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Post subject: Re: Citation 501sp  Posted: Yesterday, 13:54 |
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Username Protected wrote: (the 500,501,550,551,S550,560,560XL) all share the same type rating) Almost correct. The 500, 510, 550, 551 S550, 560 have type rating CE-500. The 560XL has type rating CE-560XL. Cessna's attempt to make the 560XL "just another 560" failed. So we didn't get the SPE coverage, or the type rating coverage, they wanted. The net result is a lot of model confusion (which got you, too) and that causes some problems for 560 owners like myself when I get charged fees based on the 560XL and not the 560 and have to argue about it. Mike C.
Always seemed odd you can’t make an excel single pilot. Can’t figure out what is ‘harder’ on it vs an Encore.
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Post subject: Re: Citation 501sp Posted: Yesterday, 14:21 |
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Username Protected wrote: (the 500,501,550,551,S550,560,560XL) all share the same type rating) Almost correct. The 500, 510, 550, 551 S550, 560 have type rating CE-500. The 560XL has type rating CE-560XL.
Ah, right. Fixed, thanks!
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Post subject: Re: Citation 501sp Posted: Yesterday, 23:48 |
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Username Protected wrote: Always seemed odd you can’t make an excel single pilot. Can’t figure out what is ‘harder’ on it vs an Encore. FAA philosophy that the more erect a human can be in the cabin, the more you need two pilots. On a more serious note, you have to be able to reach all the controls from the left seat and the wider airplane could make that difficult for things like the right side breaker panel. It may also have to do with left seat visibility of the right wing tip. None of this explains why a BeechJet can't be single pilot, though. Mike C.
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Post subject: Re: Citation 501sp Posted: Today, 07:59 |
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One of the Cessna sales reps had told me why the XL failed to get SPE and I can't specifically remember what it was, but it had to do with cockpit reach. also Username Protected wrote: The 500, 510, 550, 551 S550, 560 have type rating CE-500.
I think the 510 should be 501. Chip-
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