BeechTalk - BT - Piper PIREP

Username Protected · **Posted:** 17 Sep 2023, 22:59

Hi Charles

I was on the ramp with you at Hawthorne Aviation last Sunday. I too was heading west (to Scottsdale) but in my CJ1+ with a planned fuel stop in Pueblo CO.

I heard you call for clearance to Ogden and was really quite surprised.

Later that day, at the end of my flying I looked you up. I was amazed you made it nonstop to Ogden from Colorado! ( I bet you burned less fuel than me too LOL)

Username Protected · **Posted:** 18 Sep 2023, 18:37

I know you need to be a contortionist to get in the cockpit of the PA-46 series. Are the rudder pedals adjustable on a M600?

Username Protected · **Posted:** 18 Sep 2023, 18:58

Charles guess you can use reflectives with your windows? TBM we couldn’t because of potential damage due to heat. Always used a cockpit cover. Great range and tech in the M600…. Congrats.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 18 Sep 2023, 19:49

Username Protected wrote:

I know you need to be a contortionist to get in the cockpit of the PA-46 series. Are the rudder pedals adjustable on a M600?

The pedals are not adjustable.Since I am 5’8” it is not difficult to get in the cockpit but I have had some copilots that I was not certain they could,but they did.If you get your feet past the spar just turn 90 degrees and sit down and that is the easiest I have found.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 18 Sep 2023, 20:41

Username Protected wrote:

I know you need to be a contortionist to get in the cockpit of the PA-46 series. Are the rudder pedals adjustable on a M600?

Once you are in there it’s plenty comfortable unless you 6’4” or more. Getting isn’t bad after you have done it a few times. Your new passengers will struggle the first time. It’s a real thing but not a deal breaker for most people.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 19 Sep 2023, 16:03

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Username Protected · **Posted:** 19 Sep 2023, 20:37

Username Protected wrote:

It’s a real thing but not a deal breaker for most people.

Well, it was a total dealbreaker for me!

It wasn't for anyone who bought a PA46, but I know plenty of people like me who decided against it.

The other side of the logic is *getting out*. If it is difficult to get into, getting out in a hurry if necessary was what gave me pause.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 20 Sep 2023, 08:33

I am 6' 2" with shorter legs (31" inseam) and a longer torso. It took a little bending to get in but once I was in the M600 fit like a glove. If I had longer legs and a shorter torso, that may have been a different ballgame.

Piper PIREP - M600