Best Single Pilot IFR Plane

Piaggio Avanti P180 -

41,000 Feet

390 knots high speed Cruise - but normally about 360-365 at 330

Known Ice

Weather radar -

Pressurized to 4,000 feet w/ 9 psi max differential

1700 + nm Range w/ IFR reserves

Burns around 280/side at altitude (410)

We can do SF or L. Angeles to NJ non-stop with a nice tailwind...

Can land on a 2300 foot runway if you're good

Single Pilot Certified

Perfect safety record - Never an injury or fatality -


Paul P



"Mike Rapoport" wrote in message
hlink.net...
Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise.

11,500lb
1552hp
Preasurized
Radar
Known Ice
300kts
31,000'


Mike
MU-2


"Charles Talleyrand" wrote in message
...
There must be people on the newsgroup that fly single pilot
IFR on a regular basis. These people have a schedule to make
and would rather not miss that schedule unless necessary. These people
don't have the need to carry many passengers, but just themselves.
My question is for these people ...

What sort of planes are you flying?

wrote in message
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Piaggio Avanti P180 -

41,000 Feet

If its cold and you are light.

390 knots high speed Cruise - but normally about 360-365 at 330


If its cold


1700 + nm Range w/ IFR reserves

Not likely. NBAA IFR range is listed at 1400nm and again only at ISA.

Burns around 280/side at altitude (410)


But you can't reach 410 very often because it is usually ISA+10

We can do SF or L. Angeles to NJ non-stop with a nice tailwind...

No way.

Can land on a 2300 foot runway if you're good

Piaggio claims 3000' at sea level and 77F (ISA+10) anyway you couldn't take
off again.


Perfect safety record - Never an injury or fatality -

Only a few ezamples flying

Paul P

In spite of the above, it is one of the best from a number of standpoints.
I have come close to buying one twice.

Mike
MU-2

Planes with autopilots...
Stuart


"Charles Talleyrand" wrote in message
...
There must be people on the newsgroup that fly single pilot
IFR on a regular basis. These people have a schedule to make
and would rather not miss that schedule unless necessary. These people
don't have the need to carry many passengers, but just themselves.
My question is for these people ...

What sort of planes are you flying?

Amen, Stuart! A Navion.



Stuart King wrote:
Planes with autopilots...
Stuart


"Charles Talleyrand" wrote in message
...

There must be people on the newsgroup that fly single pilot
IFR on a regular basis. These people have a schedule to make
and would rather not miss that schedule unless necessary. These people
don't have the need to carry many passengers, but just themselves.
My question is for these people ...

What sort of planes are you flying?

"rip" wrote in message om...
Amen, Stuart! A Navion.

Sounds good to me...and an autopilot is being added to mine.

Overall probably the various Cessna Citation SP models.

Best as IFR airplane for me personally means safest.

As far as single engine goes, the Cessna Caravan comes to mind. For
pistons:

TURBO SKYLANE
- very stable
- enough power (turbo) to get out of/over all kind of weather
- very forgiving over-weight and wing contamination (ice)
- slow, which in some ways is safer
- to my knowledge there has never been an in-flight break-up
- landing and take-off possible at pretty much every airport in
existence

Gerd
T182 C-FDOW

PS: Just to pre-empty some of the comments to come; yes, I know it's
a truck but that's the way I like it.

maybe you should list a price range you was wanting answers for
check out what John Travoltas flies
http://www.ipilot.com/forum/message....id=42554#42554


Charles Talleyrand wrote:

There must be people on the newsgroup that fly single pilot
IFR on a regular basis. These people have a schedule to make
and would rather not miss that schedule unless necessary. These people
don't have the need to carry many passengers, but just themselves.
My question is for these people ...

What sort of planes are you flying?

Jeff wrote:
maybe you should list a price range you was wanting answers for
check out what John Travoltas flies
http://www.ipilot.com/forum/message....id=42554#42554

You bet, lots in the airpark he lives in start at $350K.

/www.jumbolair.com/


Charles Talleyrand wrote:


There must be people on the newsgroup that fly single pilot
IFR on a regular basis. These people have a schedule to make
and would rather not miss that schedule unless necessary. These people
don't have the need to carry many passengers, but just themselves.
My question is for these people ...

What sort of planes are you flying?

starts at 350k?
is that just the land or the house also?


Kevin wrote:

Jeff wrote:
maybe you should list a price range you was wanting answers for
check out what John Travoltas flies
http://www.ipilot.com/forum/message....id=42554#42554

You bet, lots in the airpark he lives in start at $350K.

/www.jumbolair.com/

Charles Talleyrand wrote:


There must be people on the newsgroup that fly single pilot
IFR on a regular basis. These people have a schedule to make
and would rather not miss that schedule unless necessary. These people
don't have the need to carry many passengers, but just themselves.
My question is for these people ...

What sort of planes are you flying?

Jeff wrote:
starts at 350k?
is that just the land or the house also?

That is just for a lot approx 2.5 Acres. That would buy you a nice bird !


Kevin wrote:


Jeff wrote:

maybe you should list a price range you was wanting answers for
check out what John Travoltas flies
http://www.ipilot.com/forum/message....id=42554#42554


You bet, lots in the airpark he lives in start at $350K.

/www.jumbolair.com/


Charles Talleyrand wrote:



There must be people on the newsgroup that fly single pilot
IFR on a regular basis. These people have a schedule to make
and would rather not miss that schedule unless necessary. These people
don't have the need to carry many passengers, but just themselves.
My question is for these people ...

What sort of planes are you flying?