Golf Cart Tugs

Tom S. wrote:
: I wrote:
: The FBO at my home field uses an electric golf cart to move their rental
: aircraft and some other aircraft around. It moves an Aztec with no
: difficulties, even loaded with 120+ gallons of fuel. Do watch the turn
: limits on the nose gear; they damaged their Dutchess with uncareful
: handling this way.

: Would it work on a Citation CJ or a JetProp?

I'll ask the guy with the Citation IISP next time I see him. A Jetprop is
similar in gross wt to an Aztec, so it should be OK with that.
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Aaron Coolidge (N9376J)

"Aaron Coolidge" wrote in message
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Tom S. wrote:
: I wrote:
: The FBO at my home field uses an electric golf cart to move their
rental
: aircraft and some other aircraft around. It moves an Aztec with no
: difficulties, even loaded with 120+ gallons of fuel. Do watch the turn
: limits on the nose gear; they damaged their Dutchess with uncareful
: handling this way.

: Would it work on a Citation CJ or a JetProp?

I'll ask the guy with the Citation IISP next time I see him. A Jetprop is
similar in gross wt to an Aztec, so it should be OK with that.

Um...I don't think so. Ours has a MTOW of 11,200 lbs. Are you thinking of a
Malibu?

Tom S. wrote:

: Um...I don't think so. Ours has a MTOW of 11,200 lbs. Are you thinking of a
: Malibu?

I was thinking of a JetProp DLX conversion of a Malibu.
--
Aaron Coolidge

"Aaron Coolidge" wrote in message
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Tom S. wrote:

: Um...I don't think so. Ours has a MTOW of 11,200 lbs. Are you thinking
of a
: Malibu?

I was thinking of a JetProp DLX conversion of a Malibu.

That's the Meridian, isn't it? What's the Ramp Weight on that one? The
Rockwell series was called "JetProp" way back in the 70's and then Piper
"plagiarized" the name :~)