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LGA

Another critical question about Aerostars, can you fit a set of golf clubs in the baggage compartment?

Vince

Man - I live 12,000 miles away and have been forgotten already.....

Opps! Sorry Richard

Norman wasn't at the AOA convention in Nashville either. I felt very lonely

Glenn

That was a gimme.

Maybe, if you jam them sideways and don't have the aux tank installed. The baggage compartment is actually pretty big - I used to carry around my foldable bike all the time.

I can fit golf bags but I do not have the auxiliary fuel tank. It might be tight with the aux tank. The bag sits diagonally and lays flat with the driver removed. The driver fits at an angle.

You can also fit snow skis in the back baggage compartment by folding down the top of the curtain and extending a little into the tail section. They rest on an angle support sold and installed for that purpose although I believe it was an aftermarket option.

The baggage compartment fits a surprising amount of stuff. There is a 240 lb weight limit on the baggage compartment though.

Forrest,

Contrary to your screen shot the ban was not permanent but was instead for a few days at the most. Personally, I think the situation was handled poorly by the moderators there. I stood up for you and VERY clearly expressed that to those in charge. They are only human and they make mistakes. I made a number of constructive suggestions on how these types of situations could be handled in the future and as far as I can tell they are now the protocols that are in place.

While it may appear malicious, MY perspective is that they just didn't know what to do and in hindsight regret how it was handled as well.

Aside from that...you are missed, Norman and I are the only LOP'er left there

Glenn

Forrest et al, please don't bring this old tired thing here too. It helps no one and just makes people think twice about Aerostars.

"old tired thing"?

BT'r expresses his interest in Aerostars on an Aerostar string on BT.

He gets good advice from me and other Aerostar owners.

Another BT'r makes some posts that are (IMO) intentionally deceptive, and I call him on it.

If I have knowledge on a subject (and some may say even if I don't), and I believe someone has made a post on BT that is inaccurate or deceptive, I'll attempt to set the record straight.

My history and reality check post was that attempt.

After that it was whack-a-mole.

*sigh*

I was there, Forrest was in the right in my opinion, and guess what? None of that matters. Forrest has put together an excellent board chock full of information that parallels the AOA board and there is no cost to members. It's most of the same players anyhow less a few individuals I have lost all respect for and it works well for me.

If you want to spend a few hundred dollars a year (and I used to; I am one of the folks who doubled his dues to support a forum I loved before all this nonsense) on AOA, you will find the same valuable information there and lots of good people.

Here's my advice, whatever that's worth to you: make sure you do MX business with reputable mechanics (a good start is to work with someone who holds a valid A&P) and make sure that when it comes to airworthiness you never take the word of anyone with a financial interest in the aircraft in question. That's sound advice in any circumstance no matter what boards you frequent. There's more than just money on the line with airplanes.

I agree with Adam and others. Time to put this out to pasture and move on, life is too short.

Tom this is standard pilot problem-solving protocol. No need for the ice water...

The 602P's and 700's can run leaned to peak or lean of peak if you want to slow down to 200 or so knots. At FL250 I can run a 700 at 211 KTAS on 28 GPH. If you reduce the power even more you can run slower and on less fuel.

Best regards,
Jim

The 602P's and 700's can run leaned to peak or lean of peak if you want to slow down to 200 or so knots. At FL250 I can run a 700 at 211 KTAS on 28 GPH. If you reduce the power even more you can run slower and on less fuel.

Best regards,
Jim

Fred,
It was just throttled back to where I could lean to peak without exceeding 1650 TIT. I think it was about 25" at 2100 RPM. Indicated was about 142 knots. At a lower altitude you could run a little more power as the TIT increases slightly at higher altitudes.
Best regards,
Jim