Re: Best Single Pilot IFR Plane

On 3 Dec 2003 13:06:02 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Snowbird)
wrote:

>"Charles Talleyrand" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>> There must be people on the newsgroup that fly single pilot
>> IFR on a regular basis.  These people have a schedule to make
>> and would rather not miss that schedule unless necessary.  These people
>> don't have the need to carry many passengers, but just themselves.
>> My question is for these people ...
>
>> What sort of planes are you flying?
>
>Charles,
>
>I think you have two separate issues here.
>
>1) single pilot IFR (subsidiary issue for a low time pilot)
>
>2) schedule to make
>
>A plane which is good for 1), especially for a low time pilot,
>will be stable and relatively forgiving.  Something like a
>C182, maybe a C182TR.
>
>A plane which is good for 2) will have known ice capability, 
>weather detection such as radar, service ceiling to climb above
>some wx, and two engines.


There are a couple of singles that will do this, but they cost way
more than a light pressurized twin.

One is the TBM-700 at a bit over 2 million (as I recall) and there is
another, not quite a pretty, but very capable. It and the TBM-700 are
very much alike.

Single pilot, capable, reliable, long range, and speed in the 300 knot
range.

and in the $2 million dollar plus range.

>
>A plane which will allow 2) may not be good for 1), especially
>for a low time pilot.

I'd change that "may not be" to "most likely won't be" <:-))
It doesn't matter what they are flying, it would be a very rare low
time pilot who could keep any kind of scheduled series of  IFR
flights..    I just don't think it'd be practical.

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Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair?)
www.rogerhalstead.com

>
>A plane which will allow for 1) (especially for a low time
>pilot) may not be good for 2)
>
>FWIW,
>Sydney