The
Beechcraft Twin
I bought the airplane in September of
2000. Bruce Bennett and I flew it home from Syracuse, NY. That was
a great trip. I was able to really get the feel of the airplane as
well as the experience of another long cross-country. We saw
cruise TAS of 185 kts-190 kts, depending on the altitudes.
At one point we were IFR at FL 180,
just to say we could. We still were climbing at several hundred
fpm, so we probably could have gone higher. The plane ran great and barely used
any oil during the 17 hr trip.
I have flown it approximately 60 hours
since I got it. Harper and Jacque Poling came with Kelley and I on
a trip to Reno the first part of November. Nice smooth trip at
13,000 and 250 kt gs. (just a little tail wind). Only to get 126
kts at 23/23, 14,000 ft and 50 kt head wind. whew!
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