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Experience CountsThirty five years of servingGeneral AviationScopeAircraftFi-Photo courtesy of Pilatus Business Aircraft LTD / Photo by Jon Youngblut Photography140 E. Town Street, Suite 1400 • Columbus, Ohio 43215-1400 (614) 221-5773 • Fax: (614) 221-2411email: scope@parknationalbank.com www.ScopeAircraftFinance.comMember ofNational Aircraft Finance Association National Business Aviation Associationand terrain changes on that trip are similar to what you might find in an Alaskan flight.Be prepared to be self-sufficient, Pruhs also said. Airports in Alaska probably won’t have a red carpet and fancy FBO waiting for you. If you have a mechanical problem, even a small one, the solution may be expensive, because parts and a mechanic have to be brought in. However, camaraderie among Alaska pilots is legendary; everyone pitchs in to help a fellow airman in distress, because they may need the favor returned someday.Why the Falcon 50? Its long legs are needed to get around the big state and for trips outside, in futherance of the Pruhs Construction business. He can make the hop to Seattle in three hours and can reach the rest of the Lower 48 in a single flight. It’s a Mach .8/460-knot business tool. Even so, the Falcon won’t go everywhere, so, after landing to visit a project or job site, it’s common to jump in a Super Cub or helicopter to make the last leg of a trip.8 • TWIN & TURBINEDECEMBER 2011