BeechTalk - BT

Username Protected · **Posted:** 11 Nov 2009, 10:06

Our hourly cost on a 2006 Meridian was $825.00 per hour, 400 hr per year, that was without factoring in depreciation,interest,etc, ( HUH!! GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY SOLD IT JUST DAWNED ON ME) BUT WE LOOKED "GOOD"!!!!! LOVED THAT RED CARPET WHEN WE PULLED UP, AND THE TURBINE WHINE IS COOL,,,,,,, :rock:

Username Protected · **Posted:** 11 Nov 2009, 10:09

I should have never told you guys how much the brakes cost :tape:

P - I - L - A - T - U - S all the way

Username Protected · **Posted:** 11 Nov 2009, 10:19

I was sitting in an 850 last year and was really cramped until the sales guy slid the rudder pedals 8" forward.(surprised me) I am 6'4" and 250 and I remember it as comfortable. It had the pilot door. I am going to sit in one at the Porsche show in Dallas tomorrow. I will try it on again

Username Protected · **Posted:** 11 Nov 2009, 10:28

Pictures required, Steve. :popcorn:

Username Protected · **Posted:** 11 Nov 2009, 10:42

Username Protected wrote:

I'm having trouble telling it apart from a Piper Malibu.

Oh, that's easy. The Malibu is the one in the shop :hide:

Username Protected · **Posted:** 11 Nov 2009, 10:44

Username Protected wrote:

I'm having trouble telling it apart from a Piper Malibu.

Oh, that's easy. The Malibu is the one in the shop :hide:

Username Protected · **Posted:** 11 Nov 2009, 10:49

Username Protected wrote:

I'm having trouble telling it apart from a Piper Malibu.

Isn't that sort of like comparing the Chrysler 300 vs the Mercedes 300 SLC?

Username Protected · **Posted:** 11 Nov 2009, 10:51

Username Protected wrote:

I'm having trouble telling it apart from a Piper Malibu.

Isn't that sort of like comparing the Chrysler 300 vs the Mercedes 300 SLC?

Username Protected · **Posted:** 11 Nov 2009, 10:55

Ever wonder why Mercedes offers that free pick-up and delivery for service when they give you the sales pitch " cause your gonna need it" !!!

Username Protected · **Posted:** 11 Nov 2009, 11:07

Username Protected wrote:

Maybe it is just me, but from the side it just looks, well, wrong.

Like they built the first plane and then discovered a huge CG issue. They then moved the engine SIX feet forward. I understand the need for this on airplanes that were originally piston powered. But unless this thing was previously powered by a Cat diesel, someone missed the mark.

I think you'll find that the reason for the extended nose was to allow for a generous forward baggage compartment. This feature is unusual on singles (Piper PA-32 derivatives being an exception) but common on twins where the space is almost necessitated by aerodynamics. And in addition to providing extra room for stuff (albeit inaccessible in flight) forward baggage bays provide an extremely important ability to balance the load within the allowable CG envelope.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 11 Nov 2009, 11:32

Username Protected wrote:

I'm having trouble telling it apart from a Piper Malibu.

That's because you're not seeing it in person.

The fit and finish is like a Porsche next to a Chrysler. I'm not kidding!

Username Protected · **Posted:** 11 Nov 2009, 11:36

Porsche

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Chrysler

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Username Protected · **Posted:** 11 Nov 2009, 11:42

The Porsche is the gray one? :scratch:

Username Protected · **Posted:** 11 Nov 2009, 11:49

heh, you can't determine the fit through a picture!!

Username Protected · **Posted:** 11 Nov 2009, 11:55

My buddy and I just did the math. He has a home in Steamboat, CO.

He can fly the TBM850 direct from PDK to steamboat in 4.5 hours non stop. 3.5 coming back.

The same trip takes an hour longer in the Pilatus non stop.

That's the mission for the TBM.

My TBM850 Demo Today