However EASA is now proposing to force the balanced runway for all jets even on private ops, which would wipe out jet ops at (according to AOPA) close to 1000 airports in Europe.
Not balanced field, but you need to apply landing factors, in this case 1.67 times the distance. In some countries this is regulated already by national rules, such as in Sweden. This means I can't fly into Shoreham legally with the CJ1, while I know for a fact that they operate quite frequently there, and even have the CJ4 as visitors now and then.
The greatest reduction in safety is to limit the options to a pilot, where to fly, when to fly, how to fly and more importantly, when to land and where to land. I'd like to see this approach applied to cars.
"You may only drive here between 9 and 10 every other sunday unless it's a holiday in which case you may only drive if your car is blue. If it is metallic blue then other rules apply, see our website for information..."
If I wasn't certain that I could accelerate to one knot below V1, abort and then stop before the fence at the end of the runway, I'm not sure that I would be happy operating from that runway.
So you never fly single engine?
Sorry to necropost, but just heard that the Mustang will be discontinued. The M2 kind of cannibalized it. The type rating that was specific to it, and not shared, probably didn’t help the final sales. Good news is that the Mustangs are great value these days, and probably will become even better. The P&W 615 engines will in the long run cost less than the FJ44’s that the others have (Williams engines can only be overhauled by factory and they hold you to a very expensive engine program). Good little aircraft the Mustang, it seems. Would you agree @JasonC ?
I’ve heard the ESP Gold engine program is around $230/hr for the Mustang, which puts possible operating costs quite low. Burning 80gal/hr at let’s say $3.5, would be another $280/hr. And let’s say maintenance adds up to about another $200/hr and this thing can probably be run for $710/hr at the low end. Not bad for a little jet.
Yes it has been announced they won’t sell any more – they haven’t been pushing much for over a year. Not so much M2 has cannabilised it but they want to focus on the M2. I think they are great baby Citations. They have still sold nearly 500.
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And yes, I do fly regularly to Courchevel in winter time and can’t land there with a jet, but can with the TBM850 or PC12.
What about this? Not saying its safe or for everyone though.
jet takeoff at courchevel!
