Originally Posted by
rcoight
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.
Good to hear. As you say I’m sure they’ll get better as they make more.
With regards to the speed, I know in the Airbus, we normally sit around Mach 0.78-0.79. MMO is 0.82. Obviously I’ve never flown the PC-24, but I reckon you could easily sit closer to MMO with no problem on your average day. Jets aren’t really that efficient sitting too far below Mmo normally.
Good luck with it. Hopefully RFDS sees more of them in the future around the country.