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Post subject: Re: Citation M2 - good entry level jet?  Posted: 09 May 2018, 20:53 |
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Username Protected wrote: The demo plane had both the full coffee bar behind the pilot seat and the AFM rack behind the right (where I sat). The demo pilot slipped right in. Skinny, young and flexible. I remember being young and flexible, and at least skinnier. Why do they look so dang young!!!
My knees were not hitting the panel, but I could not recline the seat. Pedals were not comfortable either, despite being fully pushed back. Another 3 inches of seat shift back and a little recline would have been good.
I wish I fit better. This would be a perfect fit from what you are describing!  The economics are even less compelling however.
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Post subject: Re: Citation M2 - good entry level jet? Posted: 09 May 2018, 22:38 |
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Username Protected wrote: The demo plane had both the full coffee bar behind the pilot seat and the AFM rack behind the right (where I sat). The demo pilot slipped right in. Skinny, young and flexible. I remember being young and flexible, and at least skinnier. Why do they look so dang young!!!
My knees were not hitting the panel, but I could not recline the seat. Pedals were not comfortable either, despite being fully pushed back. Another 3 inches of seat shift back and a little recline would have been good.
I wish I fit better. This would be a perfect fit from what you are describing! The economics are even less compelling however.
That's a great picture. Even though I'm a dyed in the wool steam gauge addict, I could probably get used to that plane, but only because it's a Boeing. 
However, I don't want somebody telling me that I have to do most of the flying with my index finger pushing buttons.  That's why I turned down transitioning from the 747 Classics to the 747-400's; well, that, and it's hard to teach an old dog new tricks. 
Evergreen developed the flight program for Boeing's 747 Dreamlifter, and operated the plane for the first few years picking up 787 parts built around the world. I passed on getting the first left seat on the plane after all the guys senior to me passed on it too. It went very junior, to the children of the magenta line. 
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