Not good with figures?
I noticed one post which said the P68 cruised at 135 knots. The ones I flew for several years cruised at 155 knots. The manual figure is 157 knots. I also calculated that they could legally fly six pax from Alice Springs to Ayers rock, provided a couple of them were small women and an extra seatbelt was fitted in the rear. We never did it though.
That poster was not the only one to have limited knowledge about the P68.
I also had a CASA FOI phone me when I was putting a p68 on our AOC. He told me the p68 "would only get 120 knots if it was going down hill" and I should modify the performance figures I had submitted. I advised him that both the makers manual and my own experience confirmed the figures I had submitted. The figures remained the same.
The P68 is a much maligned aircraft that has six seats, cruises at 155 knots burning 77 litres per hour and can go anywhere a 206 can go. It's not a King Air, but it's a very useful aircraft.