For those who do not know, the BE58TC is a Beech Baron with
the wings and engines of a 58P but the fuselage of the
straight 58. It has the 6200 pound gross weight and weights
400 pounds less than the 58P. So it carries 400 pounds more
payload and performs very well in the 10-12,000 foot range
without demanding the pilot be on oxygen.

But I'd really like a Duchess on floats with 200-220 hp
engines.



"karl gruber" wrote in message
...
| I'd love to own a 59 Chevy convertible, but I'd rather own
a BE58TC!
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| Karl
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| "Jim Macklin" wrote
in message
| ...
| The Duchess is just a 4 place airplane, but its
| single-engine performance is such that it can legally be
| flown under Part 135 IFR rules, the Seminole performance
is
| such that it can't maintain the MEA on one engine on
many
| routes.
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| If I was buying a piston twin, I'd want a BE59TC.
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| "Bob Gardner" wrote in message
| . ..
| |I expect to get flamed for saying this, but the Duchess
and
| Seminoles are
| | just trainers, and the Seneca is a real airplane. I
have
| flown a Seminole
| | (with four onboard) in the tops of a stratus layer,
unable
| to climb into the
| | clear. From what I read, the DA42 is quite an
airplane,
| but I have no idea
| | what its cost is compared to others. It, too, is a
real
| airplane as opposed
| | to a trainer.
| |
| | Bob Gardner
| |
| | wrote in message
| |
|
oups.com...
| | Hi,
| |
| | i'm interested in the multiengine rating (land),
| VFR-add-on to my
| | PP-ASEL.
| | Any comments about the best training aircraft for
these
| purpose ?
| | (PA34 Seneca, Beech Duchess, PA44 Seminole, Diamond
| DA42, ..)
| |
| | There are big differences concerning the rating
| requirements.
| | Some flight schools offer a multi training of 6
hours,
| other 25 hours
| | for the rating.
| |
| | Why it is so ?
| |
| | Mike
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