BTW Jason... Here's the Cessna link: http://www.cessna.com/citation/longitude r -:) On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 2:59 AM, Robert Cezar <robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Jason, > > If you look in the section entitled Jet Air Speeds in the Flight Deck Doc, > you'll see that Michelle maintains a mach speed that is 11% below the > barber pole. This is necessary to guard against sudden tail winds that > would drive the aircraft into an over speed condition. Even at a reduced > speed of 11% below the barber pole, there are times when Michelle still > needs to deploy the speed brakes (spoilers) to reduce over speed > conditions. The FAA certification of FL 500 is conducted by test-pilots > under pristine conditions, perfect weather and precise fuel and payload > weight conditions, This is ABSOLUTELY NOT the aircraft's nominal flight > level. > > With that as a backdrop, you can then understand that as you attempt to > reach FL 500, without the ability to go maximum speed, the plane will > stall. This is why Cessna writes the following in their brochures... > > START OF QUOTE > > *Cessna’s entry into the super midsize jet category is going straight to > the top. With a 4,000 nm range, a Mach .86 cruising speed, and a > 45,000-foot maximum cruising altitude, the Citation Longitude delivers far > more performance than other midsize jets far more efficiently. Performance > is not the only bar-raising characteristic of the Longitude. It also sets a > new standard in private business travel for cabin efficiency, technology, > luxury, and comfort.* > > END OF QUOTE > > Please consider the maximum flight level for this aircraft to be FL450... > and even that is pressing it. > > Also, please keep in mind that Michelle cannot auto-land this aircraft > because the FSX flight dynamics are completely unrealistic! > > Regards, > Robert > > > > > On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 5:38 PM, Jason Fayre <jfayre@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Hi, >> I just tried my first flight with the citation x. My flight was from >> Toronto to Boston. My cruise altitude was flight level 500. >> Everything whent fine until I hit around flight level 490. After that, >> my airspeed dropped dramatically and I stalled. My altitude then began >> wildly fluctuating up and down. My airspeed was between 70 and 150 Knots, >> which is much too low. Can anyone give me any idea what happened? This >> aircraft is supposed to be able to fly this high. I did all the checklists >> and performed fuel loading operations. >> I should also say that my speed began dropping slowly after I hit around >> fl400. >> >> Blind and Visually impaired Pilots mailinglist >> //www.freelists.org/list/**bvipilots<//www.freelists.org/list/bvipilots> >> To post a message to the list, send a message to >> bvipilots@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> To unsubscribe, send a message to >> bvipilots-request@freelists.**org <bvipilots-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> and >> put the word unsubscribe in the subject of your message. >> For other options such as digest, send a message to >> bvipilots-request@freelists.**org <bvipilots-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> and >> put the word help in the subject of your message. >> > > > > -- > > > AOPA Member No: 06936977 > > -- AOPA Member No: 06936977