Aerostars
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600/ PA-60 here. Fast as heck plane, fastest civil piston twin if I remember right. Would’ve loved to have flown a 700 series. Only thing I didn’t like was the split boarding door right next to the left prop. Stable and true, but requires some experience and high SA, and isn’t very forgiving.
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Inverted25
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Jesus I was scared to taxi with the top half the door open. I couldn’t imagine getting out with it running.
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Inverted
mmmmmm wine
I got really used taxiing with the top half open from flying Chieftains. There is no way I’d get in our out with the left side turning
same, chief pilot door open was about the same with the Aerostar top half. I don’t know of anyone who would enter or exit without shutting down the left engine at a minimum. Or just shut down both.
Boris Badenov
Fortis Leader
It's the MU-2 of pistons. What more need be said?
EIR
It's 5 o'clock somewhere
They're a fast solid 4 place aircraft (5 if they're small humans). They're not any more expensive to operate than their Cessna counterparts; cost per nm, they're actually cheaper.
If you're thinking about perusing and Aerostar, checkout Beechtalk. There's a 171 thread regarding the Aerostar.
If you're thinking about perusing and Aerostar, checkout Beechtalk. There's a 171 thread regarding the Aerostar.
Minuteman
Shipoaster
They still have some roll authority in a stall?
fholbert
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Yea, that doesn't make sense. On an AS the left front seat has to be vacated to let anyone else out.
fholbert
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If you see someone you don't like taxiing an AS with the top half open... wave at them.
trafficinsight
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Designed by Ted Smith whose more famous work of art was the A-26, and you can kinda see the DNA if you hold your head just so.
Fast, deadly fast. Tiny little rudder. Basically the reason you can't rent a light twin any bigger than a duchess these days.
That's about all I know.
web265
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I have a little time in the 60-601P (very little). I really enjoyed the way it flew, but, yeah, loading unloading and the door configuration itself. No thanks. This was at a 91 shop where it was flown by full time and per diem pilots as opposed to owner flown. I might feel a little different if it was just to get in and go.
Dealing with it and pax was a little odd.
As I recall it was prone to fuel pump problems. We got stuck somewhere for a few days waiting for one to be delivered and installed. It happened often enough that it became policy to carry a spare on board. Later I think they changed that to one in the hangar that they could overnight to the plane if needed.
Eventually it failed an inspection (something that had to do with the tail structure) and the company got rid of it. I don't think it's flown since.
Dealing with it and pax was a little odd.
As I recall it was prone to fuel pump problems. We got stuck somewhere for a few days waiting for one to be delivered and installed. It happened often enough that it became policy to carry a spare on board. Later I think they changed that to one in the hangar that they could overnight to the plane if needed.
Eventually it failed an inspection (something that had to do with the tail structure) and the company got rid of it. I don't think it's flown since.
Boris Badenov
Fortis Leader
They still have some roll authority in a stall?
It's crucial to crash with the wings level.
killbilly
Vocals, Lyrics, Triangle, Washboard, Kittens
You crash better than anyone I know.
Flying or...otherwise?