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CO280fx
 
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Favorite Enstrom would have to be the 480B! As for the pistons, they're all basically the same, plus or minus a few horsepower and RPM, correlators, and fairings and stabilizers. They all fly the same, more or less.

280 - Pointy noise, sexier look, narrower cabin, a bit faster.
28 - Snub nose, single pane wide windscreen, awesome visibility, wider cabin, somewhat goofy looking.

I prefer the look of the 280 but prefer to fly the 28. My favorite is probably the 28C-2 with a straight turbo bypass (no wastegate) and no correlator. Something about this setup just feels right. A very direct connection with the machine. The correlator does counter intuitive things with power management and while you can get used to it, you're always kind of working against it.
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