JetPROP Demo Flight
I recently had the pleasure of taking a demo flight in a new friend's JetPROP airplane. A JetPROP is a Malibu/Mirage converted to use a Pratt & Whitney PT6A turbine engine and a Hartzell 4-blade reversible propeller. It is apparently the better way to go for a turboprop Piper vs. buying the Meridian (the JetPROP has more horsepower, better climb performance, lower fuel flows, and near-equal cruise speeds).
I took some video of the flight which I have embedded below. Unfortunately youTube blurred the videos a good bit, but it will have to do for now. :)
BTW, if you'd like to see a professional video of a very similar aircraft, the Piper Meridian, check out FlightVideoProductions (they have a few other cool videos for sale as well - think I will get the Col 400 one).
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I took some video of the flight which I have embedded below. Unfortunately youTube blurred the videos a good bit, but it will have to do for now. :)
BTW, if you'd like to see a professional video of a very similar aircraft, the Piper Meridian, check out FlightVideoProductions (they have a few other cool videos for sale as well - think I will get the Col 400 one).
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Comments
Glad you enjoyed the flight. I get to fly them full time wandering the globe as a career.
For some of my worldwide JetProp trip photos and oceanic JetProp adventure stories, take a look at my site at www.holland.aero (media and photos are the best two sections).
Safe flying!
Travis Holland
That is absolutely an incredible airplane! It's a bit too complex for me, but boy does it move! :)
Thanks for the link, I enjoyed reading some of those PDFs...