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performance greatly, and density altitude must be respected if any single-engine capability is to be expected.
In the pattern, 17 to 18 inches m.p. works well for ma- neuvering power, riding down the glideslope at 100 knots or so. With experience, one can fly a 90-knot approach and cross the threshold at 85 to get down and turned off in 1,500 feet of runway. For a three-ton people hauler, it’s a pretty good short-field airplane.
The old 402 developed into a dependable, capable utility twin during its 20 years of production, and it’s still a very useful tool for business and personal travel. Early examples can be obtained cheaply, but do not ignore the expense of maintaining two turbocharged Continentals and keeping up a complex airplane. As always, the 402 does its job, without muss or fuss.
A lifelong student of aviation, LeRoy Cook is an experienced pilot and instructor who’s been flying and teaching since the early 1960s. He holds ATP certification for single and multi- engine airplanes and commercial certification for gliders and seaplanes. His Gold Seal flight instructor’s certificate has ratings for single-engine and multi-engine airplanes, instru- ment (airplane), and glider. Cook is the author of over 1,700 magazine articles and has written or co-authored four aviation books. He wrote the “CFI” column in Private Pilot magazine for 34 years and was the editor of Twin & Turbine magazine from 2012 to 2016.
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