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Post subject: 600hr tire kicker... to Twin or not to twin  Posted: 10 Apr 2012, 22:43 |
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WITH A HISTORY OF 2 ENGINE FAILURES (ONE IN AN ARROW, THE OTHER IN A F33) ON TAKE OFF I GOT THE TWIN RATING. I WOULD LIKE TO FIND A 55 TO PARNER IN, BUT DONT THINK THAT IS AVAILABLE. MY PROFILE IS 200 SUMMER NM TRIPS FOR THE MOST PART. I SPEND LOTS OF TIME IN THE SPRING WITH CFIS SHARPENING SKILLS. HOW MUCH MORE SHOULD BE BUDGETED FOR OPERATING AN E55 VS F33(PER HR)? ANYONE KNOW OF SOMEONE IN THE MILWAUKEE/WAUKESHA AREA WITH A BARON PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY?
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Post subject: Re: 600hr tire kicker... to Twin or not to twin Posted: 10 Apr 2012, 22:50 |
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sorry...hit the caps lock
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Post subject: Re: 600hr tire kicker... to Twin or not to twin Posted: 11 Apr 2012, 00:32 |
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Username Protected wrote: Hi Todd,
Welcome to Beech Talk!
I'm in ATW Appleton, quite often so if you need a B55 to see and feel up close and personal, PM me and maybe we can connect for a show n tell.
BTW, how many hours a year would you expect to be flying in a twin, for grins let's just call it 175-180KTAS speeds.
Mike Richard Schmidt has a B55 based a UES. I don't recall seeing him here but he's been on the Beech list.
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Post subject: Re: 600hr tire kicker... to Twin or not to twin Posted: 11 Apr 2012, 07:06 |
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Company: Leopold Aero, LLC
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Welcome Todd! Just for a quick heads up, oil changes are double the cost of those for an F33... figure on burning about 22-28 gph, depending on how you fly, insurance may be higher until you hit the 150 hr mark in make an model, twins tend to be heavier and will need brakes/tires more often especially if you fly into shorter runways. Annuals are likely only about 10% higher, because twins usually have more systems and redundancy. You'll love the greater climb performance, extra speed, extra redundancy, and additional luggage space and load carrying capability. Stay sharp on your training, and the twin should be a non-event for your next engine failure. 
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Post subject: Re: 600hr tire kicker... to Twin or not to twin Posted: 11 Apr 2012, 09:27 |
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I have a nice Travelair for sale.
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Post subject: Re: 600hr tire kicker... to Twin or not to twin Posted: 11 Apr 2012, 13:32 |
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Username Protected wrote: I have a nice Travelair for sale. Where can I see it?
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. Richard is closer.
