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Old 10-08-2008, 11:41 AM
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I flew Jetstream 3100/3200 series for 14 years at a regional. 13000 hours with one precautionary shutdown. ( bad fuel controller)
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Old 10-09-2008, 09:05 PM
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Originally Posted by packageflyer View Post
I flew Jetstream 3100/3200 series for 14 years at a regional. 13000 hours with one precautionary shutdown. ( bad fuel controller)
Whoa! Gee, guess your scan's pretty sharp! <bg>

MU-2 cabin noise -
With aftermarket soundproofing, how quiet is the cabin, especially toward the back? Better than a late model King Air, by chance? Assume 4-blade props and a good door seal.

For comparison, I have some time in the back of a Metro, which was awful, of course.
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Old 10-10-2008, 06:24 AM
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Originally Posted by SonnyD View Post
Whoa! Gee, guess your scan's pretty sharp! <bg>

MU-2 cabin noise -
With aftermarket soundproofing, how quiet is the cabin, especially toward the back? Better than a late model King Air, by chance? Assume 4-blade props and a good door seal.

For comparison, I have some time in the back of a Metro, which was awful, of course.
I don't think there are many turboprops that are quieter than a newer Kingair
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Old 10-10-2008, 02:32 PM
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What about the P180?
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Old 10-12-2008, 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Cheyenne Driver View Post
What about the P180?
Like I said, I don't think there are many.......

Never flown the Pasta Rocket, so couldn't speak about it, but if anyone's offering.......winkwink
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Old 03-16-2009, 07:19 PM
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We bought a -60 back in July 08, we've flown it 350 hours since and it's been a great aircraft. I'd just as soon be flying it as a KA200. If your company is on a budget the MU is the way to go. It has lots of performance at low cost.
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Old 03-20-2009, 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Boris Badenov View Post
I'm pretty sure Iowapilot and I work for the same company. We did the "recurrent" package at Simcom, rather than the "initial", since we did a fair bit of training in the airplane and got our 135 PIC signoff before going down there. It's a fine program, and Leif definitely knows his stuff, but the sims are non-motion and my recollection is that they don't "feel" much like the plane itself. I'm not sure I'd want to try flying it without some actual time in the plane. I've rarely heard anything bad about Howell and plenty good.

My impression of the plane overall is that it's a great performer, and perfectly safe, but as everyone says, it requires a bit more effort when something goes wrong than a KA or other similar aircraft. It's nothing a normally skilled pilot who is current and stays that way can't handle. It's also built like a brick outhouse. No idea where the reputation for being difficult in ice came from, as I've been in a fair amount of ice in it and never had any white-knuckle moments.

Operators that I'm aware of are: ACT, Air 1st, Bankair (I think they've parked at least some), Epps, and I think Royal still has some, although I don't know whether they're still flying. Those are of course all 135 cargo. Don't know how many corporate operators there are.
Royal no longer flies the MU2. McNeely out of AWM has one...I think thats it for MU2 Cargo Operators.
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Old 01-22-2017, 01:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Cheyenne Driver View Post
Any MU2 pilots out there that would recommend initial training with Howell or SimCom ? Why?
SimCom ... Just completed MU2 training with SimCom at Orlando. Great facility for initial ground school. Sim was better than I expected. Flight training was excellent and Initial Check Ride was through enough to feel as comfortable as one could feel as a low time MU2 pilot flying single pilot. Follow up questions are answered within minutes of texting, usually with a phone call.
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Old 01-27-2017, 06:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Loneeagleswa View Post
SimCom ... Just completed MU2 training with SimCom at Orlando. Great facility for initial ground school. Sim was better than I expected. Flight training was excellent and Initial Check Ride was through enough to feel as comfortable as one could feel as a low time MU2 pilot flying single pilot. Follow up questions are answered within minutes of texting, usually with a phone call.
Awesome, 9 yrs later...lol. Good luck. Fly safe.
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Old 01-27-2017, 06:26 PM
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Useless info alert:

Owner of the flight school where I did my IR:
There is no substitute for experience...

There, I've said it.
Go with the experience.

Duh...note to self..check thread date.
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