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captaindana 
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 Topic: OT Lear 31A ER
Posted: 27 Dec 2023 at 8:17pm |
One of my all time favorites  Ain’t nothin else in the civilian world that’s smoooottthhheeeerrrr…..
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Dave76
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Posted: 27 Dec 2023 at 8:27pm |
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What is the cruising speed and how many seats does it have? Looks like a lot of fun.
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Walker
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Posted: 28 Dec 2023 at 12:34am |
You the one pulling that EAT AT JOE'S BAR AND GRILL banner around?
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DaveKamp
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Posted: 28 Dec 2023 at 12:34am |
Looks like 51k service ceiling, cruising 41 47k, 515mph cruise with a stall of 97, 8 passenger max, 4 passengers for 2000mi range...
Now we've got two Embraers... a smaller, and a larger. Previously it was a Premier I. I've flown right seat in all three... and there's aspects I like about each. For some reason, the Premier 1 seemed better... and I'm probably wrong, but that's just me going from memory.
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Ten Amendments, Ten Commandments, and one Golden Rule solve most every problem. Citrus hand-cleaner with Pumice does the rest.
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captaindana
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Posted: 28 Dec 2023 at 5:06am |
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With 11,500 hours in jets and 5500 in Lears these 31A’s are like no others. The controls are so light and balanced that there’s like no feed back. I always said all I had to do was think it and she’d do I. Mind reader. And on standard days with full fuel showing better than ten thousand feet per minute sustained climb rates….
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jaybmiller
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Posted: 28 Dec 2023 at 6:08am |
The only thing wrong with that LEAR is that it's on the tarmac !
and some guy just had to answer his phone and be in the picture....
Edited by jaybmiller - 29 Dec 2023 at 5:48am
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Kubota BX23S lil' TOOT( The Other Orange Tractor)
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captaindana
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Posted: 28 Dec 2023 at 6:37am |
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Dispatch!
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SteveM C/IL
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Posted: 28 Dec 2023 at 8:21am |
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I just remember the time when you were moving from "driver" to owner/operator. Kinda scary! I'm happy to see that it all worked out and is a success story! The look on your bankers face when you ask him to finance a Leer jet must have been priceless! LOL!!
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captaindana
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Posted: 29 Dec 2023 at 4:23am |
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OMG Steve I have owned a few piston planes but never a Lear! I am just a simple country bumpkin and Captain of Citation jets Beech jets and Lear jets and am phasing back towards being home more than not being home!
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DaveKamp
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Posted: 01 Jan 2024 at 10:07pm |
Sitting right seat on a quick run to Carnesville, we were rolling up to the last tarmac turn, you should'a seen Jeff (pilot)'s face turn white when I keyed the intercom button and said "Tower 800 Charlie Sierra request vertical departure vector..." 
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Ten Amendments, Ten Commandments, and one Golden Rule solve most every problem. Citrus hand-cleaner with Pumice does the rest.
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desertjoe
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Posted: 02 Jan 2024 at 4:23am |
OR,,what about the one that went sorta like this,,,,, I used to tag along with the Refinery President and the Refinery manager on trips to go assess a potential refinery purchase in the company plane that looked like that beauty, but was a Turboprop,,,?
On one trip to Indiana, after looking at a small refinery we were sitting on ready to take off and finally got cleared for take off,,,,Now,,I need to mention that the company pilot was a somewhat "nervous person" and to me I was kinda nervous myself to watch his hands tremble right before Take OFF,,,, We are taking off and it is my turn at Co-Pilot and, HAULING Azz about halfway down the runway,,,the friggin pilot cuts BOTH engines and the plane goes nose down and we hear a LOUD noise coming from the cabin,,,Now, The refinery Manager was a somewhat BIG man and I look back and he is rolling on the floor while trying to not spill his drink!! He is cussing something Terrible and cussing the pilot,,,then another loud noise and the refinery President himself is also on the floor and cussing the pilot too!! The pilot is shaking so bad it is a wonder he can keep his hands on the wheel,,,He Yells back that one of the engines is trying to lose power! They divert other traffic to bring us back to hanger and we have several mechanics all over the plane for two hours and they find nothing ..!! The Refinery Manager went and rented a car and him and I drove back home,,,,! I don't think he ever flew in that plane again,,,,,,Believe it or else,,,,,,
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EricPA
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Posted: 02 Jan 2024 at 3:09pm |
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Captn, are you still toting Mr.Brokaw around?
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Life is tough,but it's tougher when you're stupid. - John Wayne
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