Took the new Carenado Arrow for a spin.
4pm. Tasmania
Departed Strahan for Hobart
Single (!) engine climb performance is sluggish. You'll get 1000fpm at sea level, but pretty soon you'll be back at 600fpm and 80kts. This ain't no Seminole!
After settling at about 5000ft, it cruised along at around 138 true. Aileron response is sluggish - makes it feel like a really heavy aeroplane. On the other hand, the autopilot performed flawlessly, and it picked up the ILS into Hobart with no problem.
The panel looks very much like a single engine version of the Seminole. Not a m
