tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post3525537701288404007..comments2024-03-28T21:15:11.065-04:00Comments on Kathryn's Report: Rockwell International 112A Commander, N1274J: Incident occurred November 02, 2019 at Clearwater Air Park (KCLW), Pinellas County, FloridaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-34033297698717295762019-11-09T11:37:18.905-05:002019-11-09T11:37:18.905-05:00I am a partner in a 112 that has the IO-360 engine...I am a partner in a 112 that has the IO-360 engine. Its not a rocket ship for sure but with two adults and some luggage and full tanks it cruises along at 125 knots burning 8.5 gallons/hour. Super comfortable, stable and will not scare you. Beautiful aircraft !Propilothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10819835607313998330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-54355951613172059952019-11-06T06:51:20.038-05:002019-11-06T06:51:20.038-05:00The prettiest airplane ever.The prettiest airplane ever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-41879132975165404072019-11-05T18:12:04.832-05:002019-11-05T18:12:04.832-05:00I agree with all comments about how great the Comm...I agree with all comments about how great the Commander series is. I truly enjoy my 112! The odd thing in the pics is it doesn't look like the collapse occurred on the hard surface, but rather appears the nose wheel went off the runway & the collapse occurred in the turf, which also looks rather muddy. Shame this happened, but most likely repairable and no one was injured.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-56804214154865699072019-11-05T07:45:28.354-05:002019-11-05T07:45:28.354-05:00As a witness to the incident, I can tell you that ...As a witness to the incident, I can tell you that it wasn't a hard landing. The nose wheel just folded under on roll out. Very unfortunate. It was a very low time immaculate aircraft.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-60898666060507318442019-11-03T18:33:29.222-05:002019-11-03T18:33:29.222-05:00I hit the wrong key. It had a IO-360 not a 369. ...I hit the wrong key. It had a IO-360 not a 369. Big fingers. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-47210800705159249062019-11-03T18:31:36.809-05:002019-11-03T18:31:36.809-05:00Back some years ago a friend of mine had a 112 Com...Back some years ago a friend of mine had a 112 Commander. God, that was one roomy and beautiful aircraft. Only problem was the not so great performace with tha Lycoming IO-369 200 HP engine. I never rode in it and never heard him say anything about it wallowing. The 114 came out with 260 HP and was a much better performer. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-17508231763932667552019-11-03T08:57:25.513-05:002019-11-03T08:57:25.513-05:00And yes ... That one pictured does/did look really...And yes ... That one pictured does/did look really nice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-84008514054864757252019-11-03T08:56:03.756-05:002019-11-03T08:56:03.756-05:00No hate at all in my comment.
I liked the comfort...No hate at all in my comment.<br /><br />I liked the comfort ... it just seemed to underperform what should have been a comparable plane. Comparing the wallowing to a Bonanza not really accurate ... Bonanzas more fish tailed ... This plane WALLOED .... probably due to the short distance from CG to the tail ... no doubt that raising the horizontal was necessary to compensate for e wide fuselage ..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-56622556514283838802019-11-03T06:45:55.175-05:002019-11-03T06:45:55.175-05:00Only flew the 114. Very comfortable interior and a...Only flew the 114. Very comfortable interior and a well laid out panel. Performance seemed to be slightly less than other planes with same 260 HP ... Probably due to the wide cabin. Wallowed almost, not quite, as bad as earlier Bonanzas.<br /><br />I would imagine that a 112 is a pig on performance.<br /><br />Gooseberries I guess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-13064282936173810042019-11-03T06:38:42.086-05:002019-11-03T06:38:42.086-05:00In my opinion the Commander is the most beautiful ...In my opinion the Commander is the most beautiful small aircraft ever made.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-47883384341989707552019-11-03T05:36:23.427-05:002019-11-03T05:36:23.427-05:00This plane should be put back into production, it ...This plane should be put back into production, it was so far ahead of its time. The rest of the general aviation market is only now catching up. The Cirrus Aircraft look mundane next to the Rockwell Commander.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com