I once nearly hit a Skyranger that infringed the controlled airspace I was flying in.

That must be the reason why there are an enormous number of Bassets still flying…

Nice looking or otherwise, the Basset is one of the most over-engineered twins on the planet. Powered doors, no less.

It has sat in the IAE hangar at Cranfield for ages. I assume it is still there.

x and n increase with altitude.

y is a bit odd. By definition the higher you are, the higher the apex.

Nobody is trying to impress anyone Trinny, this is a misconception on your part

Ahhh…. there was a time on the internet when people looked at a smiley like this 😉 and understood when a comment was tongue in cheek.

These days, eager young ATPL students are far too busy to notice such things. No good will come of it.

A fine response 😀

I love the Jp3 and I own one, but even I can see that there is a certain amount of “putting lipstick on a pig” in the profile quoted above.

A JP3 cruises at around 180 knots, which isn’t a number that comes to mind when you see the quote 440 mph “maximum speed”.

It is significant to most people that at 180knots, the JP3 burns something like £350 of fuel an hour (around 17 lbs per minute if you prefer). It burns rather more if you push the throttle further forward and do lots of aeros.

With the demise of the Ortac syndicate in this area, Insurers are getting very sticky over low-hours PPLs jumping into jets without rather more thorough training.

I am a strong advocate, but it is worthwhile knowing exactly what you are getting into first. These things can be made to seem wonderful, until you scratch below the surface.

Lovely photos. Shame you only seemed to capture my passenger’s smile 😀