BeechTalk - BT

Username Protected · **Posted:** 11 Jul 2016, 11:49

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BTW, nothing to do with the original intent of this thread, but doing a flying lesson in a new type and in a foreign language you are only marginally competent in is pretty demanding. I don't recall any of the particular words for airplane controls, thermals and mountain features being in my university French textbooks...

Patrick, post some pics and tell us about it. I had dinner with John L and his daughter last night and she is getting her Glider Pilot Instructor license and I'm seriously interested in getting my glider rating too........especially since I fly an unreliable trainer glider in the PC12

Username Protected · **Posted:** 11 Jul 2016, 12:33

Username Protected wrote:

BTW, nothing to do with the original intent of this thread, but doing a flying lesson in a new type and in a foreign language you are only marginally competent in is pretty demanding. I don't recall any of the particular words for airplane controls, thermals and mountain features being in my university French textbooks...

Patrick, post some pics and tell us about it. I had dinner with John L and his daughter last night and she is getting her Glider Pilot Instructor license and I'm seriously interested in getting my glider rating too........especially since I fly an unreliable trainer glider in the PC12

Username Protected · **Posted:** 11 Jul 2016, 13:48

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Going to get mine when I go back to AZ in the fall. Olivia gave me the idea.

Ken Casey was with us too, much of your shenanigans and misdeeds were discussed......

Username Protected · **Posted:** 11 Jul 2016, 14:04

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Going to get mine when I go back to AZ in the fall. Olivia gave me the idea.

Ken Casey was with us too, much of your shenanigans and misdeeds were discussed......

Username Protected · **Posted:** 11 Jul 2016, 14:21

It's funny how quickly people pick up the lingo and have it stick. My 13 years old had ridden with me here in the US her whole life and has been talking on the radio since ~8. We spent a couple years in Australia and she took all of 3 glider lessons there. Yesterday on the way home over Missouri at 9K, my 10 year old says "dad there's traffic nearby on the ipad". the older daughter says "No worries, I see him, he's down low flying circuits at Chillicothe"

Username Protected · **Posted:** 11 Jul 2016, 14:33

I've flown the PC12 with flaps 40*, and it is nothing short of an "elevator" ride nearly straight up. It shines on grass and short fields.

Phenomenal performance. :thumbup:

I dare say, IMHO, other than the acquisition price, it is a potent contender to the King Air (albeit S/E) in fuel burn, payload and cruise speed.

Mike

Username Protected · **Posted:** 11 Jul 2016, 14:48

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Adam, I'm possibly doing that in a week or two. Will report on the experience if I do. Insurance is looking for me to have someone current and experienced in the plane with me for the crossing, I had lined up a ferry pilot which was expert on the crossing had done 80+ Atlantic and a bunch other ferry flights but didn't have commander time, my insurer wasn't cool with that, so I'm now looking at lining that up...

I am getting flying withdrawal, though, so am going to try out motorless flight at Fayence which is up the road from my house here.

Looking forward to hearing about that, Patrick!

Username Protected · **Posted:** 11 Jul 2016, 16:30

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Short and soft...no problem!

Username Protected · **Posted:** 10 Sep 2016, 18:39

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Here's a pretty cool clip of a PC12 taxiing out from its underground bunker, then actually taxiing on a steep uphill taxiway to a tiny grass field. Never seen anything quite like it before. Field is in Bolzano, which is the gateway into the Dolomites in Italy.

[youtube]http://youtu.be/ZP-9mWqFh3c[/youtube]

I think I could amuse myself for day upon day just taking it off and landing it there. :cheers:

Username Protected · **Posted:** 02 Nov 2016, 12:30

Another uber-cool video from Christian in his PC12. Here he loads up the whole plane with girls (this guy is like the Crandall of Europe!), goes from his grass strip direct to a short dirt strip in Sicily. Then on to the beautiful island of Elba. Pretty cool. That's what utility is all about..

Jason - you have the farm already, why not put a dirt strip in? :thumbup:

[youtube]http://youtu.be/oeKbw7oZ_NM[/youtube]

Username Protected · **Posted:** 02 Nov 2016, 13:03

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Jason - you have the farm already, why not put a dirt strip in? :thumbup:

Because the municipal airport with JetA, free parking, ILS/WAAS and long, paved runways is a mile away.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 02 Nov 2016, 17:27

Looks like these ladies have Pilatus shoes, too! :thumbup:

What a cool airplane the PC-12 is!

- Martin

Username Protected · **Posted:** 02 Nov 2016, 17:51

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Another uber-cool video from Christian in his PC12. Here he loads up the whole plane with girls (this guy is like the Crandall of Europe!), goes from his grass strip direct to a short dirt strip in Sicily. Then on to the beautiful island of Elba. Pretty cool. That's what utility is all about..

Jason - you have the farm already, why not put a dirt strip in? :thumbup:

[youtube]http://youtu.be/oeKbw7oZ_NM[/youtube]

Meh, no PTT in the lav.