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Re: [OM] IMB: TBM 850 at the Airport

Subject: Re: [OM] IMB: TBM 850 at the Airport
From: Bill Pearce <billpearce@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2019 17:11:44 -0400 (EDT)
It's a safe bet that a gear leg wouldn't be punched through a wing. Anxious to 
find out what caused that. Sounds like what first comes to mind, pilot error, 
is a long ways down the list. 

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From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2019 3:59:39 PM 
Subject: Re: [OM] IMB: TBM 850 at the Airport 

There are still a lot of advantages to King Airs. If Dale, Jr. had 
been in a KA instead of that Citation, he would probably have made 
Elizabethton, TN with no problem. 

Jim Nichols 
Tullahoma, TN USA 

On 8/29/2019 3:34 PM, Bill Pearce wrote: 
> They're still selling 90's, but I don't know how much longer. The real meat 
> and potatoes for Textron are the big King Airs. There are rumors locally that 
> Textron doesn't expect to continue making King Airs much longer, but we've 
> heard that before. The replacements in the pipeline are still just vapor, and 
> they have seemed to be f=often unaware of potential bumps in the development 
> road. 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> 
> From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2019 2:39:47 PM 
> Subject: Re: [OM] IMB: TBM 850 at the Airport 
> 
> Compared to a King Air 90, it comes out cheaper, with more range. Who 
> needs an extra P&W? 
> 
> Jim Nichols 
> Tullahoma, TN USA 
> 
> On 8/29/2019 2:28 PM, Bill Pearce wrote: 
>> Top of the line, great aircraft, although for many I suspect it's a bit 
>> expensive for so few passengers. I have a friend who sometimes flys one, and 
>> he says that is the most fun aircraft he's ever flown, above Challengers, 
>> Saberliners, Jetstars and the like. It's a little expensive to feed, as fuel 
>> burn is fairly high, but he just flew Wichita to Dallas in about an hour and 
>> 10 minutes. 
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> 
>> From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, 
>> "LUG@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <lug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
>> Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2019 1:07:04 PM 
>> Subject: [OM] IMB: TBM 850 at the Airport 
>> 
>> When I stopped by the airport today, I spotted a beautiful traveling 
>> machine on the ramp, a Socata TBM 850, with a distinctive registration 
>> number. Here is the overall view. 
>> 
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20190829-DSCF7347.JPG.html 
>> 
>> Moving in closer, I spotted the five-bladed prop and wing-mounted radar. 
>> 
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20190829-DSCF7349.JPG.html 
>> 
>> Looks a fine way to reach destinations large and small. 
>> 
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