For the owner who can afford it, the Piper Meridian turboprop is about as
good as it gets. You have a reliable P&W turbine, and get around 250kts at
27-28,000 ft. in pressurized comfort. There is one based locally, and it
outperforms the older King Air twins.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Ken Norton" <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 2:12 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Modern Family Travel
>> I agree with the economics. The husband got off later, so there were 6 in
>> all. As a stockholder in Berkshire Hathaway, I smile at each one I see.
>> My
>> thought was that it was a far cry from the 4-5 seaters that I flew when
>> my
>> family was young. They were moving along at over 400kts, which is about 4
>> times what I achieved on most flights.
>
>
> I'm quite entertained by the Maule airplanes. Here yoiu have a STOL
> aircraft built for major abuse, but when you throw the big motor in it
> and flip the flaps into the negative position, that puppy cooks right
> along putting most high-performance singles to shame. Most twins
> really offer little over a high-performance single, except for climb
> performance.
>
> I also have some BH stock too. Yes, I agree that it's a beautiful
> thing seeing those planes around. Kaching, kaching...
>
> AG
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