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The 310R, with The Fire Pilot’s logo.
I started looking at Barons versus 310s and thought that the Barons have a bit of a premium, just for the name. I was also seeing some performance characteristics of the 310 that superseded those of the Baron 58P. That model was also more expensive, which made no sense to me.”
“My A&P also had a 310, which gave me a good feel for the plane. So, I went further down the rabbit hole of the
310 and found a hidden gem of one up in Wisconsin. After a lot of research, I realized that the ‘R’ model was the best overall performing and the biggest. It was exactly what we were looking for.”
The Fire Pilot purchased his 1979 Cessna 310R (serial number 1667) in October of 2019. His first hour of multi-engine time was in the aircraft from Madison,
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