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I think about FADEC from a capabilities point of view. Even in my DA40 with only 4 cylinders to think about, every power setting and every mixture setting is a compromise to the average CHT/EGT - which has a pretty broad spread even among my 4 cylinders. I even have GAMIs that were supposed to...

I'm in the DC SFRA so I have to file anyway and it's just easy to call when I'm in the car on the 20 or so minute drive to the airport. My profile is affiliated with my cell phone number so as long as I call from that they get most of the information pre-populated - I just add fuel, altitude...

Exactly right on that. Just no climbing over or under wings. And I can't argue with the logic on the 421, but I just can't get my head around driving (and owning!) something that big. Prolly why I don't own an RV. Nope, Kevin convinced me - a JetProp. The only other consideration I have is if...

The feedback I received here seems to boil down to this. On the cost of ownership question, the acquisition cost of, say, an equivalently equipped Malibu and 340, each with new engines and upgraded panels, would probably be about the same. The Malibu would beat the 340 on operating cost (and...

Great information Kevin, thanks for the advice. I'd been leaning toward the jetprop anyway, but your real world data is the strongest argument I've heard yet. I'd considered starting with a Malibu and then going to a jetprop, but single (piston) engine reliability problems seem to plague the...

Wow! Thanks for the incredibly rich discussion. As far as my insurability, going to either plane for me will require a lot of dual time (about 25 hours in the turbine, maybe twice that in the 340) but I have no objection to that. The older airframe and increased complexity of the 340A does...

Hi all, this is my first post. I own a Diamond DA40XL and am planning for an upgrade to something that will comfortably go into the flight levels. I have clearance from my insurance guy (500 hours, instrument rating,...), from the bank, and from my wife (most important!). I had pretty much...