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[ahypnoz]

The Comanche has a light and crisp ailerons control, it is very well balanced and fun plane to fly.

I have a friend who has the Comanche 250. He flys at 160kts on about 14 gph.

There's a single door on the right hand side of the fuselage which curves some way into the roof area to make getting in and out fairly easy, but you still have to slide over to the left hand seat.

 

[FloridaPilot]

Which Piper model has the best useful load?

 

[Checkout_my_Six]

Which Piper model has the best useful load?

PA32-260.....+1550 lbs

 

[GRG55]

Which Piper model has the best useful load?

The Aztec
depending on model from just over 1800 lbs to just over 2000 lbs

 

[Checkout_my_Six]

but....you're gonna need most of that to feed those two I0-540's

 

[gsengle]

PA 42 close to 5k lbs


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[GRG55]

but....you're gonna need most of that to feed those two I0-540's

Not really. 800 lb of fuel is enough for more than 4 hours (4.5 hrs if you lean it out correctly at altitude) with an hour plus of reserve. Although my example can carry 1100 lbs of fuel, 800 lbs is about the limit of my endurance, even with no coffee
That leaves anywhere from 1000 lbs to 1200 lbs for passenger + baggage payload.

 

[GRG55]

PA 42 close to 5k lbs


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Company I used to work for had a IV with the Garretts. I got to sit in the RH seat a number of times on some long trips to the east coast and back. Amazing airplane. I wish I could afford one