflow as it hits the rear facing props?

Just look at the fuselage shape, tapering like a leaf. Looks fast just sitting there.

Mounted the wings way back to leave cabin clear.

I do find the panels of the early ones a cluttered mess. Like the King Airs

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SingerDLS@reddit

Is this ex-F1? Curious about the prancing horse on the tail

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AIR_CTRL_your_moms@reddit

Every single Piaggio pilot/owner I’ve ever met are two things:

SUPER excited to brag about their plane

And

Kinda a dick.

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TheGacAttack@reddit

Such an awesome machine.

Vivace?

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Royal_Money_627@reddit (OP)

Yes, Vivace.

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CRush1682@reddit

I was on the tarmac yesterday at Tampa waiting to depart, pulled up flightradar and saw a P180 was taxiing out. However, it was on the parallel runway on the opposite side of the terminal so I couldn't watch it takeoff. I was that close to seeing/hearing one in person!

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Royal_Money_627@reddit (OP)

I did not get to fly in the P180, I did get to check it out up close inside and out. That is my truck tailgate in the picture. I was there to load some materials on the plane for a trip to a conference in Denver. Before he got the P180 he had a twin engine Cessna, I think it was a 310. I flew with him from New Orleans to Denver and back in the Cessna.

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chriscf17@reddit

Lol that’s crazy you brought this up cause I watched a P180 land today in Denver and I knew it was an Avanti simply by the sound of it flying over while I was walking my dog.

I’m a pilot and the first airport I started to learn to fly at had two and the sound is so distinctive that it’s ingrained in my mind now so I looked up and there it was.

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MidnightSurveillance@reddit

Wait til you get inside one, the interior layout is... interesting.

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GlobalServiced@reddit

Good on you for taking a picture with no visible registration

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Dangerous-Salad-bowl@reddit

Yeah but that paint scheme totally gives it away.

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Royal_Money_627@reddit (OP)

Is it really good that I did not get the registration number in the photo? I am kind of an amateur at this.

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GlobalServiced@reddit

Yes, while anyone can snap a picture of this or see the registration on it, it’s good of you to omit it since this is admittedly your boss and the registration number can be looked up and tied to the person or company that owns the plane.

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Royal_Money_627@reddit (OP)

Ok, I think I understand. I retired so he is not really my boss anymore, but we are still friends. I think the latest status is it is now a company plane not his private plane and I think the company leases the plane to others as well as using it as a corporate jet.

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MidnightSurveillance@reddit

Sounds like it is managed by a 135 and made available for charter when the boss doesn't need it. Smart.

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Royal_Money_627@reddit (OP)

Yeah, something like that.

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