Best deal on a high performance cabin class twin

[LearLove]

Fear not, you can have PT-6's put on your Duke now.

http://www.royalturbine.com/

They'll also put them on a Baron. MGTOW single engine rate of climb is like 1700 FPM

http://www.cougarbaron.com/

There are other options coming along as well. Several 100LL drop in replacements are showing promise, most notebly Swift Fuel. Diesel is also showing promise. Cessna is cancelling production of the Turbo 182 in place of a Diesel 182. TCM is also working on an STC for a diesel conversion for the Bonanza and Baron. And there are others....

Not all hope is lost for GA.

yeah because we all make enough money to buy this stuff.

 

[SIG600]

I've had my 152 for 2.5 years now and in that time 10 people have asked me if I want to sell. They all want to get ride of their 6 cylinder fuel burner and have something they can fly local on 5 gal/hr.

Even as I start making more money I'm not selling to move up. If anything maybe get an 7ECA (same O-235 engine as the 152). I like putzing around at 100mph and 5gal/hr. Plus my friends have cubs and sport planes so I have to fly around at 70mph to stay with them anyway.

100LL in my neck is around $6/gal so at 5 gal/hr it isn't cheap but doesn't break the bank and I can afford to fly it 50+ hours per year. The state of PA should pay me for insect control.

You should look at the RV-9. Same fuel burn, 40-50 knots faster.

yeah because we all make enough money to buy this stuff.

Airline pilots are all rich, why do you think I got into this business?

 

[LearLove]

You should look at the RV-9. Same fuel burn, 40-50 knots faster.


Airline pilots are all rich, why do you think I got into this business?

I'd really like an RV-8. Built light/simple with an O-320 and fixed pitch prop.

I should have my house paid off in the next 5-7 years but until then my PAID FOR spam can 152, 650cc motorcycle, rifle/shotgun/pistol (passed down to me by my grandfather), 10 year old skis and old but reliable steel Gary Fisher 26in wheel mountain bike (29ers look like clown bikes anyway) will have to suffice. I have no interest in boats btw.

 

[SIG600]

I'd really like an RV-8. Built light/simple with an O-320 and fixed pitch prop.

I should have my house paid off in the next 5-7 years but until then my PAID FOR spam can 152, 650cc motorcycle, rifle/shotgun/pistol (passed down to me by my grandfather), 10 year old skis and old but reliable steel Gary Fisher 26in wheel mountain bike (29ers look like clown bikes anyway) will have to suffice. I have no interest in boats btw.

Unless you really want something with a single seat feel (and have a wife willing to stare at the back of your head), the 9 is the best bang for the buck from an efficiency stand point. Great xc plane and cheap for local tooling around. If you want the 8 for doing aerobatics, you're really going to need a CS prop at a minimum and will want a 360. Resale on a FP 320 on an 8 will be a huge kick in the junk too.

 

[flyboyike]

They'll also put them on a Baron. MGTOW single engine rate of climb is like 1700 FPM

http://www.cougarbaron.com/

A Baron with PT-6s sounds seriously badass!

 

[LearLove]

Unless you really want something with a single seat feel (and have a wife willing to stare at the back of your head), the 9 is the best bang for the buck from an efficiency stand point. Great xc plane and cheap for local tooling around. If you want the 8 for doing aerobatics, you're really going to need a CS prop at a minimum and will want a 360. Resale on a FP 320 on an 8 will be a huge kick in the junk too.

I'm also keeping my eye out for a nice ACROSPORT 1 (almost an equal trade for the 152). I don't really want anything for XC, just a sport plane for boring holes in the sky, an occasional loop/roll and rat racing my buddies around the sky with.

In 2.5 years and 130 tach hours on my 152 I haven't had it over 2500 AGL or further than 50 miles from my home field.

The ACRO1 would be great and if I wanted to take someone flying I have access to a 172.

 

[SIG600]

In 2.5 years and 130 tach hours on my 152 I haven't had it over 2500 AGL or further than 50 miles from my home field.

That is awesome. I've always thought it would be cool to have one of the 152 tailwheel conversions. Hard to find though.