Originally Posted by
Torquetalk
Doing that kind of work, from that FATO, a Longranger would spend a lot of time at the top end of its performance on multiple cycles day-in, day-out. Using transient take-off power would be routine. Misjudgments about fuel load and pax weight with a very high turnover would also be easy to make. Without HUMS, there is no certainty that the aircraft had not been previously over-torqued, either occasionally, or routinely.
Sea level , 6 lightly dressed pax, no baggage, probably max 400 lbs of fuel if planning 4 tours between fuelling.
I doubt you would be anywhere near 100% torque on departure much less pulling any transients.
Certainly not cruising around at max continuous Q.