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EHM-2155 Mariano:
Hello, first post here :P
I'm trying to fly the 1900D by the charts and it says that by FL 150 i should be flying close to 250 kts... though i cant get this bird to fly that fast... are the charts in Ground AS? insted of IAS?

EHM-1617 Iain:
The 1900 won't hit 250 KIAS very often :0 I tend to go down the road at about 140-170 KIAS depending altitude.

EHM-0654 Murray:
Even KTAS won't be that high at FL150...

I'm guessing it's a typo. (And we'll discuss your forum username later... :D)

EDIT: Well, strap me vitals... according to Raytheon -


--- Quote ---Performance

    * Maximum speed: Maximum operating speed 248 knots IAS (285 mph, 459 km/h) to 13,200 ft (4,020 m)[10].
    * Cruise speed: 260 knots (True Airspeed) (300 mph, 480 km/h)
    * Stall speed: 84 knots (IAS) (97 mph, 156 km/h)
    * Range: 1,498 nm (1,724 mi, 2,776 km)
    * Service ceiling: 25,000 ft (maximum certificated altitude) (7,600 m)
    * Rate of climb: ~2,000 ft/min (~10 m/s)
--- End quote ---

EHM-2155 Mariano:
Yes i usually cruise at 175-185 KIAS, and my flights are about on schedule... interesting :P
Love the aircraft though, i was so used to jets that this thing is like so cute xD

Edit:
One other thing, is there any way to turn on the auto throttles on this one? I click auto feather, and then the Speed on the autopilot, all it does is set the autopilot's LED with my current speed... Using the default panel that comes with the 2004 download.

EHM-1001 Robert:
Hi Mariano,

actually if you read a similar data from cruise speed, that is always KTAS, or GS. If it is written simply: knots or kts, that is never IAS speed that you can read from your gauges.

You can open up the GPS window any time to check your ground speed. And you will notice, you can easily reach 260kts with the Beech. ;) Unfortunately, there is not an autothrottle function on that one. On smaller prop planes, it is possible to activate a kind of motor RPM hold function as speed hold, which can help you a little. I am not sure if it was modelled on the Beech. ;)

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