cirrusmx
Line Up and Wait
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- Dec 20, 2011
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campoalavista
If you have to wait on a long line before take off on a piston engine the hobbs is running and you are getting pounded. Piston engines burn a neglible amount of gas when idling and the wear and tear on the engine is close to non existent. However, if you are waiting on the ground in a turbo prop it only costs you the gas burn at idle which is not much. Also, when renting by .the hobbs people will be prone to fast taxi, not even let the engine warm up enough, and take off as quick as possible. That is counter productive and dangerous. any toughts?