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Garmin 496-XM Radio-PS Engineering Intercom Follow up...
That P-3 must be a fun airplane to fly.
Karl wrote in message ups.com... Jay, Karl, Thanks for confirming that this menu is on the 496 and not the 396. I thought I was looknig in the right place last weekend. Thanks, Eric Bartsch 1959 Pilatus P-3 A-848 http://www.hometown.aol.com/bartscher/P3A848.html On Dec 3, 2:06 pm, "karl gruber" wrote: It's not on a 396. wrote in oglegroups.com... - |
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Garmin 496-XM Radio-PS Engineering Intercom Follow up...
On Dec 5, 8:04 pm, "karl gruber" wrote:
That P-3 must be a fun airplane to fly. wrote in oglegroups.com... Yep, its a lot more fun than the Cessnas and Pipers I had previously flown (not that I had an issue flying those though...). Unfortunately it has very little value for transportation which means it gets replaced sometime in the next few years with something a bit more practical that the family can ride in. That's why I had been starting the conversations on light twins vs. singles. The P-3 has by far the best handling of anything I have flown except the Pitts S2B. Its also built like a tank, which is a good thing for a warbird approaching 50 years old. It is a lot more solid than a T-34, although you pay the price in lower climb performance because the airframe is so heavy. The other nice thing is that the interior is huge for a 2 seat plane. I'm 6'2" and there is a lot of extra space inside. I've had passengers who are 6'5" in the back seat and they had the seat raised up off of the lowest position to give a better view over the nose, with no headroom issues. The European warbirds tend to be cheaper than the US ones because nobody knows what they are. I've only landed at a couple of airports where I wasn't asked what the plane is. Anyway, I'd highly recommend the P-3 to anyone looking for something really fun & different to fly, at roughly the same price & operating cost as an older Cherokee Six, 210, 206, 182RG, etc... I'd love to be flying a radial engined warbird someday (T-6, T-28), but those are really out of my league on operating cost. Where are you based out of Karl? Eric Bartsch 1959 Pilatus P-3 A-848 http://www.hometown.aol.com/bartscher/P3A848.html |
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Garmin 496-XM Radio-PS Engineering Intercom Follow up...
wrote in message ups.com... On Dec 5, 8:04 pm, "karl gruber" wrote: That P-3 must be a fun airplane to fly. wrote in oglegroups.com... Yep, its a lot more fun than the Cessnas and Pipers I had previously flown (not that I had an issue flying those though...). Unfortunately it has very little value for transportation which means it gets replaced sometime in the next few years with something a bit more practical that the family can ride in. That's why I had been starting the conversations on light twins vs. singles. The P-3 has by far the best handling of anything I have flown except the Pitts S2B. Its also built like a tank, which is a good thing for a warbird approaching 50 years old. It is a lot more solid than a T-34, although you pay the price in lower climb performance because the airframe is so heavy. The other nice thing is that the interior is huge for a 2 seat plane. I'm 6'2" and there is a lot of extra space inside. I've had passengers who are 6'5" in the back seat and they had the seat raised up off of the lowest position to give a better view over the nose, with no headroom issues. The European warbirds tend to be cheaper than the US ones because nobody knows what they are. I've only landed at a couple of airports where I wasn't asked what the plane is. Anyway, I'd highly recommend the P-3 to anyone looking for something really fun & different to fly, at roughly the same price & operating cost as an older Cherokee Six, 210, 206, 182RG, etc... I'd love to be flying a radial engined warbird someday (T-6, T-28), but those are really out of my league on operating cost. Where are you based out of Karl? Eric Bartsch 1959 Pilatus P-3 A-848 http://www.hometown.aol.com/bartscher/P3A848.html I'm based out of Bremerton,Washington and fly the world's most hangar queeny Cessna 185. My day job is flying a Falcon 50. Karl "Curator" N185KG |
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Garmin 496-XM Radio-PS Engineering Intercom Follow up...
I'm based out of Bremerton,Washington and fly the world's most hangar queeny Cessna 185. My day job is flying a Falcon 50. Karl "Curator" N185KG- Hide quoted text -- Show quoted text - Both are great planes. Unfortunately I've never had the chance of flying either one. Eric Bartsch 1959 Pilatus P-3 A-848 http://www.hometown.aol.com/bartscher/P3A848.html |
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Garmin 496-XM Radio-PS Engineering Intercom Follow up...
"Jim Burns" wrote:
Menards! Oh you're baiting me right? lol They will have exactly ONE unit per store and it will be sold before the ad comes out. If you buy 2, you can buy a short Y splitter that will plug into the power cord. For short trips, the DVD's built in rechargable batteries are good for several hours. Wallyworld had them for the same price (includes external rechargable battery pack) in decent quantities. Problem was that they won't play VCD/SVCD/Divx movies... Kinda like Jay's CD player that won't play MP3's... |
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Garmin 496-XM Radio-PS Engineering Intercom Follow up...
Menards! Oh you're baiting me right? lol They will have exactly ONE
unit per store and it will be sold before the ad comes out. If you buy 2, you can buy a short Y splitter that will plug into the power cord. For short trips, the DVD's built in rechargable batteries are good for several hours. Wallyworld had them for the same price (includes external rechargable battery pack) in decent quantities. Problem was that they won't play VCD/SVCD/Divx movies... Kinda like Jay's CD player that won't play MP3's... I'll say this about WalMart -- their Xmas lights are much higher quality than Menards. Two weeks ago we strung Menards "icicle" lights on three of our hotel's four front balconies, and WalMart's lights on the fourth. About 25% of the Menards lights don't work now, and look absolutely terrible. I'm gonna have to tear them down and put up different ones, at the cost of half a day. Never again. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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