Jim Shoe wrote:
El,
I'm not trying to ruin your plans. I'm a private pilot myself, just no longer current, and I have two good friends that fly for a living. Both were instructors first to build hours. One wound up flying passenger charters in a King Air and living in motels while "on the road" so to speak. The other guy flew cargo overnight in a twin Beech. They shared an apartment but never saw each other. I know how tough it is to compete with people that will fly for free just to build their hours.
And I understand your need to be able to chase the jobs around the country. The FBO that I flew from had an RV parked next to the building with Water and Electric hookups. I didn't know who it was, so don't know if he was paying or not, but he would at least need to be able to drive to a dump station unless he used the FBO inside facilities.
As far as B vs. C, their price points aren't that far apart, especially used. If it were me, I'd prefer a C with a full time bed and a small utility trailer for the 'cycle. I've had both, and prefer the extra room that a C provides, especially as a full timer. Good luck, whatever you choose.
thanks a lot Jim! I'm still a bit unsure whether I'd prefer a B or a C for pretty much the reasons you listed I mean, I'm really not home much as it is anyway, at least with a class B I can get away with parking at walmarts or random parking lots here or there, not to mention the much better gas mileage. but with a C I'd have more of what can be considered "home".
I may have to just rent a B and a C for 3 days or so in may and see which ends up being more to my needs. I don't think anyone rents Bs though... I need to hit up a trade show or something