Originally Posted by
morno
What’s the average TAS/Mach No. rcoight?
My prediction is like anything Pilates, the first model is a bit rough, but they refine them over time and they end up being a pretty bloody good machine. At least that’s what I noticed with the PC-12
We don't push ours much at all in the cruise, so almost always use 0.70 or 0.71, which usually gives a TAS between 405 and 420kt.
The aircraft is quite capable of doing 0.74 (which is the MMO) at all altitudes, but you'd never really use it, as if it accidentally went to 0.741 before the auto-throttles caught it it would record an overspeed.
I agree it's never wise to buy the first of any type (whether it be cars or aircraft, I don't know why people want to be first). There will always be some bugs that need ironing out.
Overall I think it's a very fine aircraft and will only get better as they make more.