Beechjet400A
01-24-2018, 08:19 PM
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Does ok with 2-4 pax on a 2-2.5 hour leg. Fill 6 or 7 seats and you’ll have less range and may also run out of space in the cargo compartment if they’re all bringing luggage. Usually does ok with 5000 ft of runway (but may need more if it’s wet). High/hot is not good. In Denver we start getting weight limited above 18*C, just for basic AFM engine-out climb. Add non-standard climb gradients or Special Departure Procedures for terrain (Aspen, Eagle) and it’s even worse. But...for small pax loads and short legs to decent sized runways, it’s a nice little jet.
01-26-2018, 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by sinsilvia666
She is a tough built bird, fun to fly, dependable, some quirks but all planes do. She is a momentum plane, at altitude shallow climbs will keep u at redline speed. Best turbulence handler I’ve flown yet
01-26-2018, 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Mox Nix
Does ok with 2-4 pax on a 2-2.5 hour leg. Fill 6 or 7 seats and you’ll have less range and may also run out of space in the cargo compartment if they’re all bringing luggage. Usually does ok with 5000 ft of runway (but may need more if it’s wet). High/hot is not good. In Denver we start getting weight limited above 18*C, just for basic AFM engine-out climb. Add non-standard climb gradients or Special Departure Procedures for terrain (Aspen, Eagle) and it’s even worse. But...for small pax loads and short legs to decent sized runways, it’s a nice little jet.
01-23-2021, 04:35 PM
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BE400xti Question
Quick question. I had been flying the Nextan for almost a year. No discomfort in my ears or pax ears at all. Then they hired a new Captain and problems started. He blames the “bumps” on the pressurization system. I do not know if it is him creating the problem or is a valve issue. Any help will be appreciated
01-26-2021, 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Condor73
Quick question. I had been flying the Nextan for almost a year. No discomfort in my ears or pax ears at all. Then they hired a new Captain and problems started. He blames the “bumps” on the pressurization system. I do not know if it is him creating the problem or is a valve issue. Any help will be appreciated
I think the best thing you can do is to take your phone, record all the settings in flight, and then how the cabin climb and cabin altitude gauges change with the phases of flight. Go show that to the Mx guy.
If there is a Mx issue, watch out for annunciatiors in the near future...
01-28-2021, 05:04 AM
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In so far as the pressure bumps; ask if they are getting a L or R bleed air source fail (specific to the XTs) the checklist has them turn the bleeds to the non offending bleed to see if there is a difference in cabin pressure. It seems to likely be an indication issue at least in the ones we were flying.
01-31-2021, 06:13 AM
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It has been a long time since I flew one, but I remember issues with the tail heat. It consists of electrical heating mats. If you have an issue with it and landing in icing conditions, you need to find a long runway and land flaps first notch (I think 10 degrees). This is due to longitudinal stability issues.
02-06-2021, 06:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Flugkapitan
I'm not 100% sure how this would be a CA issue. You should talk with a Beechcraft maintenance tech before taking anything specific from the forum. Have a discussion with them about at what altitude and when are you setting the cabin controller on climb and descent. Do you have the pressure controller set to auto or manual? Where is the manual controller knob set? Where is the cabin pressure source knob set (Both Norm)?
I think the best thing you can do is to take your phone, record all the settings in flight, and then how the cabin climb and cabin altitude gauges change with the phases of flight. Go show that to the Mx guy.
If there is a Mx issue, watch out for annunciatiors in the near future...
I think the best thing you can do is to take your phone, record all the settings in flight, and then how the cabin climb and cabin altitude gauges change with the phases of flight. Go show that to the Mx guy.
If there is a Mx issue, watch out for annunciatiors in the near future...
Thank you for the reply. I spoke with two Beechjet maintenance technicians and both told me it was probably the Captain creating the pressurization issues and making everyone uncomfortable on that plane. They did not rule out the plane having issues since it is an old plane.
Concerning switches and settings they are always in the correct positions as per checklist. No issues on that area.
Recording on your phone while you are flying if not illegal is stupid; specifically during the landing phase.
...at the end the Captain got scared of the plane and ended up quitting.
02-06-2021, 06:17 AM
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Originally Posted by BD100
It has been a long time since I flew one, but I remember issues with the tail heat. It consists of electrical heating mats. If you have an issue with it and landing in icing conditions, you need to find a long runway and land flaps first notch (I think 10 degrees). This is due to longitudinal stability issues.
Concerning the captain. He will get a big bill for not finishing his contract. Unfortunately these kind of people are the ones that screw other pilots. We used to have a fair contract training before this DB after this DB probably we won’t anymore.
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