Ciao, Avanti
Fast-forward in the Piaggio P.180 Avanti IIBy Jeff Berlin, Photos By James Lawrence & Jeff Berlin
 Cleveland Center, ciao! Avanti 180PA checking in, flight level 280.” It’s almost too easy to call the Italian Avanti II the Ferrari of the skies, and from the moment I floored the Avanti this morning on a wintry runway in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, I was plastered into my seat like I was in a Ferrari 430 Spider with the top down, stiff breeze mussing what’s left of my hair, pealing away from a red light that lasted a few seconds too long. The only thing missing was the squeal of Pirelli tires and the smell of a heated clutch and scorched rubber. |
