"Matt Barrow" wrote in message
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"Douglas Paterson" wrote in message

Note, I'm not knocking turbo--it's just not for me, not this time....

Couple questions:

Where do you live/fly our of?

Live/will be flying out of Colorado Springs, CO--looks like we're
practically neighbors!


What is your "mission profile"?


I'm a bit vague on this point still. Plenty of $100 hamburgers, no doubt,
but also several cross countries a year. My benchmark trip I used to try to
develop my requirements was a weekend run to Las Vegas. 600sm-ish, forces
me to consider high terrain, and it's a trip I would be very likely to
actually make once I have my own wings!

How many hours do you have? How many with a constant speed prop?

~4,200 hours, most of it in heavy jets; ~130 in small, GA-type airplanes, ~5
of that with a c/s prop (Seneca I got my ATP in, also the only GA twin I've
flown).


If you live in Kansas, turbocharging is going to be a waste; if it's the
Rocky Mountain west, it's damn near a necessity.


Well, Rocky Mountain West it is. I'm not *in* the mountains like you, but
any westerly course from here will involve mountains, and I have high field
elevations and even higher DAs to deal with. "Damn near" a necessity still
leaves some wiggle room .... Seriously, do you have an opinion or
experiences to share on some tc vs non-tc performance in this area? As I
say, I'm zeroing in on Comanche as the right model for me--but, if I can't
get it off the ground, I'll obviously have to re-evaluate that position....

--
Doug
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