Piper Meridian for Charter
09-14-2010, 03:58 PM
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Piper Meridian for Charter
A Piper Meridian landed at our airport today and my boss was amazed how little fuel it took. He then said it was a shame we can't use it for charter. I asked why and he responded that you could not use the Piper Meridian for 135 charter. He couldn't remember why he thought that. Can anyone shed light on why he might be thinking this?
09-14-2010, 05:04 PM
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The only thing I can think of is that maybe it had something to do with the manufacturing certification, since it was originally designed as a GA airplane (Mirage), then converted to turbine. I'm trying to think of another straight GA airplane that is used for passenger charter, well... nevermind... because the Cirrus is. I have no idea... I wouldn't be surprised if he was full of it, but I don't know.
09-14-2010, 06:09 PM
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There is no legal reason why you can't use a Meridian or Malibu for charter as long as you have a secondary electrical system. However, the weak useful load would make it a pretty difficult airplane to be successful with.
09-14-2010, 06:35 PM
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The Meridian?
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Bet him a bunch of money, then show him that. I just want like 5%.
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PIPER MERIDIAN Turboprop Aircraft For Sale At CharterHub.com
Bet him a bunch of money, then show him that. I just want like 5%.
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09-15-2010, 06:49 AM
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Ok, I'm going to start this out with the fact I used to fly 135 with C310's, I now work for a Piper/Socata dealer and fly every model of PA46 made.
I know for a fact there is also a Matrix(Unpressurized) on a 135 in Michigan.
We have 2 G1000 Meridians in stock, having 516/526 full fuel useful. So that's 170gal, about 3hrs flight with reserve.
It's a great 1 pilot, 1-2 pax, no bags, full range airplane. It's a better short range, load it up and sacrafice some fuel. 200-500nm trips are where this plane shines, you can't find any turbine that can do it as efficient, and it still gets you there just as fast.
Most people have a hard time accepting these facts and want it all, so its' a hard sell. Another thing is it's single-engine. People see it as a "small" plane, and they really want to see two engines hanging out there. The PC-12 helps defy this because it's so large, it offsets that somehow just because of it's size. It's a big deal when folks charter vs. outright ownership.
I know for a fact there is also a Matrix(Unpressurized) on a 135 in Michigan.
We have 2 G1000 Meridians in stock, having 516/526 full fuel useful. So that's 170gal, about 3hrs flight with reserve.
It's a great 1 pilot, 1-2 pax, no bags, full range airplane. It's a better short range, load it up and sacrafice some fuel. 200-500nm trips are where this plane shines, you can't find any turbine that can do it as efficient, and it still gets you there just as fast.
Most people have a hard time accepting these facts and want it all, so its' a hard sell. Another thing is it's single-engine. People see it as a "small" plane, and they really want to see two engines hanging out there. The PC-12 helps defy this because it's so large, it offsets that somehow just because of it's size. It's a big deal when folks charter vs. outright ownership.
04-28-2022, 02:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Ewfflyer
Ok, I'm going to start this out with the fact I used to fly 135 with C310's, I now work for a Piper/Socata dealer and fly every model of PA46 made.
I know for a fact there is also a Matrix(Unpressurized) on a 135 in Michigan.
We have 2 G1000 Meridians in stock, having 516/526 full fuel useful. So that's 170gal, about 3hrs flight with reserve.
It's a great 1 pilot, 1-2 pax, no bags, full range airplane. It's a better short range, load it up and sacrafice some fuel. 200-500nm trips are where this plane shines, you can't find any turbine that can do it as efficient, and it still gets you there just as fast.
Most people have a hard time accepting these facts and want it all, so its' a hard sell. Another thing is it's single-engine. People see it as a "small" plane, and they really want to see two engines hanging out there. The PC-12 helps defy this because it's so large, it offsets that somehow just because of it's size. It's a big deal when folks charter vs. outright ownership.
I know for a fact there is also a Matrix(Unpressurized) on a 135 in Michigan.
We have 2 G1000 Meridians in stock, having 516/526 full fuel useful. So that's 170gal, about 3hrs flight with reserve.
It's a great 1 pilot, 1-2 pax, no bags, full range airplane. It's a better short range, load it up and sacrafice some fuel. 200-500nm trips are where this plane shines, you can't find any turbine that can do it as efficient, and it still gets you there just as fast.
Most people have a hard time accepting these facts and want it all, so its' a hard sell. Another thing is it's single-engine. People see it as a "small" plane, and they really want to see two engines hanging out there. The PC-12 helps defy this because it's so large, it offsets that somehow just because of it's size. It's a big deal when folks charter vs. outright ownership.
Thanks,
Raul
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