Saw this twin pusher climbing out of Tampa Executive Airport (KVDF)

I know it’s a terrible pic (taken from my dash cam) but can anyone ID it?

I see the forewings.
It has a T-tail empennage, so not a Velocity XL.
I don’t see winglets, so it’s not a Starship.
That leads me to to think it may be a Piaggio P.180
The fuselage doesn’t look quite right for that, though.

(I’ll say it… WORST PICTURE EVER.) :rofl:

Piaggio P.180 Avanti?

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That’s what I’m thinking.

Definitely an Avanti. When did you take the photo?

June 9 about 8:30 am.

If it was noiiiiisy then it was an Avanti !

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Haha! I couldn’t hear it. I had my stereo cranked up as I dealt with the usual commuter traffic on the ground. :rofl:

Edit: it’s been years since I’ve been there but KPIE had a service center for Piaggio and there was often a ramp full of them there. This was towards the tail end of the company going out of business

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