C2K,
My Endodontist, the rat that gave me my last root canal, has 2 Pilatus 12's! He and his son who is also an Endodontist bought the first one and formed a mini airline to service a direct route between San Luis Obispo and Sacramento, CA because the majors abandoned that route and to get there you had to fly south to L.A. or Pheonix and then up to Sac. It took about 4-5 hours to get there which is exactly how long it takes to drive! I'm not sure if they are still running it however. It was called MarcAir. He tells me stories of how he and his son buzz up to Alaska for one day Halibut trips and come back!