Vegas FBOs

Another vote for Henderson. I land there 4 to 6 times a year. No fees, nice FBO, good cafe upstairs, easy in and out. I also think the fees at LAS will be more than a ride from Henderson.

Typically I fly up on the right tank, home on the left. A couple years ago I checked and sumped just the left tank then departed Henderson. I was the only one on board and my climb out was slower than normal. I double checked and made sure the flaps and landing gear was up.

Couple days later I got a phone call from manager of the FBO at Henderson apologizing. I hadn't ordered fuel but they topped off all tanks including the aft tank by accident, forty something gallons. They didn't want any money, they were very concerned about what could have happened. Thank god I didn't pick up a couple passengers with bags.

I can see the report now. Pilot error, aircraft crashed and burned on runway for unknown reason killing three.
 
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ATN_Pilot said:
Depending on winds, somewhere around 12 hours. I'll have to make one stop in Oklahoma on the way for gas. Long trip, but should be fun.
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That sounds like an awesome trip. Enjoy it. Salina, KS is a popular fuel stop in the private world. I've never been there personally, but hear about it all the time.

We go to Atlantic every time we are in Vegas. They are very nice there. Signature in Baltimore treats us so bad (badly?) that we avoid them at all cost.
 
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A150K said:
What kind of true airspeed do you see out of one of those? 150/160ish?
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It can get into the low 140s, but I rarely fly that fast. I'm usually doing low 130s, which is a lot cheaper to operate. If you get all of the mods done to it, you can theoretically get it up to 170, but that's about $15k worth of mods.
 
ATN_Pilot said:
It can get into the low 140s, but I rarely fly that fast. I'm usually doing low 130s, which is a lot cheaper to operate. If you get all of the mods done to it, you can theoretically get it up to 170, but that's about $15k worth of mods.
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That would pay for itself pretty fast! No pun intended.
 
Cessnaflyer said:
That would pay for itself pretty fast! No pun intended.
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Eh, not really. If you do the math, it would take about six years to pay for itself at the amount of flying I do. I suspect I'll have a different airplane long before then, so I'm undecided.
 
ATN_Pilot said:
Eh, not really. If you do the math, it would take about six years to pay for itself at the amount of flying I do. I suspect I'll have a different airplane long before then, so I'm undecided.
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Same would most likely be true on upgraded avionics. Look to upgrade planes with avionics upgrades you want. Let them take the downtime and initial depreciation on it.
 
ComplexHiAv8r said:
Same would most likely be true on upgraded avionics. Look to upgrade planes with avionics upgrades you want. Let them take the downtime and initial depreciation on it.
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Yep. I set aside a few hundred a month for upgrades, but I suspect I'll never spend it on this airplane, and will probably sink it into a down payment on my next plane that already has the upgrades. Makes more sense financially.
 
ATN_Pilot said:
Yep. I set aside a few hundred a month for upgrades, but I suspect I'll never spend it on this airplane, and will probably sink it into a down payment on my next plane that already has the upgrades. Makes more sense financially.
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we will get you into a Cirrus yet. I might be looking at a new plane after uNJC
 
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