BeechTalk - BT

Username Protected · **Posted:** 10 Dec 2025, 16:37

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Fast enough for you 219 KTAS? That is max cruise, normal cruise at that altitude would be about 205. No radar pod, adds 3-4 KTAS over the Malibu/Mirage;-) 15,000 normal cruise 190's. But that is a stock Matrix. Sounds like your Baron is STC'd for a turbo?

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I only got 4 seats, but I've seen > 230ktas in mine, level at max cruise power in the flight levels.

But without pressurization, I'm more happy in the teens, lean of peak, with the nose-hose on.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 10 Dec 2025, 19:49

"Next" may be a new title, but iirc Cirrus has been doing this for a long time, taking in trades and offering them as used with a limited warranty.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 11 Dec 2025, 10:22

Username Protected wrote:

Fast enough for you 219 KTAS? That is max cruise, normal cruise at that altitude would be about 205. No radar pod, adds 3-4 KTAS over the Malibu/Mirage;-) 15,000 normal cruise 190's. But that is a stock Matrix. Sounds like your Baron is STC'd for a turbo?

Speeds are quite similar. I haven’t taken mine above 17,500’ but I see 200 - 205 KTAS there on my WOT/LOP/2300 RPM/15.5 GPH setting.

I have an A36 Bonanza; not a Baron.

I wonder what your fuel burn was though with the big Lycoming at max cruise?

Username Protected · **Posted:** 11 Dec 2025, 10:32

Here’s a pic from a trip to Florida back in June. I was direct ABQ at the time.

206 KTAS at 17,500’ on 15.8 GPH (indicated).

The fuel totalizer indicates I’m burning 15.8 GPH but when I refuel after about a 4 hour flight it’s about 1.5 gallons off so I figure actual fuel burn is 15.5 GPH at this power setting.

I know I could tweak the K factor but I like having a tiny bit of cushion in the fuel calculations so I use the K factor provided with the fuel flow sensor.

Of course I could cruise at 2500 RPM at 17.x GPH and go faster but I like this setting.

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Username Protected · **Posted:** 12 Dec 2025, 16:14

Username Protected wrote:

Here’s a pic from a trip to Florida back in June. I was direct ABQ at the time.

206 KTAS at 17,500’ on 15.8 GPH (indicated).

The fuel totalizer indicates I’m burning 15.8 GPH but when I refuel after about a 4 hour flight it’s about 1.5 gallons off so I figure actual fuel burn is 15.5 GPH at this power setting.

I know I could tweak the K factor but I like having a tiny bit of cushion in the fuel calculations so I use the K factor provided with the fuel flow sensor.

Of course I could cruise at 2500 RPM at 17.x GPH and go faster but I like this setting.

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Warm day with those numbers!

Oil temperature is pretty high though.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 13 Dec 2025, 03:04

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Oil temperature is pretty high though.

Not really.

There was a wiring issue with the factory probe; it was reading too high.

The forward oil temp probe is showing 181 degrees F.

It was a warm June day.

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