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Two landing/taxi lights are mounted on the nosegear strut and twin recognition lights are located in the nose of the tip tanks. For de-icing, an electrically-heated windshield and wiper are standard for the left side, optional for the right, and pneumatic boots are on the wing and tail leading edges. The electrically-heated engine inlet lips operate with the heated propellers.The Cheyenne’s tail features twin elevator tabs, normally displaced downward when in neutral so they can balance the elevator downspring at about 50 knots; the spring has a 2,000-hour replacement life. There is also a rudder/aileron interconnect spring to aid yaw/roll coupling. A trim tab is on the right aileron.The cabin’s club seating with foldaway worktables is comfortable; the XL’s stretch primarily adds extra legroom, although two seats can be fitted aft of the club area rather than the one seat of the Cheyenne I. There are four cabin side windows on the right side of the XL, rather than the three delineating the Cheyenne I and II. The forward right-hand window doubles as an emergency exit.Slipping into the cockpit, Navajo pilots transitioning to the Cheyenne I will find the familiar fuel selector panel on the front face of the wing spar, although it normally requires no management. Because the spar is farther aft inExperience CountsServing General Aviation for Over 35 Years140 E. Town Street, Suite 1400, Columbus, Ohio 43215-5114(614) 221-5773 • Fax: (614) 221-2411 • email: info@scopeair.com • www.ScopeAir.com Member: National Aircraft Finance Assn • National Business Aviation Assn • Division of Park National Bank, Newark, OHScope Aircraft FinanceFull Page4/C AdPhoto courtesy of Pilatus Business Aircraft LTD / Photo by Jon Youngblut Photography6 • TWIN & TURBINEOCTOBER 2014