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BertBerry1(at)aol.com
Guest

Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 8:39 am Post subject: Funny Story

Since its been pretty quite here lately, I thought I'd share a story with you.



Many years ago my Father purchased the first 681 Hawk built, serial number 

6001, N9051N it was the demo unit and used in most of the advertisements.



While refueling at Denver Beechcraft shortly after it was purchased, our 

Pilot ran across two King Air pilots who smugly asked him, "Zack, don't you find 

that Commander to be awful noisy?"



To which Zack smiled and replied, "You know, when you pull it back to King 

Air speed, you can hardly hear it running."



Have a Good Day,



Bert

Skyhawkc-172

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 84

Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 10:14 am Post subject: Funny Story

Bert,

Great story!...I like it...

Brent - N224HA

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 Since its been pretty quite here lately, I thought I'd share a story with you. 

 

 Many years ago my Father purchased the first 681 Hawk built, serial number 

 6001, N9051N it was the demo unit and used in most of the advertisements. 

 

 While refueling at Denver Beechcraft shortly after it was purchased, our 

 Pilot ran across two King Air pilots who smugly asked him, "Zack, don't you find 

 that Commander to be awful noisy?" 

 

 To which Zack smiled and replied, "You know, when you pull it back to King 

 Air speed, you can hardly hear it running." 

 

 Have a Good Day, 

 

 Bert

dowens(at)aerialviewpoint
Guest

Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 11:13 am Post subject: Funny Story

Here Here...

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swperk(at)earthlink.net
Guest

Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 1:38 pm Post subject: Funny Story

Hi Bert,



Thanks for the great story! 



Do you know if there was any significance to the N-number?



Stan

N681SP



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bertberry1(at)aol.com
Guest

Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 4:12 pm Post subject: Funny Story

You know i'm not sure, but I don't think so.



Bert

BillLeff1(at)aol.com
Guest

Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 8:05 pm Post subject: Funny Story

I have been flying Turbo Commanders since 1972 starting with 681's(N9020N  

SN6024 and N9129N SN6056) and an still flying them. In fact I flew every model  

including 695A SN96096. 

 

In fact I just flew a 690A today. For all of those years I have had to  

listen to all for the BS from the King Air pilots about what a great airplane a  

King Air is vs. a Turbo Commander.

 

This year I started flying a King Air 300. After going through the Type  

rating training I have to say: A King Air is a nice comfortable airplane  but, it 

does not hold a candle to a Turbo Commander when it comes  quality of design, 

manufacture, flying qualities, efficiency and well  designed systems!

 

Viva Turbo Commanders!

 

Bill Leff

Jim Addington

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 62
Location: Denton, Texas

Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 8:58 pm Post subject: Funny Story

Bill, A friend of mine teaches both airplanes and he will tell you the same

thing.



Jim Addington

N444BD



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floydgm(at)hotmail.com
Guest

Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 5:39 am Post subject: Funny Story

Yes and as one wag put it, Turbo Commanders don't get bird strikes from 

behind.



Mike

Commander NW

barry.collman(at)air-brit
Guest

Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 5:43 am Post subject: Funny Story

Hi Stan!



There is no significance to the 'N' number, N9051N, for the 681 that Bert 

mentioned.



It was one from a batch of 'N' numbers in the N90xxN range, allocated to the 

Aero Commander Division of North American Rockwell by the FAA.



These batches usually consisted of 100 'N' numbers, provided none in the batch 

were in use at the time. It was then up to the Manufacturer to assign any one of 

these 'N' numbers to any particular airframe.



Very Best Regards,

Barry



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swperk(at)earthlink.net
Guest

Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:11 pm Post subject: Funny Story

Hi Barry,



Thanks for the info. I figured if anyone knew, it would be you!



I have in a display case a promotional model of a 681 with the N-number

N9228N. Any significance there? And while we're on the topic, I have one

other promotional model with a Canadian registration number. It looks

like it might be a 695 and it has a registration of C-GPDX. 



Regards,

Stan



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bertberry1(at)aol.com
Guest

Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:16 pm Post subject: Funny Story

Hey Stan,

  

 N9228N was one of my father's 690's that later became N12BU and then N2DB. I'd like to see a photo of it if possible. I'll send you one when we owned it.

  

 Bert

 

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barry.collman(at)air-brit
Guest

Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 1:05 pm Post subject: Funny Story

Hi Stan,



N9228N was another of the batches allocated by the FAA to the Aero Commander 

Division of North American Rockwell.



It was assigned by them to a Model 690, s/n 11028 and it's one that Bert Berry 

will know as it was purchased by Berry Brothers General Contractors Inc!



C-GPDX was a 690A, s/n 11319 from December 1995, to March 2002, when it returned 

to the USA as N690AJ, now N690GZ.



Very Best Regards,

Barry



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