Citation II Performance

[BoilerUP]

If there is no installed IFR GPS, or even if there is, I HIGHLY suggest a Garmin 496 with XM Aviator subscription. Having the situational awareness it provides you in terms of ground-based NEXRAD and current reported weather is worth its weight in gold once you use it a time or two.

Our plane had a KLN90B, which wasn't the newest technology and wasn't approved for RNAV SID/STARs...but provided enroute & GPS approach capability as good as more-expensive solutions.

 

[BushwickBill]

If there is no installed IFR GPS, or even if there is, I HIGHLY suggest a Garmin 496 with XM Aviator subscription. Having the situational awareness it provides you in terms of ground-based NEXRAD and current reported weather is worth its weight in gold once you use it a time or two.

Our plane had a KLN90B, which wasn't the newest technology and wasn't approved for RNAV SID/STARs...but provided enroute & GPS approach capability as good as more-expensive solutions.

Just don't be the guy who insists that the 496 is programed before the air conditioner has lowered the cabin temperature to less than hell...

They are usefull though the WX feature is hard to beat.

 

[mavrck]

we plan an average hourly burn at 800lbs/side. When you get up to cruise, that figure should be roughly 500-600 lbs/side. We have the gross wt stc and it pushes the max up to 14,500lbs.

charter rates should be something like $1,700/hr.