NZFF

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I spy a New Zealand registry in the mix of included screenshots. ZK-TZY, a real aircraft?

This looks surprisingly good considering the source (Wilco)...

Since exported from the ZK register by the looks. However I see both -MTW and -TWN at Ardmore from time to time.

Will be interesting to see if this is a cr@p on performance like ADX predict. The modelling looks awesome!

The aircraft type, they trying to get into the twin engine rating replacement for aero clubs ?

Their Facebook says it's in beta testing, and to expect it in early September. I may actually get this one as I like light twins like this....

Ian Warren wrote:

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Aug 12 2014,12:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

The aircraft type, they trying to get into the twin engine rating replacement for aero clubs ?

I known TWN was at BayFlight for a while, think it may be online with Airline Flying Club now? I haven't spoken to anyone who's flown one, but Partenavia P.68 seems to be the more popular high wing training platform around NZ.

ardypilot wrote:

QUOTE (ardypilot @ Aug 12 2014,1:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I haven't spoken to anyone who's flown one, but Partenavia P.68 seems to be the more popular high wing training platform around NZ.

We always see the P.68s overhead course see many off Hamwests photos showing Hamilton using the TwinStar ? ... with amount off Tecnam's coming to the smaller clubs I thought that maybe the progression, guess its just the costing.

We have two of these at the flightschool (third one is ordered), but they are both equipped with the Garmin G950 and not with the basic six as this model. They are primarily used for the multi-engine license (obviously) and the IR training, since the single engine Tecnam P2002JF's don't have an ILS mode. They are the lightest twin engine airplanes in existence and from what I hear around the school, they are brilliant aircraft. But my turn for these badboys comes next year, first the PPL!

The P68 is a good aircraft but the Tecnam twin, having retractable gear, would probably make the better overall multi eng trainer (disregarding the avionics fit).

One question , how dose work with the weights, once from those twin engine super lightly, surely there is a weight decider, giving the feel of a standard twin, the P68 would do that, they would not do a twin engine rate on a cricket.

From a training perspective it is good to have a twin with retractable gear. It demonstrates very graphically how failing to raise it after an engine failure on take off could be catastrophic. It has the student consider energy matter very carefully. In the P68 you don't have this added consideration.

I've got around 50 hrs in MTW.

It does fly very well very similar to a 182 but with a faster TAS in the cruise.

TWN was with Bayflight Aviation then when it went into liquidation around the end of 2011. From there is has only come out towards the end of last year for someone in Ardmore. MTW is for sale and I think it's being used by Airline in Ardmore.

The design is very similar to the P68 as it's the same designer on both of them. Prof Luigi Pascale.

Presumably the Tecnam you are flying has a glass cockpit? Unlike the Wilco model

From what I've been told, both TWN and MTW are online with AFC. TWN has Garmin 950 avionics and, MTW has the Aspen EFIS. MTW has been up at the club from Matamata since late July.

I'm trying to post pics for both the cockpits but having issues.