citation 500 question

[U of I Tweak]

We fly an Ultra (essentially a V with the Honeywell Primus 1000). Depending on the altitude we'll see 400-425 KTAS. It's not too hard to fly, but they are all designed around a single pilot concept. As noted earlier the 501/551 are single pilot versions of the 500 and 550. However, the cockpit layouts are very similar from one version of the plane to the next. Any of them can be flown single pilot if a checkride is taken in that specific airplane. As a result, the FO can't really reach some of the switches and the speed placards are not in view. Our engines are on JSSI. I think TBO is 3600 hours with Hot section inspections half way. Systems are all fairly similar from the 500 - 560. It climbs alright, until the upper 30's. On typical trips we'll climb to 36-38ish and burn off some fuel before continuing. I know this is kind of a random stream-of-consciousness post, but hope it helps and if you have specific questions I'll do my best to help answer.