NJ Qs , Hawker 800XP

[delaatmx]

Interviewed last week and got offered 800XP.
Could any NJ person give me an idea on what kind off mission it fly's.
And what kind of international flying it does.
I hear it is a good a/c to be on.
TX

 

[Guitar Guy]

Well, to get the ball rolling a little bit, here's a little info. I haven't flown the 800XP but my partner this past tour flew the 800 for a few years. He said it was a good plane with very limited baggage space. As such, he said the owners/cardholders don't tend to bring much luggage. He also mentioned that he saw a lot of business people making 1- or 2-day trips for meetings, etc. I think he also said that he saw a lot of flying up and down the east coast. I don't remember him mentioning much about going out of the USA, but I didn't really ask that question either.

By the way, welcome to NJA!

 

[p3hawk]

I know a little about the 800xp

Well to begin with, the Hawker 800 is a magnificent airplane. whether it has the pro-line or Honeywell package. Its a true 8 passenger and fill it up aircraft.
The only downside is its baggage compartment capacity. You just have to be creative to get every thing in. You can PM me if you have specific Q's
P3hawk

 

[FLYLOW22]

A gentleman's airplane. You will enjoy.

 

[Gpilot800]

delaatmx -

Congrats on the offer. I am in the Honeywell fleet. I think you'll find this aircraft to be one of the best in the company. Typically shorter legs, due to lack of baggage space, and a bigger cockpit than any of the Cessna's.

PM me if you have any questions along the way, I will be sending you plenty of good info once you are on property.

 

[XPGuy]

The Hawker is a great all-around corporate airplane that has long legs. It can get in and out of most mountainous areas with the exception of the really dangerous ones IFR such as Aspen or Eagle, and only needs about 4500 feet of runway... yet it can also go coast to coast non-stop if the winds cooperate west bound, and most times east bound.

Our hawkers at Flight Options are the work horses of our fleet. They can pick up the trips of our smaller aircraft that break or are not available, and the XP's don't break as often as we'd like, meaning you're gonna work.

As far as comfort, the XP has a decent sized cabin... it is a lot more comfortable for both the passengers and the pilots than a lear anything or a Citation X. It is pretty much impossible to get it out of CG, and unlike most planes, you can load it up full of people, bags and gas and still go unless in fairly strict climb gradient airports. Bags however, is its lacking area - there is no external baggage, only the small closet that you see when you first step in, and an even smaller closet in the back near the lav for the pilots' bags (don't get too big a bag!). That is the real limiting factor of the hawker for our owners, is baggage space.

It is not however that fast, with a Vmo of .80 which you'll never see except down low, you cruise at around .75 to .72, and if you're trying to do one of those coast to coasts you could find yourself under .70 to do it - for some reason pax would rather have a 6.5 hour non-stop than 2 legs at .78 and time to stretch your legs.

It's a great airplane. Going to Net Jets, you have a good chance to fly the proline 21 avionics, which are the best in the industry... otherwise, you'll fly the honeywell and learn all about the Honeywell shuffle.

It's an easy airplane to fly, very forgiving. Just remember to put the gear down and you can't hurt it.