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Old 01-31-2010 | 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Cubdriver


Hey its just like my plane, referring to the 150 in the background. Its either a 1964 or early 1965 with the Omnivision rear window. I have about 500 hours in mine cruising all over California.

On Eclipse.

I toured the factory in 2006 when my dad was contract flying a King Air 200. We sat in the mock up and my feel for the airplane is that it was a total waste price wise. Going westbound into headwinds you'd have to make a stop and in the King Air 200 you could just slow down and get the fuel flows down and keep cruising. When you take into account things like fuel stops the faster airplane doesn't necessarily get you there faster. The nice advantage of a King Air 200 for example is that you can show up and unload your Suburban into the airplane and takeoff. With the Eclipse you'd have to be driving a sports coupe and not have that much junk.
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