Originally Posted by ERJ135
I also heard that with the Aztec there is a saying that "if it will fit through the door it will carry it" Good airplane
That is pretty much true. I have hauled an Archer II engine in it with full fuel - and the WB checked out just fine. You can carry 6 NORMAL sized pax (bein 170+each), baggage, and full fuel, no problem, maybe shift some pax around to make it stay inside the for/aft but other than that, no problem. My particular aircraft has the MetCo speedmod with 24gal per side extentions. Basically if I run it at 25GPH@8500' I should see around 170-177KTAS depending on how aft I load the AC - those numbers are at max gross too, 5200LBS! Also, at 170KTAS and 25gph, 185gal usable now you can do the math for either vfr, ifr reserves. About 1200NM which is very nice! I can ALLLLLMOST make it to maine without a fuel stop from KFPR. And if I get a fuel stop I could go well into canada without any problem. I have gone KFPR to outside of Dallas non-stop. Tall order for a long hauler. My opinion is the Az-Truck is the no-brainer for GA/135/etc - FOR WHAT IT IS.
My .04c
Jason