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What type of single-engine aircraft would be good for freight delivery?
I work for a logistics company and we encounter many on-demand deliveries that I think could be more profitable with a small plane with the high price of fuel. I'm looking for something affordable with a large available payload. I only hold a single-engine license so I need to stick with a simple and economical aircraft.
We would only be able to afford a piston engine aircraft. The freight that I'm thinking about hauling would not exceed 600 pounds.
Answer:
You need to know more than the weight of the cargo - you need to consider the volume and size. If you want to haul 600 pounds of styrofoam, then you will need an aircraft with very large volume capacity. If you want to haul 600 lbs of 20 foot long aluminum irrigation pipe, then you need to consider a Shorts Skyvan. Then you also need to consider the distance you need to fly, the length of the airstrips, day/night, VFR/IFR, fuel availability and many more things.
Like many of the other answers have suggested, a Cessna Caravan is an excellent cargo plane, and the big cargo companies for more than its good looks. But assuming you have general cargo and freight that comes in boxes to a maximum of 400-600 lbs per load (depending on fuel requirements), and you want something substantially cheaper to buy and operate, then any Piper Cherokee or Cessna 180 will do fine. I'd recommend a tricycle gear airplane as opposed to a tail dragger, that just makes loading and unloading so much friendlier.
Depending on the regulations of the country you want to fly the cargo in (or to and from) you may need certification for the operation from your local aviation regulators. That will be a complex and time-consuming issue.
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