by Jeb Burnside

Most discussions of whether and how to use a single-engine piston airplane for serious business transportation are initially focused on tax advantages and finding the right plane for the planned mission. Then, discussion turns to equipment, where to base, who will fly it and when and how much insurance to buy, among other issues. But few pilot-businesspeople ask the most fundamental question. Instead, and like the Laurence Olivier character in the movie Marathon Man, we really should be asking, “Is it safe?” …