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Bid to buy the Beechcraft was rigged?
In my opinion, the Bonanza is a better plane than the SR22, though it
would seem to make sense that the State of MN should purchase a plane manufactured by a MN company Kinda like the flack that Bill Richards got for buying a Citation (or similar) rather than an Eclipse (which isn't even certified yet). -robert |
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Bid to buy the Beechcraft was rigged?
xyzzy wrote:
The purchase deserves scrutiny, but one should not just assume that a plastic Cirrus (what's that airframe life limit now?) 12,500 hours last I read... |
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Bid to buy the Beechcraft was rigged?
"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message oups.com... The SR-22 has an 1150 pound useful load. That's four 166 pounders with full fuel, or four 200 pounders with (a still respectable) 58 gallons on board. Its a space issue. Sitting in the back of an A36 is almost like sitting in the back of an airline. Sitting in the back of an SR22 is like sitting in the back of a VW bug. For non-GA people being shuttled around on business, it could make a big difference. -Robert VW Bug vs.airliner........soooooo what's the difference? |
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Bid to buy the Beechcraft was rigged?
"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message oups.com... The SR-22 has an 1150 pound useful load. That's four 166 pounders with full fuel, or four 200 pounders with (a still respectable) 58 gallons on board. Its a space issue. Sitting in the back of an A36 is almost like sitting in the back of an airline. Sitting in the back of an SR22 is like sitting in the back of a VW bug. For non-GA people being shuttled around on business, it could make a big difference. -Robert I'm just glad the state bought a small GA plane and they are using it to keep their small airport infrastructure up-to-date and active. Isn't the insurance pretty out of sight on the Cirrus also? I figure the state will self insure, but even they play the odds when they figure costs. How do the operating costs compare, anyway? |
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Bid to buy the Beechcraft was rigged?
Dave Stadt wrote: "Robert M. Gary" wrote in message oups.com... The SR-22 has an 1150 pound useful load. That's four 166 pounders with full fuel, or four 200 pounders with (a still respectable) 58 gallons on board. Its a space issue. Sitting in the back of an A36 is almost like sitting in the back of an airline. Sitting in the back of an SR22 is like sitting in the back of a VW bug. For non-GA people being shuttled around on business, it could make a big difference. -Robert VW Bug vs.airliner........soooooo what's the difference? VW Bugs have more room. |
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Bid to buy the Beechcraft was rigged?
In article . com,
"Robert M. Gary" wrote: In my opinion, the Bonanza is a better plane than the SR22 Well, a Citation is also better than a King air but they are different planes. The SR22 is a good 2 person business plane (you can put kids in the back but not suits), the Bonanza is a good 4/5 person plane. -Robert The Citation and King Air are different airplanes marketed to different target audiences. The SR22 and Bonanza are marketed to the same target audience as far as I can tell. I agree that the Bonanza is more suited to the mission that you describe above, but calling the SR22 a 2 person airplane is so misleading that it's just wrong. The SR22 has ample room and useful load for 4 adults. I'm not sure how many "suits" would be riding around in a Bonanza these days anyway. JKG |
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