Chris I thought that the FAA gives pretty wide latitude to UL listed handheld fire extinguishers; can I ask why you purchased from Textron?

$1300 brake job. The way these $20,000 rumor start is some guy ordered a rebuilt one for 6000 with a 12,000 Dollar core charge and got dinged. It really doesn’t have to be that way. The next one we do we are going to paint them and make them look really pretty.

I don't have reversers so this is amazing news.

Thanks Mike.

I told Xavier about this hot pack the other day. He said he would check it out and sounded positive about it. He said they rebuilt themselves years ago but then they started to charge more for the parts than the rebuilt ones so they started to send them in.

Hopefully this will save me some money. Wasn’t excited about $5k per side plus anything ti charge me for my core.

Thanks again.

Mike

Some shops will still do it. I just had a six year inspection done on a customers airplane, and they said they could do the 12 year on my 414's extinguisher. Cost out the door for the six year was $123.36. The 12-year wasn't much more IIRC. The six month took a couple days as they sent it over to a different office to do the work.

This is who I used: https://summitfire.com/

Some shops will still do it. I just had a six year inspection done on a customers airplane, and they said they could do the 12 year on my 414's extinguisher. Cost out the door for the six year was $123.36. The 12-year wasn't much more IIRC. The six month took a couple days as they sent it over to a different office to do the work.

This is who I used: https://summitfire.com/

What model unit did you have? Wondering if it is a Halon 1211 type.

Mike C.

Not even close. I will fly a DA40 cross country before flying commercial I really don’t like the meat packing machines that load the giant smelly busses, the toxic sock walk of shame through the security scanners, and never knowing once you get on a plane, when you are getting off. Never knowing if the next night you spend is going to be in a plastic chair at an airport. Even at 140 knots beats that stress. I only fly commercial under duress, and usually only if our M600 and my buddy’s DA40 is not available.

PS: I learn a lot from Chip and MC. Seems sporty at times, but doesn’t seem like personal attacks.

I just flew a King Air across the country eastbound and commercial westbound.

The B200 was 5.8 hours door to door and United was 12.0 hours door to door. Neither trip had any delays.

I'll take a turboprop over the airlines anywhere in the continental US.

I’ve long ago decided that the Baron is how I get to any destination in North America.

Funny that because I said I won’t personally own or fly a prop plane after flying the Jet all these prop guys have to say they would. LOL. Ok that’s great. You can do you, I will be me.

It’s OK that I won’t do something that you would do and vise verse.

For me it’s not worth the risk for me and my family. Sure props can be flown safely and are every day. But for me the anxiety of taking off in a prop that can lose an engine and have a hard time climbing or worse trying to kill you isn’t worth it for me. I had no idea how safe the jet could be. I have zero anxiety taking off in my jet that can climb 1000fpm on single engine and it’s a non event if it happens, which it won’t. Totally different thing in my opinion.

You can disagree all you want and say you are fine with that risk but that won’t change my mind. I have done both and don’t want to fly a prop.

I may have to sell my 501sp because we are building a vacation home and can’t have both. My Son asked me if I would get a smaller plane and I said no. Not going back to props.

Mike

I feel the same way about the safety of the jet. Single engine is a non event .

I (and I think others) interpreted your preference as one of convenience, not safety.

There's no doubt that my risk level for the long day on United was less than the risk level on the shorter day in my personal plane. You could argue that I raised the risk on the commercial leg by adding an extra driving segment at both ends, but I think that that's just fool's math - the United day was a safer day.

Oh from a convenience and enjoyment standpoint I would way rather fly myself. Heck I would rather spend 10 hours in a Mirage than 2 in a commercial airliner. Haha.

Nothing like being with yourself or just your family and traveling in a personal aircraft.

Yes I was speaking about safety. The safety real and perceived in the jet is so nice.

Mike