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Discussion in 'Member Announcements' started by cmill, May 17, 2012.

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  1. cmill Cold Ass Honky

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    I've eluded to it, but things have been finalized, and its official: I'm trading in my floatplane sperry topsiders for polished black shoes. Going to pick up the FA20 next week. Shes a beauty:

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    The scariest part is the flight deck is going to be occupied by not one, but two ex float pilots.
    cmill, May 17, 2012
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    Pilotforhire587, CK, rd757 and 3 others like this.

  2. Bud01 Welcome to the Jungle.

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    congrats man
    Bud01, May 17, 2012
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  3. UAL747400 Suspended

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    Pretty bird too!
    UAL747400, May 17, 2012
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  4. Jfk-Pilot Well-Known Member

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    congrats sir!
    Jfk-Pilot, May 17, 2012
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  5. Maurus The Great Gazoo

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    Congrats!
    Maurus, May 17, 2012
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  6. Douglas Old School KSUX

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    Glad that worked out in the end.
    Douglas, May 17, 2012
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  7. purpel Well-Known Member

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    @cmill

    For some reason I can not see the picture, but congratulations dude.
    purpel, May 17, 2012
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  8. cmill Cold Ass Honky

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    Thanks everyone, and maybe this link will work:

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    cmill, May 17, 2012
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  9. A150K Well-Known Member

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    Congrats on the job!
    A150K, May 17, 2012
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  10. Crockrocket94 Oh boy! Can I play too?

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    Nice, whats that cruise at mach wise normally?
    Crockrocket94, May 18, 2012
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  11. rausda27 Well-Known Member

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    Congrats...have fun, take pictures..
    rausda27, May 18, 2012
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  12. Erik10 Well-Known Member

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    Congrats!
    Erik10, May 18, 2012
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  13. jafra98 Well-Known Member

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    Congrats. Now don't try to do a glassy water landing in that one;)..........
    jafra98, May 19, 2012
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  14. Apophis Resident Iconoclast

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    Awesome! Congrats!!!
    Apophis, May 19, 2012
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  15. Pilotforhire587 Lycra Man

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    you ass holes and your mach numbers... Lets talk indicated airspeed, at least then I don't feel quite so left out...
    Pilotforhire587, May 24, 2012
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  16. staledog your little buddy

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    staledog, May 24, 2012
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  17. Crockrocket94 Oh boy! Can I play too?

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    Thanks for googling that for me :)

    But seriously. anyone who flies it? What do you normally get at cruise?
    Crockrocket94, May 25, 2012
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  18. Corporate Pilot Well-Known Member

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    In the GE powered F model we flight planed 440K and would see about .76 to .77 unless we were stretching the range then it was about 420K and .73. An old D model that I flew BOW was 1200 lbs less and it would do around 450K and sometimes .80 if we were pushing it. I would think the 731 model would do a little better but I only flew one once and I can not remember the numbers.

    With a .88/390K redline we could outrun most anything in the decent. On the F we planed 2500-2600 lbs the first hour, 2200 second, and 2000 the third. After 3 1/2 hours you wanted to see the airport.
    Corporate Pilot, May 25, 2012
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  19. cmill Cold Ass Honky

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    Sorry I didn't get back to you, but the book for our F model with the -731s says MMO is .86

    I haven't actually sat in the thing yet, but when I do, I'll be sure to show off the pics. :)
    cmill, May 25, 2012
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  20. cmill Cold Ass Honky

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    Just from the numbers I've been brushing up on, the 731 is greatly improved over the GE variant. IIRC from the book, 1600 at long range, and about 2200-2400 max. Although, I've had a few beers, so I might be way off. :)
    cmill, May 25, 2012
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