BeechTalk - BT - The definitive Piaggio P180 Avanti thread.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 18 Dec 2020, 20:38

Congratulations Brad! Keep us updated on your training and pireps on the airplane.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 18 Dec 2020, 21:21

Congrats Brad. When are you listing the Aerostar?

Username Protected · **Posted:** 18 Dec 2020, 21:45

Congratulations Brad! I'm glad it all worked out!

Username Protected · **Posted:** 18 Dec 2020, 22:04

Brad, just frigging awesome, just awesome

Username Protected · **Posted:** 18 Dec 2020, 22:31

Nice work Brad. You will enjoy it. They are amazing machines.

I can’t believe there are 4 Piaggios on BT now. From pariah to preferred.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 19 Dec 2020, 02:41

Where you training, Brad? I always wanted to get training in them, but seems impossible to do unless you you own aircraft.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 19 Dec 2020, 02:47

Way to go, Brad. Looking forward to pireps.

Looks like Flightsafety has an Avanti I and Avanti II sim in West Palm Beach.

https://www.flightsafety.com/business-c ... l/piaggio/

Username Protected · **Posted:** 19 Dec 2020, 02:49

Username Protected wrote:

Looks like Flightsafety has an Avanti I and Avanti II sim in West Palm Beach.

https://www.flightsafety.com/business-c ... l/piaggio/

Yes, but it costs an arm and a leg and they demand a CPL. I'm only ME IR. Plus, I'd love to do it in the aircraft.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 19 Dec 2020, 08:27

Username Protected wrote:

Congrats Brad. When are you listing the Aerostar?

Soon,
Aerostar should be out of annual next week. I actually like the process of selling an airplane but might take her to Jim Christy so I can fully concentrate on Avanti training, plus no room in hangar for 2-A's

So far just get used to airplane training with Hunter Cuthbertson in GMU.
His maintenance shop (SAI) seems pretty impressive.
Service manager-Marshal is ONLY 40ish years old and has worked on Avanti since Avanti sent green aircraft over to Stevens to be completed. Music to me ears to have a good shop so close!

Planning to train in my Airplane early Jan. with Doug Carmody- Executive Flight Support
My insurance has surprisingly approved them for full check out.

Insurance requirements of only 15 hours for me are too low and I will be going to Flight Safety Feb 8th. Trying to decide full initial course of 13 days or recurrent of 6 days. Lots of systems to master.

She flies like you dream an airplane should fly if Bob Hoover and Michelangelo built her together.

Yesterday after takeoff Hunter said take it to 8500 feet then give me 45 degree bank at 200 knots, maintain 8500. After a 360 he said now other direction.
By then I was grinning like Jack Nickolson in Batman...and yes I got the wake turbulence when I leveled the wings.

phun phun

Username Protected · **Posted:** 19 Dec 2020, 10:30

Now 4 U.S. based P180's not sold or under contract on Controller!

Username Protected · **Posted:** 19 Dec 2020, 10:56

I was close to purchasing the 2002 Avanti in Germany from Aradian.

Owner had gotten Insurance quote to ferry over

if interested send PM with e-mail and I will share the information I have

Username Protected · **Posted:** 20 Dec 2020, 11:26

Good luck Brad with training, The airplane is a snap and is very forgiving. Just got to remember to "anti flare" when you pull the power back landing... you will see what I mean!

BTW everyone don't forget "PiaggioTalk" to build that boards information as well. Guys here were good enough to set it up and it could be a real benefit to owners, operators and anyone else interested in this awesome bird!

Mark