337 - Aztec Comparison

[SkyKing]

The Aztec has a number of drawbacks... first off, it's is a gas guzzler compared to any of the Skymaster models, and for sure, the second mill on the Aztex will definitely take you to the scene of the accident. Do you EVER want to play the game of 'assymetrical thrust'? While the advertised single-engine climb rate on the Aztex is something like 225 FPM, I seriously doubt that you'd stay airborne at full gross... and if you lost one on takeoff, well, where do you want the flowers sent?

How do you like climbing up on a wing at night with it pouring down rain... plus all the PAX seat gets soaked when you open the door to get in, or out. Not good. Skymaster affords a little better protection in this area, plus, you can stand under the wing for shelter. Makes good for camping too. Gee, there's something really awkward about the Aztex design overall... it just doesn't look like an airplane... more like a Tuna boat with twin counter-rotating oars. They do counter rotate, don't they?

Hey, it's an ugly boat!

SkyKing