Dec 20, 2012 · The 45 lb difference means, to fly a Seminole or a Duchess at 200 undergross, means you can't go anyplace or carry anything in a Seminole . That 46 pounds just becomes CRITICAL when you are trying to fly with a 200 lb safety margin.

Jun 20, 2005 · One of them got me wondering, a Beech Duchess. It actually looked like a nice plane, under the dirt the paint was even shiny. But it has sat unused for a long time, with tires flat. A friend peered under the cabin cover and found it …

May 6, 2015 · "Lowering the nose to protect airspeed decay is critical. Pilots today are learning their multiengine skills in airplanes like the Piper Seminole and the Beechcraft Duchess. These airplanes have benign engine-out handling and large-chord vertical stabilizers which reduce the yaw dynamics when an engine fails.

Dec 5, 2010 · As a general, nationwide comparison, the piston multiengine training market is very small compared to the piston single-engine market. It also tends to be a cost-sensitive market which is why the Piper Seminole, Piper Seneca, and Beechcraft Duchess tend to be the most popular multi-engine trainers.

Jul 11, 2013 · Buying it both for a flying club and to get my MEI. The seneca was a group decision, and we also asked around on the field. A lot of people are comfortable with the Seneca. In the northeast here, it's pretty much the duchess or seneca that the flight schools use.

Mar 20, 2021 · The subsequent acquisition of Beechcraft by Textron meant it had competing products (Bo and Baron) with the TTx in the high performance piston airplane category. I suspect the Bonanza/Baron, with its large existing fleet supporting parts manufacturing, was the more valuable product despite declining sales of new airplanes.

Aug 15, 2012 · The Beechcraft Duchess had CR engines also. CR engines were put on light twins in the '70's targeting multi-engine training making it easier and safer. Piper also had a CR version of the Pa-30 Twin Comanche, the Pa-39. Noah W

Oct 18, 2023 · In twin-engine flight instruction, pilots first master the technical aspects of flying a multi-engine aircraft, often starting with light twins like a Piper Seminole or Beechcraft Duchess. This includes understanding asymmetric thrust, engine …

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Dec 30, 2019 · I am coming into an opportunity where I will be flying, and eventually instructing, in a 1971 Beechcraft Sierra A-24-R. I have a few hundred hours in complex aircraft with a 50/50 mix of high and low wing. I have never been in a Beechcraft, let alone a Sierra. I am looking for general advice specific to this make/model. Things to watch out for...