PiperJet
08-02-2008, 08:30 AM
#11
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Joined APC: Jul 2008
Position: BE50C (A), BE95 (A), C172S (B)
Posts: 349
Originally Posted by CrimsonEclipse
REALLY?!? The DC-10 has more than ONE ENGINE!!!
DO TELL!!!
Someone please get this guy a job at FedEx
CE
DO TELL!!!
Someone please get this guy a job at FedEx
CE
08-02-2008, 05:29 PM
#14
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Originally Posted by CrimsonEclipse
ok, I retract my sarcasm. 
One turbine beats 2 (or more) piston poppers ANY day.
CE
One turbine beats 2 (or more) piston poppers ANY day.
CE
I'll take the two piston engines any day. Good luck gliding that thing at night to safety, while a light twin can easily fly to the next airport.
08-02-2008, 06:15 PM
#15
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Position: BE50C (A), BE95 (A), C172S (B)
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Originally Posted by skidmark
I'll take the two piston engines any day. Good luck gliding that thing at night to safety, while a light twin can easily fly to the next airport.
Two or more turbopropeller or turbofan engines, please.
08-04-2008, 06:36 AM
#16
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Joined APC: Jul 2006
Position: Turbo-props' and John Deere's
Posts: 3,160
Well I fly TBM's and Meridians, and I'd much rather have that single turbine anyday. When's the last turbine failure you've heard about compared to piston? You really have to try to mess one up.
Phuz-
All the new factory planes pretty much have either an airspeed activated, or squat-switch activated ground-mode to altitude mode, so unless you get fidgity and touch buttons manually, it's already on. Honestly the people flying TBM's as private owners are just as professional as pro pilots I've dealt with, very conservative and good pilots.
Phuz-
All the new factory planes pretty much have either an airspeed activated, or squat-switch activated ground-mode to altitude mode, so unless you get fidgity and touch buttons manually, it's already on. Honestly the people flying TBM's as private owners are just as professional as pro pilots I've dealt with, very conservative and good pilots.
