"Richard Kaplan" wrote in message
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"Tom Sixkiller" wrote in message
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I'm looking at an F33A and will likely add turbonormalization (TATurbo),
amybe SKS but I'm not sure that latter one's a necessity.

For flying in the Colorado mountains on a regular mission-oriented basis?

More like "over" than "in".

Known-icing would be the first item on the list.

Hmm...in looking around, I'd say I've seen ZERO known-ice singles around.
Maybe for the winter months, but that's our slow season (custom home
building).

Is the TKS on the F33A
STC'd yet for known-ice? I know they were aiming for it but I am not sure
if they achieved it.

Don't know, I've only seen two with it and they were not aorund here.


Charter costs for six or eight flights a month would be a killer I
suspect.

Not if $100K to $250K are really "on the line" for each trip... it all
depends how mission-critical your trips are.

For that money I'd look at a known-ice turboprop.