| TURBINE PILOT | The king of SPEED Flying the Citation X+ BY CYRUS SIGARI CESSNA'S ORIGINAL CITATION X was introduced in 1990, and the first production aircraft was delivered to golfing legend Arnold Palmer. To this day, Palmer flies that same aircraft as his primary means of transportation. One of the greatest claims to fame for the original Citation X was its incredible speed, with a maximum operating Mach (MMO) of 0.92, or 547 KTAS. PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY CESSNA AND BY MIKE FIZER www.aopa.org/pilot AOPA PILOT | T-11http://www.aopa.org/pilot