Originally Posted by
PilotCrusader
I don't have experience in the 200 but I am told its high level climb performance is really bad. Therefore, pilots are climbing right in the edge just to stay legal at a minimum of 500fpm(I hear they can't even do that in the summer).
If its full and hot, its basically pathetic after about fl220-230. 500fpm usually climb at 290 until fl250-260 then its a struggle to make it up higher at 250kts