Seneca II fuel burn info?

[IrishFlyer]

Hello,

Can somebody give a an idea of average fuel burn rates in a PA34-200T Seneca II.

Thanks in advance,

IF

 

[Tinstaafl]

Approx 80 litres/hr. Depends on what power setting is used, of course.

 

[brett]

I get about 24 GPH at 75% cruise. That's leaned to about 75 rich side of peak.

- Brett

 

[cynic]

over 500 hours in a PA28200R and its always about 24GPHYou'll get about 170KTAS if you cruise at 10 or 11 thousand.
Worst landing airplane I've ever flown. But you get 1000lbs of useful load with full tanks and you can't beat that!

 

[Bluto]

Man, my Seneca II landings were much better than my CRJ ones! I know, that's pathetic.

 

[brett]

Yeah, pretty much the only way to get a good landing in this beast is to leave about 12-14 inches in and use up a little runway. Seneca I is a lot easier and can be landed smoothly power off or just zero thrust.


- Brett

 

[IrishFlyer]

Yeah, pretty much the only way to get a good landing in this beast is to leave about 12-14 inches in and use up a little runway. Seneca I is a lot easier and can be landed smoothly power off or just zero thrust.


- Brett

Hi Brett,

That’s interesting. Why such a difference between the Seneca I and the II when landing. Is it weight related?

What are the Seneca's similarities to a Seminole?

Are there any other caveats that I should know about not having flown any Seneca’s?

Thanks for the info,

IF

 

[Tinstaafl]

Seneca's similarity to the Seminole is the same as a Lance to a Warrior.

Heavy pitch. NU trim helps. Easy to wheelbarrow. Injected engines (turbo for II's & later) so lean mixture start method.

They have that bloody awful aileron-rudder interconnect too. Max. landing weight limit is less than t/o weight. Can't remember if the PA44 has a MLW.

 

[Tinstaafl]

Unless the relief valve fails the aircraft won't overboost. The OB warning lights will illuminate though. I'm not suggesting to ignore the lights, only mentioning that there is a back up protection in the system in case the pilot's throttle handiwork is amiss.