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I fly a Meridian. The advantages of a T-prop vs. jet are 1) getting in and out of small runways. 2) way more efficient and less expensive on small trips, say less than 300nm and just as fast. 3) you can pull the power back and fly it low and slow just like a recip on pretty similar fuel burns...

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. How is this even a discussion?

For the record, I share a Meridian. And yes, while the Meridian arguably has the least operating cost of any certified pressurized turboprop, all-in, there is never a case when the Meridian is cheaper. I'm damn lucky to be able to fly it.

I fly a Meridian which is a pressurized turboprop with about 800nm of range. The longest flight I've beaten the airlines on was a flight from Salt Lake City, UT to West Hampton, NY - about 1,800 miles. It was faster than Delta because I didn't have to go through JFK to the rental car lot and...

There some smart tech guys here so I'm hoping someone can answer my questions and point me to the thing I need to buy. I currently use Comcast for phone and internet. I have no other internet choice but I do on the phone and I find the Comcast cable phone less reliable than my cell phone...

No it's an improvement to a traditional CDI/Glideslope if you learn to use it correctly. In the same way antilock brakes are an improvement for the vast majority of drivers than are traditional brakes. You can stop fine with both however.

I've had three different planes with the G1000 w/SVT and HITs. I use them and love them. They're great for situational awareness, particularly when flying an approach, departure or missed. Most people I know tried them once, found them distracting and gave up. I think they are well worth a...

SLC is pretty GA friendly but check costs and it's still a class B so you need to be precise. I fly into SLC on a regular basis. U42 is a nice airport as well but 30-40 minutes away from downtown and uncontrolled. The FBOs at SLC have a free shuttle to downtown which may offset some of the...

You're right. Those two guys from the grassy knoll must have gone and put the DA40 back in. I swear the first study I saw about this excluded the DA40. I still stand by my data-less claim that SVT has a measurable positive impact on safety.

First off, the study period was 2002 - 2008. What constituted a TAA aircraft in 2002? A 2" black and white moving map? I also remember that the DA-40 was randomly excluded from the study because it was "too safe" and made the TAA numbers look too good. If this forum existed when the AI came...

When I was younger and didn't know any better, I flew into JFK and LGA in a 172. I've come to realize that even though I have a right to fly into a Bravo, unless there is some compelling reason, it's a bad idea. There's a higher risk of wake turbulence plus the speed differentials creates extra...

The newer Cirri give you a CAS message if you forget to switch tanks. You'd have to lose an unbelievable amount of situational awareness to forget to switch tanks and then ignore the CAS message. The low-wing Meridian I fly self balances but it's a much more complex system. There is now...

90% of mountain flying problems can be solved by getting your flying done before 9:30am. This is more true in the warmer months. My Cirrus had a turbo and I liked to fly it over the valleys in the mid-teens on O2. The air is much smother up there. Valleys offer way more options. The...

Depending on mission and budget, I'd look at a DA62.

My turbine time is limited to 1.2 hours in the back of an F-16. The above couldn't be more true. I'd go for visibility and a location where altitude and maneuvers are the least restrictive over type of plane.

Probably 80% of the time for domestic travel, I buy a first class ticket. For international, the price difference between coach and business has to be less than $2,000 for me to consider it. Most of my international travel is work which means it's both tax deductible and it's a short turn...

There are those of us willing to prepare for the Zombie Apocalypse and the rest of you who are in denial.

This is the correct answer. You people can't be trusted and since even our most loyal passenger counts for .00001% of our business, it's much easier for us just to screw everyone. Sincerely, Airline Executive Another example: Delta, which pretty much has a monopoly in Salt Lake...

If anyone really thinks you can pick your way through convection with just XM or ADS-B, check out the images below. They were all taken a few seconds apart. The first is a pic of my MFD showing me flying right through a cell, the second is the view out of the windscreen at the time and the...

The expansion of government required to collect and administer a user fee would mean, after the pensions, health care, long-delayed and overpriced collection system etc. etc. about one cent per dollar collected would actually go to pay for ATC so I'd much rather have a higher fuel tax. On...