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Post subject: My first TBM 700 flying experience Posted: 25 Nov 2010, 12:56 |
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Joined: 06/25/08 Posts: 5628 Post Likes: +511 Company: Latitude Aviation Location: Los Angeles, CA (KTOA)
Aircraft: 2007 Bonanza G36
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I am in the process of selling a 2005 TBM 700C2 for a friend and finally had the opportunity to fly it the other day. The airplane is based out of Lago Vista TX (KRYW) near Austin, which has a 4000x50 runway. I only have about 300 hours of turboprop time but the last turboprop I flew was a new Meridian about a year ago so it was nice to have something to compare it to. My first impressions are that this airplane is simply incredible. Launches off the ground and climbs like a homesick angel. Handles rock solid and the PT6 is smooth as butter. Piece of cake to fly and I enjoyed it more than the Meridian. Easy to land also...flew down final at 80 to 85 knots and had no problem stopping it in less than half the 4000ft runway at RYW without using brakes (beta only). I am confident that any well trained Bonanza pilot could transition to this airplane easily. There are, however, a lot more systems to monitor and manage. Tons of switches to throw...which surprised me actually. I push a lot less buttons on the 737 and the checklist is a lot shorter too. Truthfully, I think the factory checklist could be shortened significantly with the use of flow patters, etc. All in all, what a great day in that plane. Fortunately I didn't have to pay the fuel bill though!
-Neal
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Post subject: Re: My first TBM 700 flying experience Posted: 25 Nov 2010, 13:08 |
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Joined: 08/21/10 Posts: 433 Post Likes: +212 Location: Sugar Land, TX
Aircraft: V35B TN
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If only Mooney had completed the six seat "301." As I understand it, some of the engineering information that went into the 301 was used for the TBM (TarBes-Mooney). http://www.mooneyevents.com/Mooney301.htmlThe TBM is an awesome airplane, sounds like you had a great flight. Good luck in finding a new home for that aircraft.
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Post subject: Re: My first TBM 700 flying experience Posted: 25 Nov 2010, 17:59 |
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Joined: 07/17/08 Posts: 346 Post Likes: +3 Company: Walker Road Chiropractic Location: Beaverton, OR, USA
Aircraft: BD5B
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Username Protected wrote: I've been pax in several and all three pilots have commented on the level of systems complexity. None of the planes I've been in had the latest integrated glass setup, though. A King Air has more complexity to it's systems. I would say any pilot comfortable in a Bonanza would find it an easy aircraft to transition to. Yes, I would rewrite the checklists to follow a logical pattern.
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