The PiperJet dives on the Meridian
Today was the last of a three day annual conference of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. (Yeh, no more airplane photos from Frank for a year!!) They estimated that as many as 10,000 aviators were here in the city for the Aviation Summit held at the Tampa Convention Center. (The AOPA is a non-profit organization dedicated to general aviation. It was begun in 1939 and has grown to almost 350,000 members.) I spent my time at Peter O. Knight Airport out at the end of Davis Islands touring the prop and jet planes on display, watching take-offs and landings and enjoying the beautiful weather. This Piper Meridian was parked in front of the Piper semi-trailer and I thought the PiperJet swooping in made for a good backdrop to the single-engine, six-passenger turboprop. The Meridian, which costs about $2,050,000, has a 25,000 foot ceiling and cruises at 260 knots.
It is a nice-looking plane, but the price is a bit high. I'll have to keep riding my bike!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a fun day!
This blog is great and the pictures are gorgeous. Kind regards, Philip.
ReplyDeleteI think that the planes are so important to many people because they can come to many places on time, so I have a similar plane because I need to do business in many places of the world!I think that the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association is so important to the orderliness!
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