Tbm700/850
11-24-2012, 06:15 AM
#15
patience
Joined APC: Mar 2011
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I believe Orlando is the only place where you can do sim training but I could be wrong. In order to get signed off, you have to fly with a simcom instructor in your own/company plane after you are done with the sim training. If you live in socal, you would in all likely hood have to fly your plane to Orlando or pay for a simcom instructor to come to you. All the training could be conducted in the actual airplane but some insurance companies want to see some sim time.
11-24-2012, 07:31 AM
#16
Flying Farmer
Joined APC: Jul 2006
Position: Turbo-props' and John Deere's
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Originally Posted by Systemized
I believe Orlando is the only place where you can do sim training but I could be wrong. In order to get signed off, you have to fly with a simcom instructor in your own/company plane after you are done with the sim training. If you live in socal, you would in all likely hood have to fly your plane to Orlando or pay for a simcom instructor to come to you. All the training could be conducted in the actual airplane but some insurance companies want to see some sim time.
With that said, they highly prefer it that way, but last I knew its really up to your insurance company. Most new owners need XX hrs, and the trip to MCO really helps eat away at that requirement, so most do fly there. Corporate depts will probably not send the plane because they can get IOE from current staff if time in type is needed.
11-24-2012, 09:10 AM
#17
Working weekends
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Position: Left Seat
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kinda off topic, but is fuel balance in the TBM 850 done automatically or does the pilot have to switch tanks every XXX minutes. I saw a cockpit picture of one and it look like manual switching aka Piper Lance.
11-24-2012, 10:38 AM
#18
Flying Farmer
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Originally Posted by satpak77
kinda off topic, but is fuel balance in the TBM 850 done automatically or does the pilot have to switch tanks every XXX minutes. I saw a cockpit picture of one and it look like manual switching aka Piper Lance.
There is the manual valve that you see pictured. There is a system that will move it automatically. Depending on the squat switch, the times are different. Every 1:15(I think, been awhile) on the ground, 10 min in the air.
Not an exact science, but it works well and is simple. The 700's can have 25 gal imbalance, the 850's only 15 gal.
