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You can choose to synch the Fans or the inner turbines. I always choose the fans because it is more comfortable for the passengers. It is easy to get the fans to where you cannot even hear them. Nothing like turbo props. My plane is very quiet. Almost as though engines are not even running. Though the super insulation mod really helps. One straight II that I fly sounds like your flying with all the windows rolled down. When I got out of the turbo props into jets, the first thing I noticed was the quietness and lack of any vibration. Sometimes my friends who fly King Airs ride with me and the first thing they notice is the lack of vibration and noise. It amazes them.

 

Exactly. The mechanics tell me that the engine is well within the perameters per Pratt & Whitney. I am allowed 710 degrees C for five minutes at takeoff. Fine. But, why does my new engine hit 680 and my old engine tops at 640? It is probably just me, but I hate splits in my engine indications. Wow, 1 mil for a landing cycle inspection. I would not be able to sleep. That is the great thing about the little Cessnas. They don't have a lot big phase checks like that. Their biggie is the 10000 hour inspection. Mine has already gone through that at a cost of 160K. The good thing is, that she never has to go through it again. The other biggie is the phase 5 inspection. The whole plane has to come apart and usually cost between 60 to 80k. It has to be done every 3 years or 1200 hours which ever comes first. I have just started the process of putting her on the low utilization program which will give me 6 years between phase 5 checks instead of three. A big hassle and a lot of paper work with the Feds but it will be worth it. Citations are not the fastest birds in the sky, well except for a 10, but they are very safe and probably the cheapest jet to operate. By your user name it appears you operate a Lear. I have a friend who has a beautiful 31 and a 45. His bills are astronomical but he owns two Toyota Dealerships so he is not wounded too bad by the bills. My friends that operate Falcons, well, I just don't know how they do it. It seems Falcons are like helicopters. For every hour they fly, they spend 8 hours in maintenance.

 

The interior of my plane is like no other Citation. She has custom big BarcaLounger type seats done by Penta in Vancouver. Also, all her wood is done in African Waterfall Babinga which is usually found only in G Jets. The sidewalls are suede. In fact, when she was done, Penta called her a baby G Jet. Lou, Long Beach is only a hop skip and a jump from Bakersfield. When I get her back, you should fly your little hot rod up and I'll let you fly her. We can fly to Fox or Porterville for lunch and you can form your own opinion wether or not a Citation is the plane for you. Also the interior is done in tan and beige earth tones. It was done in '03 and admittedly is starting to show it's age. But, not very much. As far as buying TB, I'm afraid she will have to be purchased out of my estate after I fall off of my perch.

 

Finally! She is back where she belongs. It is incredible the difference that even one new engine makes. Now, I just have to find another -4B and go through the process all over again. Though, I learned a lot during this first process, I am much more prepared for the next one. Finding another Original -4B is turning out to be an impossible task. I have literally searched the globe for one. I have 80 hours left in which to find one. I may have no choice but to overhaul the one I have.
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Here is an interior pick. Sorry it's kind of dark. The seats are wider than normal and upholstered in a very soft plush leather that you just kind of sink into. Very comfortable, they make long trips more tolerable. My PAX usually always fall asleep.
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Thank you. I work very hard and spare nor defer anything to keep her in, "like new", condition. Whatever she needs, whatever it takes.

 

Nice! I can't imagine what it would be like to fly iron like that. I believe I have reached my, "Peter's Principle", with my little Citation.

 

WOW! Beautiful! Never seen a sink in an SII Lav before. Very low time for an SII since most were purchased by Net Jets. That is a beautiful aircraft. Certainly has more, "Wow Factor", than mine. I think the camera has something to do with making it look so large inside. Love the two tone leather and swivel seats. My seats slide out towards the aisle for more head and elbow room. This is really a nice plane. Also, what a deal. Buy it Lou!

 

What a nightmare! You could probably buy 6 or more of my airplane for the price of that engine. Nuts!