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Originally Posted by LineBoy4Life
Seneca 1 - fully loaded on a hot day
, or better still - somewhere over the mountains in NZ on a winters night with a low freezing level
, or better still - somewhere over the mountains in NZ on a winters night with a low freezing level
That has to be written by someone that has flown ZK-ROC!!! Couldn't agree more! 
She's a pig of the highest order that one... ROC by name, Rock by naturePML
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Pithblot, you might as well scratch E110 from your wish list. Apart from a reasonable speed and good economics, it is far from fun to fly. Very heavy in roll (especially after the Twin Otter, which is delightfully harmonised), atrocious ventilation (air enters from the rear and travels forward, so the pilot get the cabin smells and not much else), and nowhere near the airframe strength of an Otter. I also had numerous gear problems (usually wouldn't retract).
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My favorites to date,
Piston twin - C404 closely followed by Baron. Islander was certainly a money maker but beyond that. Aerostar...very fast, handled nicely but 
C402...enjoyed them but the 404 beats them on every count. Queenairs...a piston Banderiante. Be76...great little light private/training twin. Pa30...
Turboprop - Twin Otter, hands down the most fun to be had sitting up, fully dressed when used for what it was designed for, bush flying. To go long distances quickly the C441. I loved that aeroplane too. Poor mans B200? I don't fecking think so
I actually enjoyed flying the E110 Bandit...yes a little ponderous in roll but overall a great aeroplane, easy to fly single pilot and very stable in hard IFR.
Jet - I love my current mount, B767-300ER, but probably the Falcon 200 is my overall favorite with the F28 in very close second and actually had slightly nicer handling...the Citation 560 Ultra did not impress me much at all.
Piston twin - C404 closely followed by Baron. Islander was certainly a money maker but beyond that
. Aerostar...very fast, handled nicely but C402...enjoyed them but the 404 beats them on every count. Queenairs...a piston Banderiante. Be76...great little light private/training twin. Pa30...Turboprop - Twin Otter, hands down the most fun to be had sitting up, fully dressed when used for what it was designed for, bush flying. To go long distances quickly the C441. I loved that aeroplane too. Poor mans B200? I don't fecking think so
I actually enjoyed flying the E110 Bandit...yes a little ponderous in roll but overall a great aeroplane, easy to fly single pilot and very stable in hard IFR.
Jet - I love my current mount, B767-300ER, but probably the Falcon 200 is my overall favorite with the F28 in very close second and actually had slightly nicer handling...the Citation 560 Ultra did not impress me much at all.
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Point of order
Ah Chuck.....please check thread title; Dash 7 does not qualify as a "twin" except with 2 engines shut down!
As for Bae146, well it shouldn't even qualify as an aeroplane, although I am sure those who have flown it would point out that it frequently DID have 2 engines shut down.
As for Bae146, well it shouldn't even qualify as an aeroplane, although I am sure those who have flown it would point out that it frequently DID have 2 engines shut down.
I got carried away wandering around memory lane
Turbine - C441 - Loved it > 30000 in the cruise, ran on the smell of an oily rag, easy to operate, sometimes overflew Pearce military area at FL160 and descented into Perth from about 15 miles (it must have been for 03?). The descent angle was so steep I'm not sure who was more scared, the pax or me.
Piston - C402 - underrated I thought (I enjoyed flying it more than flying the B58 or navajo/Chieftan).
Piston - C402 - underrated I thought (I enjoyed flying it more than flying the B58 or navajo/Chieftan).
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As for chimbu, Fokker 28 followed by the Fokker 100
They spoilt that one by taking out the twin thrust levers and the variable speed brake
Oh well it is not bad anyway
They spoilt that one by taking out the twin thrust levers and the variable speed brake
Oh well it is not bad anyway
CRI CRI !! i remember when Bobby Gibbes watched Jim Hazelton take it up to FL120 !!
A cheap way to build multi hours. I wonder what the carriers would think if you rocked up with 500+ cri-cri hours?
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Don't know of any IFR Cri Cri's, but I spose if it was IFR it would meet the CAO requirement...
Those huge panoramic windows get me every time and a 6000ft cabin at FL510 is not bad either.
1. Twotter: for sheer utility and FUN
2. 90 King Air: very crisp roll, good field performance, lacks elevator in flare.
3. B200: Looks great, very stable IFR platform, honest aeroplane.
4. B777: flys like a truck, but simple systems/great economics. And its Boeing!
2. 90 King Air: very crisp roll, good field performance, lacks elevator in flare.
3. B200: Looks great, very stable IFR platform, honest aeroplane.
4. B777: flys like a truck, but simple systems/great economics. And its Boeing!
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Another vote for the Cri Cri
Youtube is full of Cri Cri videos. There are a couple of jet powered examples. They use the same engines found in RC model jets. Now that would be cool.
All need now is to cut my legs off at knees and I should fit into one.
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All need now is to cut my legs off at knees and I should fit into one.
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.................DH104.................the poms know how to make a plane fly with excellent balance, just not with any semblance of the modern word 'ergonomics' !..........switches placed everywhere at random !.........although the old girl was made around 1950 when CRM & Ergonomics where yet to be dreamed up!...still 4 tons & 65 kts are numbers that would frighten newbies these days !
..............Lear35..................cramped cockpit but the speed.........oh the speed and handling:-)
.......BE200....................truck, built typical Beech....like a Brick Sh*t House !...................can carry a house & be almost put where a house stands !
........Capt Wally:-)
..............Lear35..................cramped cockpit but the speed.........oh the speed and handling:-)
.......BE200....................truck, built typical Beech....like a Brick Sh*t House !...................can carry a house & be almost put where a house stands !
........Capt Wally:-)