cmill
Cold Ass Honky
Long story short, looks like I'll be doing some flying in a 340 with a ram VI conversion. At first I was kind of excited, new airplane and all, but after looking at the books the thing just looks like a major pain in the ass.
I think the longest legs it will probably be doing is in the 500NM range, but it'll be loaded down with 4pax, golf clubs, and luggage.
I guess I was wondering what are some realistic expectations as far as performance is concerned. I'm looking at a 1700 useful load with only about 700lbs to spare for fuel. The book shows about 2.5 endurance at 600lbs, is that pretty close to real life? Also, whats a pretty realistic speed? Supposedly 230kts@FL250 is doable, but I have my doubts.
Any bugaboos I should watch out for?
I think the longest legs it will probably be doing is in the 500NM range, but it'll be loaded down with 4pax, golf clubs, and luggage.
I guess I was wondering what are some realistic expectations as far as performance is concerned. I'm looking at a 1700 useful load with only about 700lbs to spare for fuel. The book shows about 2.5 endurance at 600lbs, is that pretty close to real life? Also, whats a pretty realistic speed? Supposedly 230kts@FL250 is doable, but I have my doubts.
Any bugaboos I should watch out for?