Ok guys..you've just derailed what was to be the first Cessna 310R in the Philippines !
I'd just probably get another Aztec "C". The last W&B of mine showed an empty weight of 3010 lbs, so at 5200 lbs MTOW, gives 2190 lbs of useful load. Enough for 650kgs cargo and 2.5 hours of fuel at 160 knots TAS. Not too far from a Shrike.
Lusted for a Navajo but my mechanic hates turbo's also useful load is about the same..404 Titan has great useful load but too expensive..also those geared engines are scary (abandoned twin bo's and queenairs scattered on almost all the strips we go to).
With the money i save for not buying a 310R, will probably just put a gns 430 on the aztec a new Impreza WRX for me!
Thanks for the Info guys, will buy you a cold one when you're in the area!
Turbinejunkie...my chief pilot Felix "the Cat" is wringing my neck and convincing me to get the shrike instead..he keeps saying the name " Bob Hoover ", and making acrobatic gestures with his hands, i shouldn\'t have showed him this thread.
Will be going to the Subaru dealer now before these guys stage a Strike! hehehe