A few of our -300 Twotters at Talair had the -34s near the end. They certainly had more get up and go at high DAs but their reverse thrust weren't nuffink to write home about..the first time I taxied RDY
up the hill at POM
in Beta I suggested the engineers might wanna check the primary blade angle but maybe it was to do with no low/ground idle in the Twotter set up as opposed to the same engine/prop in a Bandit. Don't remember that ever being resolved.
My weapon of choice going into the mountain strips was always a -200...my beloved RDB in particular...even if the doors leaked in rain
Can't help but feel the EFIS will be a maintenance issue in the rough and tumble that the Twotter revels in.
Truly one of the great aircraft.