Wanna go fast and climb like hell? That's what the Silver Conversion of a P210 with a Rolls Royce turbine engine does. Aviation Consumer's Paul Bertorelli recently took a flight demo in the airplane.
@flexairz ...I see it like this. The Cessna 210L that I fly has a 1600lb usefuel load and does 170 kts true on 15gal/hr. Here, your doing 190 true with 23 gal/hr, and for an extra 650K not including the original purchase price of the plane, its hard to justify. In a turbine 210 from Orange County to Vegas vs a standard 210 you would maybe save yourself 10 minutes but would burn more fuel. Bang for the buck, just dont see it. Unless you wipe your ass in 100 dollar bills, then fine.
@flexairz ...I see it like this. The Cessna 210L that I fly has a 1600lb usefuel load and does 170 kts true on 15gal/hr. Here, your doing 190 true with 23 gal/hr, and for an extra 650K not including the original purchase price of the plane, its hard to justify. In a turbine 210 from Orange County to Vegas vs a standard 210 you would maybe save yourself 10 minutes but would burn more fuel. Bang for the buck, just dont see it. Unless you wipe your ass in 100 dollar bills, then fine.
captg5 3 months ago
@captg5 Flying the same profile with the stock 210 is a waste of money.
flexairz 3 months ago
cool plane, but a waste of money
captg5 9 months ago
perfect for long hauls. probably cheaper to operate than a 310 or equivalent.
straighttailpilot 9 months ago
@paintballguy113 good luck and welcome to the family ;)
orouchard 11 months ago
ok ok 197 LOL,however for the amount of fuel it burn and the cost of turboprop
engine i better stay with C172s and now ven moving to E-LSA
stealhty1 11 months ago
@stealhty1
197 KTS, not 179.
kaysandesses 11 months ago
@stealhty1 197
youngestpilotinGa 1 year ago
179 KTS @ 17000 FT with 23.5 GPH ???????
i get on my C172 RG
140 KTS @ 5500 FT WITH 10.5 GPH and stay in the BUDGET flying family cruiser
stealhty1 1 year ago
can I put the RR flying lady on the cowl?
MetaView7 1 year ago