Re: Best Single Pilot IFR Plane

"Tom S." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> "Mike Rapoport" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > Not even close to the best.  I have a friend with part of one (Netjets
> > share) .  With the two pilots and two average size passengers and a
> Labrador
> > it can't go from San Diego to Sun Valley without refueling in a modest
> > headwind if its warm.
>
> Wrong.

It is a fact.

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> > The problem is that at FL350 it will only go about
> > 350kts and even a modest headwind at that altitude is well over 100kts.
>
> At FL350, it does 371 to 385, depending on weight.
>
Its pretty obvious that you are getting your info from their marketing
materials and have never owned or flown a turbine plane.  The Cessna
marketing data is all based on ISA temperatures and the real temperatures in
the US are ISA +10C to ISA +20C extracting a huge performance penalty.

> >  I
> > forget which engines the CJ1 uses but the engines in the CitationJet
> cycled
> > out pretty fast so if you weren't flying long legs the engines would
cycle
> > out well before overhaul.
>
> Geez...since you're so omniscient, I think you'd know that data. The
engines
> in the CJ/CJ1 are VERY different from the old 500 series.

Again you seem to be operating from total ignorance.  The CitationJet uses
F44-1A engines


> http://www.williams-int.com/product/1a.htm
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> >Piaggio and Premier are much better.
>
> One a vibrator,
The Avanti is considerably quieter than the CJ1/2


the other isn't SP certified.
>
It isn't?  Check again

Mike
MU-2