BeechTalk - BT

Username Protected · **Posted:** 02 Mar 2018, 20:08

Dog flight tested. Dog approved.

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Dogs love Aerostars.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 30 Mar 2018, 09:45

28 days without an Aerostar post is just too long

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Left Charlotte with 200 gallons headed to Keys on Monday
I planned on flying 55% power @ FL220 to keep from buying so much $6 gas at Marathon

When I reached FL220 I was still in scattered tops and also concerned with tops around Georgia Florida line so I went to FL240.
Briefly at FL260 with a short vector to stay above clouds/rain.

Somehow I never could pull the power back below 65%

2 hours and 42 minutes...
saved an hour vs my Columbia...
not to mention the weather I was able to fly over vs through

She is a whole lotta airplane....

Username Protected · **Posted:** 30 Mar 2018, 20:28

Hey Brad, Remember Me? We spoke once by phone about moving out of the Columbia into the Aerostar. I see your in Marathon. I'll be there Saturday morning. Maybe I'll see you there.
Randy Pugh 700BV

Username Protected · **Posted:** 31 Mar 2018, 21:14

Randy,

I saw you when I pulled in the gate but you had left when I came into the FBO.

Are you headed to the Aerostar meeting at Destin in two weeks?

Username Protected · **Posted:** 03 Apr 2018, 00:36

A couple of additional observations on my 602P/700:

My sister and her family are visiting from Michigan, so I took them up for a tour of the Sierras and of the Bay. My sis and brother-in-law had to sit in the back to keep the w&b within the envelope, and I needed fuel in the aux to make it all work. This was a good reminder to always do the w&b calculations.

Also, I hadn't even considered what the view would be like from the rear seats. Turns out, it's not great. I didn't choose the A* for its attributes as a photo ship, but I was surprised how little the back seat passengers could see without doing a lot of maneuvering.

All that aside, it was a beautiful trip!

Username Protected · **Posted:** 03 Apr 2018, 23:33

Those are great photos, Josh. I did not realize how large the eyebrow windows are in the Aerostar. Gotta be great for visibility but what do you do about the sun and heat?

Username Protected · **Posted:** 04 Apr 2018, 00:38

Thanks Sven. The eyebrow windows are maybe one square foot each. They are awesome for co/pilot visibility, especially in the pattern. I've got electric AC that blows cold, but I don't know yet whether it will keep up with the solar input in the heat of summer. :cross:

Username Protected · **Posted:** 04 Apr 2018, 09:28

Username Protected wrote:

Those are great photos, Josh. I did not realize how large the eyebrow windows are in the Aerostar. Gotta be great for visibility but what do you do about the sun and heat?

I bought a couple of the suction cup light screens from WalMart, in the baby aisle

They worked great in Florida and Texas. Otherwise, did not need them. A few others went with the vinyl kind.

Tim

Username Protected · **Posted:** 05 Apr 2018, 12:17

Username Protected wrote:

All that aside, it was a beautiful trip!

Looks like a nice day with no precip; are your boots cycling in the second pic?

Username Protected · **Posted:** 05 Apr 2018, 12:43

SKGY TAKEOFF

[youtube]https://youtu.be/asOojGdVk7s[/youtube]
[youtube]https://youtu.be/z09gsgRA7H8[/youtube]

Username Protected · **Posted:** 05 Apr 2018, 15:40

Fantastic engine/prop sound.

Is it just me, or was that a really long takeoff roll?

high, hot, loaded?

Username Protected · **Posted:** 05 Apr 2018, 15:49

Username Protected wrote:

All that aside, it was a beautiful trip!

Looks like a nice day with no precip; are your boots cycling in the second pic?

Username Protected · **Posted:** 05 Apr 2018, 17:30

Username Protected wrote:

Fantastic engine/prop sound.

Is it just me, or was that a really long takeoff roll?

high, hot, loaded?

Hi Mark,

Yes I agree and they were hot and high, at 8,400 ft. airport elevation and it looked like the pilot also had full power in for some time before releasing the brakes. They are now in the process of installing intercoolers which will give them another 15 hp per side at sea level and effectively 25 HP per side due to the airport elevation vs. sea level. Take-off performance at that airport will be dramatically better after the intercooler installation.

Best regards,
Jim

Username Protected · **Posted:** 05 Apr 2018, 17:53

Jim, the vertical stab on the aerostar looks a lot like the one on a merlin. You know any history on how or because of whom they are so alike?

Username Protected · **Posted:** 05 Apr 2018, 17:57

Aaaahhhh.

I watched again and it does seem he held the brakes for a while. Didn't catch that on my first viewing. 8,400' MSL is no joke.

Thanks, Jim. I gotta get over and see you guys sometime this summer. Its been a while. Someone told me an Aerostar recently moved into the hangar across from me at PAE.

Haven't met them yet so i can't confirm.

Take care.

Mark