POA Plane Sweepstakes (Twin Edition)

Choose your twin!!!!!!!

  • Cessna 310

    Votes: 14 21.9%

  • Diamond DA-42

    Votes: 24 37.5%

  • Piper Seneca

    Votes: 6 9.4%

  • Aero Commander (680)

    Votes: 20 31.3%
  • Total voters
    64
Ted DuPuis said:
It still has a ways to go in my opinion, although it is around 90% of the way there. Pretty much just needs more power. If they're able to get up to 200 HP a side, I think they'll get there.
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Why do you need more power? It takes off in 1300 feet, gets ~190 knots in the mid-high teens, gets from MSL to FL180 at an average rate >1000 fpm, and has reasonable OEI performance and a single-engine service ceiling close to the flight levels - And all that is at max gross.

I mean, I know you're an engine guy and you like power, but it seems that the latest version has enough...
 
flyingcheesehead said:
Why do you need more power? It takes off in 1300 feet, gets ~190 knots in the mid-high teens, gets from MSL to FL180 at an average rate >1000 fpm, and has reasonable OEI performance and a single-engine service ceiling close to the flight levels - And all that is at max gross.

I mean, I know you're an engine guy and you like power, but it seems that the latest version has enough...
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Because their website and the review I read said that's not the performance it gets? :dunno:
 
gismo said:
That's what I was thinking as well. None of the poll choices would satisfy my flying needs as well as the Baron I already own although each has some individual characteristics I would like and it would probably take something like a G58 to tempt me. In any case a list of piston twins simply isn't complete without at least one Baron on it.
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Oh for crying out loud guys it's a free plane!!!!!! You just won a free twin engine aircraft!!!!!!!!! Come on!!!!!!!
 
LJS1993 said:
Oh for crying out loud guys it's a free plane!!!!!! You just won a free twin engine aircraft!!!!!!!!! Come on!!!!!!!
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The person on here who complains the most about his plane and how expensive it is... got his for free. And it's not a twin.

With the prices that twins have these days, you might as well get one for free. Well, I suppose you could say that I did (and it was a 310), but it was really my non-profit. Let's see, how much money have we put into that plane the past 3 years...
 
I'm a Mooney guy. I'll take the Commander please. I'd no doubt have to either sell it, or keep flying it and probably kill myself with it.
 
Dav8or said:
I'm a Mooney guy. I'll take the Commander please. I'd no doubt have to either sell it, or keep flying it and probably kill myself with it.
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:confused: Why would you kill yourself? Commanders are pussycats to fly. Not cheap, but not monsters.
 
Henning said:
:confused: Why would you kill yourself? Commanders are pussycats to fly. Not cheap, but not monsters.
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Because I'm no where near a place in my life where I want to dedicate the time, or training it takes to be proficient at traditional, high performance twin flying. I would want to fly the plane, but not all the dual with instructor every six months or so.

Now that I think about it a little bit, I really don't think I would keep any of these twins. I really don't want the headache involved with flying and feeding them. I'd sell it, fix up my Mooney some more and put the rest in the bank.
 
Dav8or said:
Because I'm no where near a place in my life where I want to dedicate the time, or training it takes to be proficient at traditional, high performance twin flying. I would want to fly the plane, but not all the dual with instructor every six months or so.

Now that I think about it a little bit, I really don't think I would keep any of these twins. I really don't want the headache involved with flying and feeding them. I'd sell it, fix up my Mooney some more and put the rest in the bank.
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Overall I think this is a smart move. I've said for a long time that twins aren't for everyone, and that if you don't spend the time to stay proficient, you're more dangerous in a twin than a single. I just went to SimCom for a few days towards that end. Takes time and money to do.

With that said, I think the DA42 might not be bad for a Mooney replacement. MPG won't be too far off with the two diesels vs the Lycoming, and it's probably not that bad on MX.
 
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