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Post subject: Re: MU-2. For Mike C.  Posted: 13 Jan 2019, 07:31 |
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Username Protected wrote: Or something a director did just because he didn’t know any better and thought the scene needed more action.  That happens right Adam F? There's a saying in filmmaking - "why ruin a good story with he truth?". 
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Post subject: Re: MU-2. For Mike C. Posted: 13 Jan 2019, 09:11 |
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Username Protected wrote: [youtube]http://youtu.be/pKFO5u4AbIQ[/youtube] The caption at the beginning says they're in Taipei, Taiwan. They're definitely speaking Japanese though, not Mandarin. The vertical subs are also Japanese. I've passed it along to a friend in Japan for translation.
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Post subject: Re: MU-2. For Mike C. Posted: 14 Jan 2019, 10:48 |
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Username Protected wrote: Why did the MU2 go out of production? Too expensive to make. For example, milled wing skins. Normally don't see that in planes this small. Lots of really good airplanes went out of production in the mid 1980s never to come back, including several airplanes in the MU2 market such as Cessna 425, Cessna 441, Turbine Commanders, Merlins, ... Mike C.
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Post subject: Re: MU-2. For Mike C. Posted: 14 Jan 2019, 13:02 |
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Username Protected wrote: Why did the MU2 go out of production? Too expensive to make. For example, milled wing skins. Normally don't see that in planes this small. Lots of really good airplanes went out of production in the mid 1980s never to come back, including several airplanes in the MU2 market such as Cessna 425, Cessna 441, Turbine Commanders, Merlins, ... Mike C.
Some even came back... like the 172 / 182. Tough times for Manufacturers.
Mu2: The Darn thing began in the mid-50s, first flew in the early 1960s and all that makes me feel like I might be getting....
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Post subject: Re: MU-2. For Mike C. Posted: 14 Jan 2019, 15:01 |
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Username Protected wrote: i understand parts support is as good as it gets but what's the full story & from here on? I have no concerns maintaining an MU2 for the next 25 years. The factory, service centers, mechanic network, and parts suppliers have it covered. Mike C.
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Post subject: Re: MU-2. For Mike C. Posted: 30 May 2019, 09:44 |
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Nice MU-2......sweet panel.
[youtube]http://youtu.be/6R0JSOUxuAI[/youtube]
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Post subject: Re: MU-2. For Mike C. Posted: 31 May 2019, 11:10 |
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Username Protected wrote: Man...the airplane videos are great but that guy has one hell of a sailing channel. He did the video on my 340 and FrankenCub. You are right, his sailing videos are great. But his girlfriend is the secret weapon.... 
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Post subject: Re: MU-2. For Mike C. Posted: 31 May 2019, 11:58 |
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Username Protected wrote: Man...the airplane videos are great but that guy has one hell of a sailing channel. He did the video on my 340 and FrankenCub. You are right, his sailing videos are great. But his girlfriend is the secret weapon....
Irving Barrington was featured in an episode of Buying Jets where Len Gold gave him two choices 1) an MU2 and 2) a Phenom 300 @$9m to choose between.
Hysterical.
BTW any BTer that does an episode that stupid is dead to me.
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Post subject: Re: MU-2. For Mike C. Posted: 31 May 2019, 12:41 |
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Username Protected wrote: Man...the airplane videos are great but that guy has one hell of a sailing channel. He did the video on my 340 and FrankenCub. You are right, his sailing videos are great. But his girlfriend is the secret weapon....
Yeah...interesting story. If he's to be believed he says that he was a commercial pilot and lost his ticket after a stroke. Decided to live out his dream of sailing.
I saw (it was great) your 340 video; got a link to the Cub vid?
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Post subject: Re: MU-2. For Mike C. Posted: 31 May 2019, 14:31 |
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Michael, is your boat basically a catamaran type sailboat with a cabin like the top boat?
How long can you comfortably stay on it before you need to get to shore somewhere?
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