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December 3rd 06, 10:59 PM
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Why so many 310s for sale?
Plus the fuel cost. I don't know of any twins that can burn autogas Jay :-) Jay Honeck wrote: The twin market in general has taken a huge dump. Two friends on the field who own twins (an Aerostar and a Baron) have completely given up trying to activiely sell them, because they can't possibly get back anywhere near what they've got invested in them. I think part of this is cyclical (people have to get used to higher gas prices again, every few years), but part of this is a real sea change. For a long time, being a "real pilot" meant retractable gear and two engines. Now, with Cirrus and Lancair/Columbia proving that fixed gear doesn't mean "slow", and Richard Collins (of Flying Magazine) almost single-handedly proving that two engines doesn't mean "safe", I think we're seeing a real move away from the traditional twin-engine plane. Which is great, if you're buying, and really sucks, if you're selling... -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" 
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December 4th 06, 01:34 AM
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Why so many 310s for sale?
In article . com,
"M" wrote: Plus the fuel cost. I don't know of any twins that can burn autogas Jay :-) Beech Model 18 series Cessna T-50 Bobcat (Bamboo Bomber) Piper PA-23-150 Apache 150 HP Jay Honeck wrote: The twin market in general has taken a huge dump. Two friends on the field who own twins (an Aerostar and a Baron) have completely given up trying to activiely sell them, because they can't possibly get back anywhere near what they've got invested in them. I think part of this is cyclical (people have to get used to higher gas prices again, every few years), but part of this is a real sea change. For a long time, being a "real pilot" meant retractable gear and two engines. Now, with Cirrus and Lancair/Columbia proving that fixed gear doesn't mean "slow", and Richard Collins (of Flying Magazine) almost single-handedly proving that two engines doesn't mean "safe", I think we're seeing a real move away from the traditional twin-engine plane. Which is great, if you're buying, and really sucks, if you're selling... -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination"
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