WTB: Twin Comanche

donmews said:
Can anyone tell me what the cruise speed is of the turbo twin comanche at around 12,000 ft.
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This is NOT out of the POH, but my semi-educated guess is about 175 knots. It depends a lot on the particular airplane as well though, whether or not it has speed mods and good rigging. I flew a normally aspirated one with speed mods that did 175 at 8,000 feet.
 
Nick is going to love airplane ownership whenever Barron finds one for him.
 
weilke said:
- The POH for the '65 Twin Comanche has a chapter 'Flight into known icing' that specifies what equipment is required for such flight. As far as I understand the certification rules, the fact that the known ice equipment is specified in the planes documentation means that there is no separate 'approval' for FIKI necessary for a particular aircraft. If it has the boots and the plate it's good to go
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Yep - It was also certified under CAR 3 which I don't think even defined FIKI. There's an av lawyer who owns a Twinkie with the proper equipment and has determined that it should be legal, with boots on wing/tail and hot/alcohol props and windscreen.

- I personally think that the 'sweet spot' is the C-model before they went to the CR engines. While the factory lycoming price sheet only shows a $1500 difference for new/reman/overhaul, in a field overhaul the 'L' engine and 'L-prop' seem to be quite a bit more expensive. Charlie Merlot had commented before on how and why that is the case, may be worthwhile to ask him directly.
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That does seem to be the general consensus. B model added the 3rd side window, C model added modern panel layout and modern style switches, so they're much better looking IMHO.

I've also heard that the C/R engines actually slow the plane down somewhat, though I can't for the life of me figure out an aerodynamic reason for that. :dunno:

- Stan Musick is selling a PA39 R-Stol with radar, miller-nose and some other goodies at a pretty interesting price. Don't know where it is posted, but he is pretty easy to find.
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I couldn't find any planes by that description. Do you know the tail number or the general asking price? Was the C/R a conversion or was it a PA-39 from the factory?
 
Been there, done that. I bitched about it then, too.
 
weilke said:
- The POH for the '65 Twin Comanche has a chapter 'Flight into known icing' that specifies what equipment is required for such flight. As far as I understand the certification rules, the fact that the known ice equipment is specified in the planes documentation means that there is no separate 'approval' for FIKI necessary for a particular aircraft. If it has the boots and the plate it's good to go (for me personally the discussion seems academic, I don't think I would take one into ice even with the equipment).
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I'll try to find the AD, from the late 90s, that adds a line to your POH, when there is no certification for FIKI, that specifically prohibits flight into known icing conditions. Even full dress twinkies are not certified for this.
 
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