Originally Posted by
mr_matt
Anyone that flew an FD3-67 or a JPX propane is an eternal hero in my book.
My turbine trainer was a BVM Bandit. That was a fun maiden :-) I had more $$ in the air than I had spent total on the hobby to date.
My first turbine was a Interceptor. I chose it because I had already been flying a ducted fan Interceptor for about a year. I flew the ducted fan version with the throttle servo slowed to 10 seconds for several months before the turbine was ready, so I at least had some idea of what to expect.
I put the first flight on the turbine at Florida Jets (1996 or 1997). I was terrified!
The next year at Florida Jets I put the 100th flight on that model, and won best sport jet (much to Bob Violett's dismay).
