The longer fuselage and higher gross weight sure helps. If I were doing it, I would look for a good Chieftain with a VG kit. Comercial operators wil only operate durable airplanes. Only fly in the ointment is that most Navajo's are commercial airplanes and as a result can be high time machines that have been run hard which says a lot for the durability of the airplane. In my humble opinion, the Navajo is the airplane for you. I have a lot of time in the ‘ho and while I don’t fly them any more, I enjoyed the aircraft and always felt comfortable flying them in all weather conditions and into all types of aerodromes. The Navajo will easily perform your stated needs. You will up your maintenance costs and fuel bill with the Panther mod, but will increase climb and cruise performance.Įxpect a 10 Knot penalty off my quoted speeds if you buy something with wing lockers. If you get the Panther conversion, you are now running the PA-31-350 engines and you can expect your fuel burns to be 250 pounds per hour with a block true airspeed of 190 knots (assuming 4 blade props). It is an IFR machine that will take on icing conditions with confidence, and also an excellent bush plane comfortably operating into and out of unimproved strips if required. If you treat the engines well, your reliability for the Navajo is excellent. The cabin is larger and more comfortable than a Barron but I cannot comment on costs for a Barron. The fuel burn on a PA-31-310 is 220 pounds per hour with a block true airspeed of 180 knots.
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