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states that you can expect a stan- dard day takeoff distance over a 50’ obstacle at max gross takeoff weight (MGTOW) to be 1,994 feet. This is a 24% improvement over the M600; surely, those owners will notice the 641-foot decrease in takeoff roll.
As someone who doesn’t have M600 experience, I didn’t have this compar- ison to draw, but I still noticed a lot of power in my hands as I smoothly increased the throttle. We were off the ground quickly and started our climb. This phase is another notice- able moment for M600 drivers, as there is a 32% improvement, leading to an initial 2,048 fpm climb at the MGTOW of 6,000 pounds.
Cruising Along
On today’s demo f light, we leveled off at 10,500 feet, but the M700 can
take you to a max operating altitude of 30,000 feet and sport a cabin al- titude of 8,244 feet at FL280. Enter- ing different phases and segments of flight is a breeze with the auto- throttle, as it constantly adjusts speed and power according to your flight profile. Joel graciously gave me full control of the Fury on the entirety of the flight, so after I let it level off for a few moments, I took note of a true airspeed of 260 knots, outside air temperature of 11° C, and a fuel flow of 410 pounds per hour (roughly 61 gallons per hour) at 10,500 feet. The total fuel capacity of the Fury is 260 gallons.
Of course, the Fury isn’t intended for a normal cruise profile this low, and customers seem to buy the M- Class series to fly A to B on cross- country missions. Piper states that
you could see a max cruise of 301 knots true airspeed with a range of 1,149 nautical miles and a fuel re- serve of 45 minutes. Bringing back the power and decreasing cruise speeds by nearly 100 knots down to 206 knots true airspeed would stretch the range to 1,852 nautical miles with 45-minute reserves.
If you have previous Garmin expe- rience, especially the G3000, you’ll find that everything with the panel is status quo and exactly how you are used to it. So, I focused more on the handling characteristics and tried a few steep turns. I appreci- ate that they left in a manual trim wheel. Even though I like electric yoke trim, a manual wheel is always my go-to. Once you add a touch of power and trim it out, the plane flies itself through the steep turn. You can
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