Heath Roberts wrote in news:c3d9a444-55de-4b49-a835-
:

I've recently become enamored of the Twin Beech, but have so far only
admired it from a distance.

Does anyone know of one near RDU (Raleigh/Durham, NC) with an owner
who might like to show me around, or even better, go for a short
flight? I'm paying for fuel, of course...


Ouch! at least 40 gph! nearer fifty at normal cruise speeds.

I have a lot of time in them. Still one of my favorite airplanes.
Demanding, on the ground, anyway, but very responsive for such a big
airplane. Noisy as hell, particularly if it has Ham Standards. Fairly fast,
even by todays's stndards. 200 mph cruise is possible. And it will haul ten
people a good distance. it must have been an astonishing airplane in 1936.
If I won the lottery I'd have one of my own, I think.

Bertie