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Post subject: Re: TRW Citation - A chance to own history!  Posted: 22 Mar 2018, 12:56 |
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meh, no amphib kit. Not even straight floats.
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Post subject: Re: TRW Citation - A chance to own history! Posted: 22 Mar 2018, 13:20 |
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not catching on. what am i missing?
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Post subject: Re: TRW Citation - A chance to own history! Posted: 22 Mar 2018, 13:20 |
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Username Protected wrote: So they didn’t damage that aircraft beyond repair? I am guessing it was another Citation they torched. You have to wonder how he ran those engines given his known history. What motivation would there be to carefully operate the engines and pay attention to temps if you knew all along the plane was going to end up on fire or underwater....
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Post subject: Re: TRW Citation - A chance to own history! Posted: 22 Mar 2018, 13:30 |
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Username Protected wrote: So they didn’t damage that aircraft beyond repair? I am guessing it was another Citation they torched. You have to wonder how he ran those engines given his known history. What motivation would there be to carefully operate the engines and pay attention to temps if you knew all along the plane was going to end up on fire or underwater....
Good point. Who ya gunna believe? That said, most pilots are adverse to over temping a motor.
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Post subject: Re: TRW Citation - A chance to own history! Posted: 22 Mar 2018, 13:48 |
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Username Protected wrote: That said, most pilots are adverse to over temping a motor. Most pilots are adverse to landing planes in the gulf that don't float.... 
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Post subject: Re: TRW Citation - A chance to own history! Posted: 22 Mar 2018, 13:59 |
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Username Protected wrote: not catching on. what am i missing? This is a summary: https://www.flyingmag.com/young-entrepr ... aud#page-3
They refer to TRW as a "young, serial entrepreneur". Color me a skeptic but I still don't get what he did that was either serial or entrepreneurial.
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Post subject: Re: TRW Citation - A chance to own history! Posted: 22 Mar 2018, 14:15 |
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Username Protected wrote: Color me a skeptic but I still don't get what he did that was either serial or entrepreneurial. He was definitely serial.....one fraudulent act after another. 
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