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Post subject: Re: What’s the best VALUE in a FIKI, pressurized aircraft?  Posted: 30 May 2019, 18:26 |
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Username Protected wrote: Yes(on the Cheyenne) Was that an option or is it something that can be added as simple as sticking a seat on the seat rails? I get why all those for sale currently only have 7 seats but curious if only some had/have the ability for the 8th.
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Post subject: Re: What’s the best VALUE in a FIKI, pressurized aircraft? Posted: 30 May 2019, 19:47 |
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Username Protected wrote: Anyone know if the Cheyenne I or II can have 8 seats? Everything for sale online look to have 7 seats. Not worried about W&B- 4 kids... I understand... but I’d still check w&b 421 was almost impossible to put any two potty-trained humans on the 7th8th seats
Really?
I use the 7th and 8th seats all the time with my kids in our 421.
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Post subject: Re: What’s the best VALUE in a FIKI, pressurized aircraft? Posted: 31 May 2019, 07:39 |
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Username Protected wrote:
Really?
I use the 7th and 8th seats all the time with my kids in our 421.
It’s been a few years, maybe I’m remembering wrong or did the math wrong but i spent a lot of time running w&b and was having to resort to massive ballast in the nose for things to work with anything but trivial weight in the back
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Post subject: Re: What’s the best VALUE in a FIKI, pressurized aircraft? Posted: 31 May 2019, 08:58 |
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Username Protected wrote: Anyone know if the Cheyenne I or II can have 8 seats? Everything for sale online look to have 7 seats. Not worried about W&B- 4 kids... 8 seats for 4 kids 
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Post subject: Re: What’s the best VALUE in a FIKI, pressurized aircraft? Posted: 31 May 2019, 09:26 |
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Username Protected wrote: Anyone know if the Cheyenne I or II can have 8 seats? Everything for sale online look to have 7 seats. Not worried about W&B- 4 kids... 8 seats for 4 kids
and their moms!
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Post subject: Re: What’s the best VALUE in a FIKI, pressurized aircraft? Posted: 31 May 2019, 10:32 |
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Username Protected wrote:
and their moms!
So, could that require eight seats without dad
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Post subject: Re: What’s the best VALUE in a FIKI, pressurized aircraft? Posted: 31 May 2019, 10:51 |
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Username Protected wrote: Anyone know if the Cheyenne I or II can have 8 seats? Everything for sale online look to have 7 seats. Not worried about W&B- 4 kids... 8 seats for 4 kids
They like to spread out!
4 Adults- myself flying included- and 4 kids.
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Post subject: Re: What’s the best VALUE in a FIKI, pressurized aircraft? Posted: 31 May 2019, 11:11 |
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Username Protected wrote:
and their moms!
So, could that require eight seats without dad
Nah, one was a two-fer
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Post subject: Re: What’s the best VALUE in a FIKI, pressurized aircraft? Posted: 31 May 2019, 16:05 |
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I’ve sold mine recently but had rails/hookups for it, pretty sure they all did
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