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Wow, what time is it where you are?!!
Another couple thoughts.. Skymaster is not the station wagon the Aztec is, but adding a cargo pod is definately my next purchase. A friend here added one and noted only about a 2 knot speed differential. Big enough to stow surf boards. also if you land gear up, can save your props, or so I've heard. Will also help if you have to ditch as it should provide higher touchdown and better floatation once stopped (provided it stays on which i don't know about...)
Another addition I might consider if you will do a lot of long range flying is Gami jectors, to assure LOP operation. From everything I've been able to read on the variopus websites I am running about 4-5 GPH less than a Skymaster running ROP without gamis. (Recently, ran at 17GPH 150ktsTAS, 7000 ft Compare that to Aztec economy)) If fuel costs are high and you are flying a lot of hours, long trips at cruise settings, the economics begin to work.
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01-20-05, 07:49 PM
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