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 Post subject: Hello from Chattanooga
PostPosted: 01 Feb 2023, 22:20 
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PPL here working on my IFR. 150 hours total time. I hope to buy a plane later this year, possibly an A36 if I can work my way through insurance, transition training from the various C172/C152/PA28 planes I've flown.

I travel roughly 950nm for work commercial and it's a bear. Sometimes as much as 20 hours each way with layovers. I just flew about 1,850nm with the 172 instead of commercial and it was a lot of fun, much learning, but also quite slow.

For travel to work, I'll mostly be by myself but am interested in taking the family (3 boys and wife) on trips here and there.

Anyone in the area? Any recommendations on picking up some time in type in advance of buying or any advice on finding a first plane?

After completing my IFR in the next month or so, I plan to join ABS and taking their online ground school. Mostly interested in finding a Turbo Normalized plane, so will spend some time learning more about how to operate those as well.


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 Post subject: Re: Hello from Chattanooga
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Congrats on the big trip in a 172! Sounds like fun, I took some looong trips in an Archer at the same speeds when I was young and single.

950nm is an all day trip in a piston single, even an A36. I average 155 ktas or so in an IO-550 V35 which will be 5 kts faster than an A36 with the same engine.

So 950nm is 6 hours and a few minutes if you have the big tip tanks and 114 gallons fuel. If you have the regular 74 gallon tanks add 45 minutes for a fuel stop /taxi / climbout etc.

Not sure that will work as a commute, but then again the airline alternative has been horrendous lately.


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I'll take 6 hours over TSA, 6 hours plus a 4 hour lean over and a 1.5hr drive any day :)

What do you fly exactly?


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Hi Nick and welcome to BT! :thumbup:

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