Soooo many Brasilias parked on the ramp at FAT Fresno Air Terminal airport. It’s crazy to see so many just sitting there. I used to fly these airplanes for a charter company all over the country. We had planes in NY, CA and OH. Flying them for sports teams and for public charters. Had some really great times flying these birds. It’s sad to see so many of them just sitting now.  I think the public sees a propeller powered airplane now and thinks it’s not as safe as a jet.

While this could be argued on both sides you can’t deny the cost savings of a turbo-prop vs jet airplane. Turboprops are just mini turbine engines that sip fuel and provide great power to the propeller. I took this photo while taxiing for departure as a passenger. I believe this is a maintenance facility for Skywest airlines, I don’t know any other provider of so many of these EMB-120 Brasilias.