Aztecs

[SeanTK]

Alabeo is making one:

http://www.airdailyx.net/fsnewsbreaker/ ... pa23-aztec

and Aeroplane Heaven is making one:

http://www.airdailyx.net/fsnewsbreaker/ ... tec-update

[Ian Warren]

Look like the Aztecs are at war again

[deeknow]

Great stuff aye. A bunch of these machines have been operated in NZ, and a local operator Sun Air has a whole fleet of them. Not the most inspiring livery tho

see: http://3rdlevelnz.blogspot.co.nz/2013/1 ... unair.html

[Ian Warren]

Dean, I would not be surprised if it , the AH aircraft was not released with this livery.

[cezeta]

Oh Man!! I hate these situations. There sooo any airplanes to do!

[Ian Warren]

Don't worry Carlos, join the club and to think some are happy with 2 or 3 ... we both aren't happy without 200 to 300

[cowpatz]

Great stuff aye. A bunch of these machines have been operated in NZ, and a local operator Sun Air has a whole fleet of them. Not the most inspiring livery tho

Well it wasn't/isn't the most inspiring aircraft Deeknow.

[deeknow]

Well it wasn't/isn't the most inspiring aircraft Deeknow.

So what's the appeal CP? They must be reliable? Easy to maintain? Cheap to operate?

[cowpatz]

Cheap and robust and for a long time the only viable 6 seater twin around.
I have always thought of them as ugly.

[Splitpin]

For what its worth , i have always liked the look ... not pretty i agree , but nice .

[deeknow]

Yeah there's something I like about 'em too Marty. Possibly coz ya see the Sun Air machines here at Hamilton airport a lot.

[SA227]

Cheap and robust and for a long time the only viable 6 seater twin around

Standard piper really. Each one is different, hydraulic system only on the left engine unless you had an F model, terrible single engine performance but the engines were indestructable....the list goes on

On the plus side they carried a good payload including ice on those cold wet IMC days.

Just looked through my logbook and ZKDGS was the last aztruk I flew, on 12 October 2000, doing a multi endorsement for a gentlemen who is now, or at least was somewhere in the Air NZ jet fleet.

[Lindstrim]

Indestructible?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq_cwCbGdnA