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Post subject: Re: Piper Mojave....  Posted: 17 Feb 2014, 16:58 |
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Run!!!!! do not walk away.
It is between a Navajo and a Cheyenne.
Some Navajo parts fit, some Cheyenne parts fit.
It is not fun to work on because of like so many other Legacy Piper aircraft overall support is not good.
I don't think Piper even remembers how to spell Mojave.
Just my .02.
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Post subject: Re: Piper Mojave.... Posted: 17 Feb 2014, 17:31 |
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Username Protected wrote: Run!!!!! do not walk away.
It is between a Navajo and a Cheyenne.
Some Navajo parts fit, some Cheyenne parts fit.
It is not fun to work on because of like so many other Legacy Piper aircraft overall support is not good.
I don't think Piper even remembers how to spell Mojave.
Just my .02. Ok that's funny. 
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Post subject: Re: Piper Mojave.... Posted: 17 Feb 2014, 21:17 |
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I used to fly one several years ago. The good news is that it is a much better airplane than a P-Navajo....
I am not as down on it as Bill, we have both Navajos and Cheyennes here, so our operation is very knowledgeable... It is not a bad airplane, but a Cessna 414 with some Ram mods is 25-30 kts faster, and hauls as much or more.
It is a less demanding airplane to fly than the 414, hauls ice much better, it is comfortable, pretty robust, but again, a 414 or 421 will kick it's but in performance...
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Post subject: Re: Piper Mojave.... Posted: 18 Feb 2014, 00:17 |
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Username Protected wrote: I used to fly one several years ago. The good news is that it is a much better airplane than a P-Navajo....
I am not as down on it as Bill, we have both Navajos and Cheyennes here, so our operation is very knowledgeable... It is not a bad airplane, but a Cessna 414 with some Ram mods is 25-30 kts faster, and hauls as much or more.
It is a less demanding airplane to fly than the 414, hauls ice much better, it is comfortable, pretty robust, but again, a 414 or 421 will kick it's but in performance... And the maintainence costs on the engines? (that's not fair, I know the answer)
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Post subject: Re: Piper Mojave.... Posted: 10 Mar 2014, 21:59 |
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Username Protected wrote: I used to fly one several years ago. The good news is that it is a much better airplane than a P-Navajo....
I am not as down on it as Bill, we have both Navajos and Cheyennes here, so our operation is very knowledgeable... It is not a bad airplane, but a Cessna 414 with some Ram mods is 25-30 kts faster, and hauls as much or more.
It is a less demanding airplane to fly than the 414, hauls ice much better, it is comfortable, pretty robust, but again, a 414 or 421 will kick it's but in performance... What makes it better than a P Navajo?
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Post subject: Re: Piper Mojave.... Posted: 11 Mar 2014, 07:38 |
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Longer wings, lighter and direct drive engines.
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Post subject: Re: Piper Mojave.... Posted: 16 Nov 2014, 00:50 |
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P-Navajo has a 7800lb MTOW (nice) but uses geared engines, screwing 425 HP from a Lyc GTIO-541. Engine's TBO is only about 1400hrs compared to the TIO-540, it's heavier & has a gearbox to include in o-haul prices.
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Post subject: Re: Piper Mojave.... Posted: 16 Nov 2014, 12:47 |
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Better off with a Cheyenne or older KA, they are cheap enough.
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