The irony is undeniable. Roedie Botes, head of a company that works with steam equipment, has ripped it all out of his panel. Botes owns ZS-OOM, a 690B based in Tzaneen in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. Head of Steam and Electrical Tzaneen, the accomplished pilot also used to own a local charter business, and has two sons that fly with him as well. When he went shopping for a twin turboprop, the search naturally led to a Twin Commander. “We did a lot of research about what we needed and what was available,” he said. He considered King Airs and others, but a demo flight on a 690B with Dash 10 engines had him hooked. “I was so impressed…