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Texasspilot · January 7th, 2008, 12:13

Fun airplanes to fly. I've probably got 800+ hours in the Q and R models.

Biggest thing is the fuel system. If i remember right there can be up to six tanks in the plane that you have to choose from. If you switch to early the extra gas(gas that gets sent to the engine isn't used and returned to fuel tanks) Always ges sent back to the main(TIP) tank. If you've got a full tip tank and are feeding off one of the AUX's then youll end up pumping fuel overboard.

Landing gear needs constant adjustment and can be easy to break especially if you have a habit of doing full stall landings and dropping the plane on the runway.

Theyre fast and fun depending on the plane. We had one Q model that wouldnt go over 150KIAS if you were empty but had a few R models with good engines that hadn't been to beat up that would do 200+KIAS on a nice fall day.

The heaters work well when they work but are easy to overheat and can cause fires if you dont shut em down a couple minutes before you land. In fact they work so well that I used to warm up my breakfast sandwhiches on the dash heater and itd melt the cheese!

The biggest thing is that its a fast airplane. Spend tons of time in the plane before you ever get in the air memorizing where switches are..thisll save you hundreds of bucks.

January 7th, 2008, 12:13	#18
Texasspilot Old Skool Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 2,073	Re: Cessna P310 Twin Training Fun airplanes to fly. I've probably got 800+ hours in the Q and R models. Biggest thing is the fuel system. If i remember right there can be up to six tanks in the plane that you have to choose from. If you switch to early the extra gas(gas that gets sent to the engine isn't used and returned to fuel tanks) Always ges sent back to the main(TIP) tank. If you've got a full tip tank and are feeding off one of the AUX's then youll end up pumping fuel overboard. Landing gear needs constant adjustment and can be easy to break especially if you have a habit of doing full stall landings and dropping the plane on the runway. Theyre fast and fun depending on the plane. We had one Q model that wouldnt go over 150KIAS if you were empty but had a few R models with good engines that hadn't been to beat up that would do 200+KIAS on a nice fall day. The heaters work well when they work but are easy to overheat and can cause fires if you dont shut em down a couple minutes before you land. In fact they work so well that I used to warm up my breakfast sandwhiches on the dash heater and itd melt the cheese! The biggest thing is that its a fast airplane. Spend tons of time in the plane before you ever get in the air memorizing where switches are..thisll save you hundreds of bucks.