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-34 Jetprop performance in cruise

Buying an Airplane, Neat AircraftBy Joe Casey December 2, 2020

I get a lot of questions from piston drivers about the true performance of the Jetprop. So, I made a video of the performance of a PT6-34 powered Jetprop in cruise. This video was made in the heat of the summer, and hence the airplane has a fairly low cruise KTAS. In the colder months,…

Thinking of buying a Jetprop?

Buying an Airplane, Thinking of buying a PA-46?By Joe Casey December 2, 2020

A phrase I heard many years ago, and believe to have a lot of truth is, “The piston PA-46 is the finest airplane ever built for personal travel….firewall backwards”. While I love the piston Malibu/Mirage, there’s no doubt that most of the mechanical problems occur “firewall forward” on this airplane. For a given annual on a Malibu…