@stratobee That's a tough question to answer, but I'll do so this way. In all the twins I've flown, from the King Air to the Apache, I've found the Aerostar to be one of the easiest to fly. It simply does what you want it to as long as you fly her by the numbers, speeds mostly. It has the power and energy to gain altitude in a hurry, as well as a beefed up structure allowing for quick descents. Plus, she handles like a sports car. No need to constantly juggle one limitation after another...
@stratobee It did indeed begin it's life as a 601P, but was soon converted to a Superstar II. The 285 hp Lycomings were replaced by 350 hp Lycoming J2BDs (Chieftain engines), as well as the addition of low-profile intercooler inlets at the wing root, six piston brakes replacing the factory four, etc. It is known as the fastest of all Aerostars, but is also known as the worst to maintain. Some brilliant STCs from one particular shop in California took care of any of those issues. FUN to fly!
Always enjoy your videos. Your in a 601 now...you still have the 210? BTW, I cant get on FL350 anymore. Did something happen to it...shut down or something? Please post more videos of your flights here on YOU TUBE...always enjoyable and much better quality. I am a retired pilot myself but I enjoy watching. Maybe I can meet you sometime whenever I am back down in Houston. Happy flying.
Thanks for the response. I'm pretty low time, so people have advised me to start with something simpler, but I like the range of the Aerostar, not necessarily the high speed per se. Are they too much to handle for a low time pilot?
@stratobee Bottom-line pricing at my local MX shop for an annual is $4,500. No squawks. But you just need to fly her to keep her healthy. Insurance will require annual recurrency training, but I can recommend providers depending on your location. Oddly enough, I actually look forward to this annual training. Haven't found an instructor who couldn't teach me something new and make it a fun experience. Just know going in that the Aerostar community is like a benevolent cult...:)
@pa600a Was just a bad day for whatever reason. Had my wife and a couple of dogs on board with perfect weather. Sometimes we just go on some inexplicable stretch where we just don't have it. Fortunately, 90% of the time it's good...
@Yankeeromeo11 Yes, I completely concur that the heterodyne noise was annoying. I came from King Air flying with a powerful prop-sync with PT-6s that were happily married. I was new to the Aerostar in this video and found quite the opposite. Oh well.... After a few hours of flying her, I managed to learn and master all her nuances. Prop synchronization being just one of them. Still just an amazing machine...
@stratobee
That's a tough question to answer, but I'll do so this way. In all the twins I've flown, from the King Air to the Apache, I've found the Aerostar to be one of the easiest to fly. It simply does what you want it to as long as you fly her by the numbers, speeds mostly. It has the power and energy to gain altitude in a hurry, as well as a beefed up structure allowing for quick descents. Plus, she handles like a sports car.
No need to constantly juggle one limitation after another...
@stratobee
It did indeed begin it's life as a 601P, but was soon converted to a Superstar II. The 285 hp Lycomings were replaced by 350 hp Lycoming J2BDs (Chieftain engines), as well as the addition of low-profile intercooler inlets at the wing root, six piston brakes replacing the factory four, etc.
It is known as the fastest of all Aerostars, but is also known as the worst to maintain. Some brilliant STCs from one particular shop in California took care of any of those issues.
FUN to fly!
Great video; thanks for sharing. Never had the opportunity to fly an Aerostar.
Excellent flight 🛩️ Take of and Landing,a good pilot also.
Listen to the sound of those turbo's spool up!
Always enjoy your videos. Your in a 601 now...you still have the 210? BTW, I cant get on FL350 anymore. Did something happen to it...shut down or something? Please post more videos of your flights here on YOU TUBE...always enjoyable and much better quality. I am a retired pilot myself but I enjoy watching. Maybe I can meet you sometime whenever I am back down in Houston. Happy flying.
¡Amazing, fast like a jet!
Thanks for the response. I'm pretty low time, so people have advised me to start with something simpler, but I like the range of the Aerostar, not necessarily the high speed per se. Are they too much to handle for a low time pilot?
@JJLouisiana
Nice. I'm thinking of getting an older 600A, but I'm a bit afraid of the insurance costs and maintenance. How bad is it?
Thanks! I'm wearing the BOSE headset. Love them.
@chris24542
Believe it or not, my wife literally put an extra set of headphones on the camcorder. At first I laughed, but it worked pretty well.
Jimmy Justice what type of Aerostar model is it please respond
Nice plane, hopefully someday I'll get a chance to fly an aerostar. Those turbos sound cool as hell too. Were your prop governors working OK though?
@stratobee
Bottom-line pricing at my local MX shop for an annual is $4,500. No squawks. But you just need to fly her to keep her healthy.
Insurance will require annual recurrency training, but I can recommend providers depending on your location. Oddly enough, I actually look forward to this annual training. Haven't found an instructor who couldn't teach me something new and make it a fun experience.
Just know going in that the Aerostar community is like a benevolent cult...:)
Hello, great video. I love the Aerostar, awesome plane imo. Just wondering, what headset did you have on? Thanks for any response ahead of time.
Nice. Have a huge soft spot for the Aerostars. Is this a 601P?
@pa600a Was just a bad day for whatever reason. Had my wife and a couple of dogs on board with perfect weather.
Sometimes we just go on some inexplicable stretch where we just don't have it. Fortunately, 90% of the time it's good...
Question.... How do you record your in-flight "chatter"... I would like to record mine for training pourpose
genial capitan.
@Yankeeromeo11
Yes, I completely concur that the heterodyne noise was annoying. I came from King Air flying with a powerful prop-sync with PT-6s that were happily married. I was new to the Aerostar in this video and found quite the opposite.
Oh well....
After a few hours of flying her, I managed to learn and master all her nuances. Prop synchronization being just one of them. Still just an amazing machine...
Nice plane= should be at about '$400 an hour.