CapnVegetto
The Prince of all Saiyans
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Lead Sled said:I've got over 3,000 hours in them. Fun to fly but miserable to ride in. After I quit flying them, it took a couple of years to be able to straighten out my neck. (Depending upon which seat you're in your hear flops to the left or to the right.) I'll never, ever miss having to drag the baggage through the cabin and throw it behind the rear bench seat. We won't even talk about the forward lav (bucket) or the autopilot. And finally, my feet haven't been cold in an airplane once in the 10 years since I last flew that Lear. In it's day it was a great airplane. It had the best technology that money could buy in 1958. But, you're 100% correct - it was a hoot to fly.
'Sled
Somehow I think I'll end up back in them one day. I think that the Lear 35 is the best 'light jet' ever made, in terms of speed, performance, range, runway perf. etc......I haven't found anything better all around. It's just a great damm airplane.