Looking at buying a light twin
03-31-2011, 05:51 PM
#21
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I would narrow it down to 3:
Baron, Seneca and twin Comanche.
If you could make it work with a single then I second the A36 Bonanza idea.
Good luck and let us know which way you end up going.
We're all spending your money for you.
Baron, Seneca and twin Comanche.
If you could make it work with a single then I second the A36 Bonanza idea.
Good luck and let us know which way you end up going.
We're all spending your money for you.
04-01-2011, 08:31 AM
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Seneca II or later if you want a twin......... big cabin, door in back.
Saratoga if you are concerned with keeping the fuel costs down. Pretty much the same cabin as the Seneca, probably not too much slower either (for the retractable gear Saratoga's).
Saratoga if you are concerned with keeping the fuel costs down. Pretty much the same cabin as the Seneca, probably not too much slower either (for the retractable gear Saratoga's).
04-02-2011, 02:02 PM
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I wonder why no one has recommended an Aztec? For that budget, you could get one of the newest, get it loaded including K-ice, and have good times on the engines.
It is one of the only airplanes that can carry its own weight (2600 empty-5200 gross). Very hard to overweight an Aztec, even with 188 gal tanks. I can't imagine it would be any more on maint. than a Beech, and the Beech is a 2-3 person airplane with full tanks. With an Aztec you can put 6 people in and go somewhere almost 1000 miles away.
Just an example, not affiliated with this.
http://www.trade-a-plane.com/detail/991076.html
It is one of the only airplanes that can carry its own weight (2600 empty-5200 gross). Very hard to overweight an Aztec, even with 188 gal tanks. I can't imagine it would be any more on maint. than a Beech, and the Beech is a 2-3 person airplane with full tanks. With an Aztec you can put 6 people in and go somewhere almost 1000 miles away.
Just an example, not affiliated with this.
http://www.trade-a-plane.com/detail/991076.html
04-02-2011, 02:49 PM
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I'd say the Baron and Seneca.
The Twin Comanche is a fine trainer, but its cramped, slower and underpowered in my opinion if you're going to spend your hard earned money on a twin (and the gas).
I never liked the Cessna twins - they always seemed overpriced and a good chunk of that money was going into the fact that it said Cessna on it.
The Twin Comanche is a fine trainer, but its cramped, slower and underpowered in my opinion if you're going to spend your hard earned money on a twin (and the gas).
I never liked the Cessna twins - they always seemed overpriced and a good chunk of that money was going into the fact that it said Cessna on it.
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