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Control forces are light; maneuvering is a delight (top). The main landing gear is splayed forward to help absorb landing loads and widen the track, retracting aft to be fully enclosed (above); the nose gear is on a direct linkage for positive ground handling (right).
Although that seems fast, the full-flap stall speed is 75 KIAS. From practice, I’ve learned that the gearand-flaps-down sink rate can become prodigious. Flying the SX300 once again today, smoothly pulling the throttle to idle and then flaring to an aggressively nose-high attitude brings a smooth touchdown before a long rollout. With obstructions, I’d be cautious of any runway less than 4,000 feet long. I want one Taxiing in, the SX300 draws appreciative looks. This is an aircraft to inspire aeronautical lust. After shutdown, listening to the patter of light rain on the canopy, my overwhelming feeling is that this is a serious airplane for a pilot willing to remain at the top of her or his game. It demands much, it gives even more. I want one, yet I know that these beauties change hands only rarely— but, someday. Someday. Rick Durden, a regular contributor to AOPA Pilot, is an aviation attorney who holds an ATP and CFII and is based in Conifer, Colorado.
AOPA PILOT • 63 • JANUARY 2012
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012
Contents
President's Position
Hangar Talk
AOPA Media
AOPA Action
Letters
Waypoints
Proficient Pilot
Safety Pilot
License to Learn
Pilot Counsel
Fly Well
Pilot Briefing
Going Single
Top-of-the-Line T-Prop
Transition Troubles
Flair in the Flare
At Your Fingertips
Budget Buy: Affordable Aerobat
Serious Fun
Tour the Strip, Fight a Friend
LSA: Half Price, Full Featured
FBO Freebies
Air Mobile Joe
2012 Tougher Than a Tornado Sweepstakes: ‘I Came For This’
Technique: Declaring an Emergency
Avionics: No Mandate for ADS-B “In”
Wx Watch: Searching for Snowmageddons
Products: Training Topics
Dogfight: The Perfect Trainer
Never Again
Fly-Outs
Fly by Wire
Pilots
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - Cover2
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 1
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - Contents
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 3
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - President's Position
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 5
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - Hangar Talk
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 7
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 8
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 9
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - AOPA Media
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 11
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - AOPA Action
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 13
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 14
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 15
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 16
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 17
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 18
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 19
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - Letters
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 21
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 22
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 23
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - Waypoints
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 25
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - Proficient Pilot
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 27
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - Safety Pilot
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 29
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - License to Learn
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 31
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - Pilot Counsel
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 33
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - Fly Well
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 35
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - Pilot Briefing
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 37
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 38
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 39
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 40
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 41
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 42
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 43
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 44
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - T-1
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - Going Single
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - T-3
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - Top-of-the-Line T-Prop
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - T-5
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - T-6
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - T-7
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - T-8
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - T-9
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - T-10
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - T-11
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - Transition Troubles
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - T-13
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - T-14
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - Flair in the Flare
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - T-16
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - At Your Fingertips
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 46
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 47
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 48
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 49
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - Budget Buy: Affordable Aerobat
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 51
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 52
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 53
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 54
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 55
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 56
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 57
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - Serious Fun
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 59
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 60
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 61
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 62
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 63
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - Tour the Strip, Fight a Friend
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 65
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 66
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 67
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 68
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 69
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - LSA: Half Price, Full Featured
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 71
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 72
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 73
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 74
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 75
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - FBO Freebies
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 77
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 78
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 79
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 80
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - Air Mobile Joe
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 82
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 83
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 84
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 2012 Tougher Than a Tornado Sweepstakes: ‘I Came For This’
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 86
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 87
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 88
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - Technique: Declaring an Emergency
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 90
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 91
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 92
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - Avionics: No Mandate for ADS-B “In”
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 94
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - Wx Watch: Searching for Snowmageddons
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 96
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - I1
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - I2
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 97
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 98
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - Products: Training Topics
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 100
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 101
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - Dogfight: The Perfect Trainer
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 103
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - Never Again
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 105
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 106
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - Fly-Outs
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - Fly by Wire
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 109
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 110
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - 111
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - January 2012 - Pilots
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