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5.5 psi :bugeye:
That may appear in a future James Bond movie to suck a bad guy out of the cabin :-)

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5.5 psi :bugeye:
That may appear in a future James Bond movie to suck a bad guy out of the cabin :-)


Yeah that doesn't sound that impressive. Does make you appreciate the engineering and strength of the cabin though. The pilot and copilot side windows are supporting a ton of pressure each. The door several tons. Not sure what the sucking force is though if one of those give it up ;)

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It's what I would have without my crew........I'd just install a pee tube :-)


Well when you decide to downsize, you are in luck as I think all PA46's, certainly all the newer ones have a relief tube on the spar panel. Has a nice long hose, to reach those in front or back with a pretty wide mouth.


Or as we always told the newbies, "it is a speaking tube, go ahead and try it out"

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Has a nice long hose.........pretty wide mouth.


Those are my measurements :D

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Sometimes, things suck. It's seldom we can quantify it this precisely.

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Congrats on the new bird. I've had mine for just about a year. Going into the first annual at Malibu Aerospace. You'll love the Meridian as a family traveler. You just can't beat them.

Over the last 12 months:

Approx 250 hours
100% dispatch reliability. Never scrubbed a trip.

Maintenance:
- Two compressor washes
- Tires
- 2 quarts of oil

That's it. Aside from that, it's "kick the tires and light the fires". Great aircraft.


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That's it. Aside from that, it's "kick the tires and light the fires". Great aircraft.


That is disconcertingly true. As I do my preflight, sometimes I pretend that I am actually doing things. But really, yep the wings are still on. I open the cowling, can't see anything couple of tubes and wires, yep has oil. Tires aren't flat, but there really is not much to inspect. Pretty much all we do is add a little turbine oil and usually a set of tires between annuals. Our tires seem to get about 300 landings, but we are usually closer to 400 landings between annuals. Of course you learn what you need to check. 100% dispatch for weather and maintenance for us over the last 3 years in the P46T, in an aircraft that flies most days of the year, not bad.

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Our tires seem to get about 300 landings, but we are usually closer to 400 landings between annuals.


hmmmm, I may need to visit and inspect your landing technique :duck:

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Our tires seem to get about 300 landings, but we are usually closer to 400 landings between annuals.


hmmmm, I may need to visit and inspect your landing technique :duck:


Come screaming over the threshold at 120 knots, start praying, drop the gear to shut up that annoying "check gear, check gear, check gear" squawking lady and heavily apply brakes after the third or fourth bounce. At least I think that was how I was taught ;)
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Wow! You'd have no trouble with night currency: one time in would be four landings :bow:

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Just for you Pat here is the panel pic. Dual GTN 750's and Flight Stream 210, Ads-b, radar, traffic, twas, Usb outlets everywhere and AC!

Chuck, I read every one of your Meridian posts both here and at MMOPA. It took a few days... :D You should get a commission check. Anyway couldn't be happier.
The 2005 with the GTN's is good value for a baby step into the SETP arena.

Love flying this thing...



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Thanks for the great posts. Interesting thread for me.

This weekend I am going to do some Meridian shopping. I am currently in a 2008 Mooney Acclaim, but the family and friends are demanding pressurization and I'm not willing to fly any slower. Most of my missions are 400nm with just myself or one and maybe two others. The cabin and the pressurization would make the trip much more enjoyable for my fiancée as she really hates wearing oxygen and is not a fan of flying in the clouds either (Often she has to pick one). If it were just me, I'd throw on the O2 and head to 25k every time, but pressurization would be a lot safer.

Hopefully will have an update after the weekend. I have been reading and learning as much as I can about the Meridian, turbine operation, etc..

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A bit of unsolicited advice if I may. Don't take your checkbook. You'll sign on the dotted line after riding in a Meridian at FL250 - FL280. Turbine smooth, pressurization, power. And, based on your mission, it will do it well.


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I went from a Bonanza, partnered in a Mirage, and now have a Meridian. I could not be happier with the aircraft. It really does everything, and does it easily. I, to, have been 100% dispatch reliability and been through a lot of weather. Nothing beats climbing through the ice at 1500 fpm all the way to 280.

Please feel free to reach out if I can help with any questions.



Updated to realistic climb rate, sorry for the misinformation.


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