The Fleet Liveth On

The Asian Badger has been doing some digging and found...

Nice to know our taxes dollars are being spent for important stuff….Like THREE! Pilatus aircraft going to Muncie, Indiana today.

Want to track the flights yourself? Take a look.

Go to Flight Aware.

Go to where it says airport code and type in KUES. That’s the airport code for Waukesha County (Crites Field). When the page comes up, look on the right where it says Departures. The page should look like this.

Look at the tail numbers for N387W, N395W and N389W. Just roll your cursor over those tail numbers. You will see they all went to Muncie, Indiana today. You will also see the above tail numbers are registered to the State of Wisconsin. WTF? Why are 18 people from what I assume is the governor’s office going to Muncie, Indiana?

You can also use Flight Aware to track any of the planes by typing in the above tail number into the area where it says “tail number” and see just where that plane is going as well as the flight history of that plane.

Now, the Pilatus PC-12 is an excellent aircraft. A new one goes for around $5.0 million I would guess. Fitted out for executive transport, it seats six. Plus a pilot and co-pilot. Here’s a nice view of a used PC-12 on ASO.com. As you can see, that little number is going for $3.4 million.

Now, here’s my questions for the Morons in Madistan. (Note…I don’t have a problem with the governor having access to a plane but……..)

Why are the taxpayers paying for three of these? I thought Pol Pot Doyle was selling off the fleet.
Why did the State buy a plane made in Switzerland? Piper aircraft aren’t good enough? Hell, the Meridian or Mirage is the same plane, essentially.
Why are 18 people going to Muncie, Indiana? It looks like at least two are staying overnight, too since I only see one scheduled departure from Muncie back to Truax.
Is it any wonder this state is a tax hell? Why are taxpayers paying for THREE PILATUS PC-12s???????????????????

I’d kind of like to know myself.