I made the move to jets in 2007 with a BVM BobCat and a JetCat P-60. I *love* this jet and wouldn't change a thing, although in retrospect I might have have gone with a P-70 instead of a P-60.

BVM's customer service is outstanding. When I made a trip to Florida for lessons and my instructor had to cancel due to a family emergency, Bob Violett pulled one of his top guys away from work and sent him out to teach me to fly jets. During my time in Florida, BVM treated me like I was their only customer in the world. It was amazing.

You're looking at roughly $8K to get into a BobCat with all the bells and whistles. That includes turbine, radio system and servos, landing gear, etc. You'll spend another few hundred dollars on accessories such as fire extinguishers. There's nothing cheap about flying jets, but my oh my is it a kick in the pants to fly these things!