"Peter Dohm" wrote in message
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"B A R R Y" wrote in message
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On Fri, 22 Dec 2006 08:24:23 -0500, Doug Vetter
wrote:

If I had the
coin, I'd buy a G36 or Baron over the new plastic airplanes, and a King
Air over a VLJ any day -- even if it cost me more to buy and to operate
on a long-term basis. They're that good.

Lots of people WITH the money do as you would like. G

It'll be interesting how the certified VLJ's truly compare to King
Airs, when load, runway length, and true usability are compared.

Yes, excellent points.


Of course, if your mission is distance and speed, not load ...

BTW, an Eclipse 500 at SL will TO in 2297 feet, a King Air C90GT in 2392
feet. The E500 has an IFR range with four occupants of 1,300 nm, the King
Air has 931nm range. For landing, 2155' vs. 2355'.

In the six years I've had my B36-TN, I've had five of six seats filled maybe
ten times, and that was the whole family, nine of those times. Last August,
my wife and I became "empty nesters".


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Matt
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Matthew W. Barrow
Site-Fill Homes, LLC.
Montrose, CO (MTJ)