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    Two Throttles, One Engine?

    Anybody interested in talking about Marchetti f.260s?
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    Another one lost from 52F

    Anything new on this one?
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    Another one lost from 52F

    I am not disagreeing. It's just pointless for us to speculate. I knew the pilot and his airplane well. Four dead. Sad beyond words. Let us all learn the lessons that are out there and just so obvious to survivors.
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    Another one lost from 52F

    There is apparently some misunderstanding of ground speed vs indicated air speed vs true airspeed. The A36 in question could reliably file for 205 TAS at 15,000 ft. His ground speed could be anything. Filing for 190 kts TAS would indicate a slightly lower fuel burn. Most conventional...
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    Another one lost from 52F

    Sorry, I was referring to the 32GP accident.
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    Another one lost from 52F

    Weilke is incorrect. Turbine A36 performance is way higher than a NA or TC Bonanza. Max IAS for the turbine can be well above the Vne mark below about 12,000 ft. Most turbine owners pull the circuit breaker with the overspeed warning since the damn thing goes off constantly and since the Vne...
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    Another one lost from 52F

    Regarding your interesting quote... I have often thought a picture tax return might be an excellent form of identification.
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    Another one lost from 52F

    Question #1: Did he put the lever in beta? Frankly, I doubt it as the lever requires that you lift up and over the gate and I don't think that is something he would have thought to do ... even on roll out. Accidentally? Well, there is the essence of the discourse. I agree completely with the...
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    Another one lost from 52F

    Thank you. I guess the accurate answer to the original question, was he aware... is yes, he was aware. He was cautioned many times and responded appropriately by a number of people close to the situation, hence the 25 hour dual requirement plus the 25 hour solo requirement imposed by the...
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    Another one lost from 52F

    Forgive my ignorance but what is the significance of the word "outlier?"
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    Another one lost from 52F

    The pilot was quite conscious of the airplane's complexity and high performance characteristics as well as his own limitations in time and experience. He was also quite conscious of his personal need for currency and recurrent training.
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    Another one lost from 52F

    It is correct that the pilot had no time in a number of years -eight or so- prior to the August 2011 Medical but had probably 150+ hours in this airplane specifically since the date of the medical and 25 hours of dual with an A36 turbine qualified flight instructor within the year prior to the...
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    Another one lost from 52F

    The NTSB Preliminary report has been published. Several substantive facts have emerged that we did not previously know that make the Flight Aware data suspect. The news station site photographs seem to have been removed. The pictures of the debris field seem to agree and disagree with what the...
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    Another one lost from 52F

    1) If anyone knows somebody at FBOs at KMFE and can extract information regarding a jet fuel purchase on 10/4, the answer would speak volumes. 2) If anyone has or can get access to the air to ground transcript between N32GP and FWC, that too would illuminate this matter enormously. Perhaps just...
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    Another one lost from 52F

    You may rely on the fact that I will follow this very closely.
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    Another one lost from 52F

    N32GP was a turboprop A36 conversion done by Soloy (#8 of 8 contracted by what was then Allison). Type certificate was sold to Tradewind Turbines in Amarillo (now out of business). Engine was a Rolls-Royce Allison 250-B17C. Airplane had Osborne tip tanks holding 20g each. Aircraft total fuel...
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