High Performance Single Engine Choices

Cherokee Six-260 = 260 HP, becomes 14.4 GPH, actual is about 14.0
Six-300 = 300 HP, becomes 16.6 GPH, actual is about 17.0

A Six-260 will get you close on everything except the speed. My 260 gets
125-130 kts, price is in the ball park. I have about a 1550 lb useful load,
which with full tanks (84 gal), leaves me a few pounds over 1000 lbs for my
wife, 4 (soon to be 5) kids, bags and the dog with full tanks. Range is about
600 nm at 75% with reserves. If you go by the 84 gal capacity, that is 6 hrs,
which at 125 kts is 750nm. Fact is, most linemen won't get the full 84 gals in
there, and climb eats gas at about 23 GPH. The later models have I think a 102
gallon capacity, but they are also a couple hundred pounds heavier with no
increase in max gross.

A lance will get you close on speed, but may be expensive to insure and you
have quite a bit more weight in the folding gear. The 17 GPH burn n the 300 HP
shortens the range considerably for a relatively small speed increase.

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