JD that turned out amazing. Really can’t beat the performance per dollar and with yours you get looks as well.

On the 501 speeds I didn’t know the williams was that much faster than the PW.

I am usually in the upper 370’s and feel slow. Haha I guess I should be thankful for that speed.

Sometimes in the 380’s but not as often. Have only seen the 390’s twice.

Mike

I can't tell you how many times ATC has asked me if I can do a faster speed, and I do my best Star Trek impersonation voice and say "I'm already giving it everything I've got Captain!"
-Slowtation one victor papa

Huh? That's not cruise flight. He is CLIMBING through FL295 in that pic. To be fair he also has the throttles pulled back a bit. I run mine at 650 ITT all the time and will regularly true out at 365 @ 950lbs/hr in cruise.

What do you think the minimum total time requirements are to get insured as PIC in a 501?

Reasonable insurance will want 1000 TT and a few hundred multi. You can get insured with less but you won't like the premium for the first year.

Mike

J.D.'s plane is amazing! Well done.

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Huh? That's not cruise flight. He is CLIMBING through FL295 in that pic. To be fair he also has the throttles pulled back a bit. I run mine at 650 ITT all the time and will regularly true out at 365 @ 950lbs/hr in cruise.[/quote]

Oh got it. I didn’t look at the pic. Was just reading what was said. Thanks for the clarification. I thought William’s was only slightly faster up high and less full. So was surprised by what I thought I was reading.

Mike

Another option is "self insured", a fancy name for "no insurance".

Realistically, a liability limit of $1M is close to nothing if you have an "event". So you really aren't that naked without liability insurance.

As to hull value, a 501 is relatively low value and a finite number (unlike liability exposure), so that can be managed.

A 1000 TT is good, but I'm not sure you really need lots of piston multi. A fair number of folks have gone from piston singles to twin jets.

My current insurance is $900K hull, $3M liability with a $250K/seat sublimit. Cost is $15.8K per year and was basically the same as last year for the same coverage. My hull is underinsured relative to market (maybe $1.4M?), but covers my investment.

Mike C.

JD that Looks AMAZING.

Here's the fixed link: https://youtu.be/I8YOO22zqEE?si=MVQA6HemZltTXm0N

Any surprises during the paint, avionics, interior?

Chris, at what altitudes are you getting that much air and fuel through yours????

I was MCT at FL370 yesterday; 102.1% N1. Exactly book fuel flow of 816pph for 370. It was HOT though almost ISA +20. TAS was a little slower than book but I'm guessing that was due to the OAT. Disregard the 104% N1 limit on the gauge...that's a loaner from a 550 while my gauge is out for repair.

Btw, the winds were howling and that's a personal best for me....411kts gs in level flight and 465kts in the descent. I was literally giggling. One of my best friends flies a Learjet and thought that speed was cute.

A Citation V driver will think the same...

420+ true is easily achieved. Groundspeeds into the 500s occur, particularly flying east in winter.

Mike C.

Chase-
If you are flying a 421 now you'll have a very easy time of it to secure reasonable insurance in a step up to a 501 - the 501 hull value is low which helps (comparative to other owner flown light jets like a Mustang, Phenom 100, Legacy CJs etc) and if you have twin multi-piston pressurized time in the 421 - the 501 step will be very reasonable on insurance.

I agree in that a lot of Cirrus drivers and other piston SEL drivers make this step and their mentoring period is longer and premium more expensive than someone who presumably is coming out of a twin pressurized piston. Best to you if you make this move up

Chase-
If you are flying a 421 now you'll have a very easy time of it to secure reasonable insurance in a step up to a 501 - the 501 hull value is low which helps (comparative to other owner flown light jets like a Mustang, Phenom 100, Legacy CJs etc) and if you have twin multi-piston pressurized time in the 421 - the 501 step will be very reasonable on insurance.

I agree in that a lot of Cirrus drivers and other piston SEL drivers make this step and their mentoring period is longer and premium more expensive than someone who presumably is coming out of a twin pressurized piston. Best to you if you make this move up

Hi Greg-
Absolutely as you are already insured in the turbine MEL class - so a shorter jump than someone coming from the piston MEL class. It is really a very easy leap to make and as noted the hull value of the 501 keeps this reasonable for most people coming from the noted classes of aircraft.

Chris, at what altitudes are you getting that much air and fuel through yours????