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barry.collman(at)air-brit
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Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 7:14 am Post subject: Mr RPM "Turbo 800" 680FLP on ebay

Hi Guys,

  

 I thought people might be interested to know that a Mr RPM "Turbo 800"  680FLP has turned up on ebay.

  

 Identity shown as N401MG, which makes it s/n 1527-24, although the FAA show  it as s/n 1527-29.

 This error seems to have emanated from the factory, from "day one"!

  

 It had the Mr RPM package, Lycoming IO-720-B engines with Rajay  turbochargers, installed in February 1976 and also has a Miller nose,  winglets, "Shrike" vertical tip assembly and cockpit overhead (eyebrow) windows  modifications.

 It was first Certificated in July 1965, when it received an Export  Certificate to Canada, returning to the USA in March 1968.

  

 Best Regards,

 Barry

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tfisher(at)commandergroup
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Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 8:13 am Post subject: Mr RPM "Turbo 800" 680FLP on ebay

Can you post the link?

 Tom

 C-GISS

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tfisher(at)commandergroup
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Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 8:44 am Post subject: Mr RPM "Turbo 800" 680FLP on ebay

Peter Bichier

Joined: 25 Aug 2008
Posts: 103
Location: Toledo, Ohio

Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 8:47 am Post subject: Mr RPM

Hey Tom,



I imagine you never really recover from an experience like you had, but hope this makes you sigh a bit...



here it is:



http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180423184275&BackToListReferer=http%3A%2F%2Fmy.ebay.com%2Febaymotors%2Fws%2FeBayISAPI.dll%3FMyEbayBeta#ht_917wt_923



have a good one,



p.

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tfisher(at)commandergroup
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Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 9:12 am Post subject: Mr RPM "Turbo 800" 680FLP on ebay

Thanks Peter, pretty pricey.

Tom.



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nico(at)cybersuperstore.c
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Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 9:28 am Post subject: Mr RPM "Turbo 800" 680FLP on ebay

It's also featured on Controller.com

  

 http://www.controller.com/list/list.aspx?ETID=1&catid=9&Manu=COMMANDER&Mdltxt=680FLP&mdlx=exact&setype=1

  

  



   From: owner-commander-list-server(at)matronics.com  [mailto:owner-commander-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of Tom  Fisher

Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 9:13 AM

To:  commander-list(at)matronics.com

Subject: Re: Mr RPM  "Turbo 800" 680FLP on ebay

 

 Can you post the link?

 Tom

 C-GISS

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tylorhall(at)mac.com
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Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 10:35 am Post subject: Mr RPM "Turbo 800" 680FLP on ebay

Tom,

This is 400CH that was based in Las  Vegas and Brock Lorber was the  

pilot.

They put the Garmin radios in it.  The present owners painted it and  

got a new N number.

Tylor



On Oct 26, 2009, at 11:13 AM, Tom Fisher wrote:



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 Thanks Peter, pretty pricey.

 Tom.



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tfisher(at)commandergroup
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Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 10:53 am Post subject: Mr RPM "Turbo 800" 680FLP on ebay

I don't recall the history on 400CH.

Tom...

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blorber(at)southwestcirru
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Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 4:22 pm Post subject: Mr RPM "Turbo 800" 680FLP on ebay

Here's the specs I had before I left that job.  After that the strobes were put on the wingtips and engine monitors installed.



Sorry all the bigger picture links are broken, but I just haven't gotten around to deleting the whole page, yet. 



http://www.southwestcirrus.com/n400ch/



My how prices have fallen...



Brock



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wjrhamilton(at)optusnet.c
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Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 4:42 pm Post subject: Mr RPM "Turbo 800" 680FLP on ebay

Folks,

If this is the same one I mentioned a month or so ago on eBay, it is now advertised elsewhere at US$280,000 or offers, on Controller.com, from memory.

Cheers,

Bill Hamilton



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[quote] Brock Lorber <blorber(at)southwestcirrus.com> wrote:

 

 Here's the specs I had before I left that job.  After that the strobes 

 were put on the wingtips and engine monitors installed.

 

 Sorry all the bigger picture links are broken, but I just haven't gotten 

 around to deleting the whole page, yet. 

 

 http://www.southwestcirrus.com/n400ch/

 

 My how prices have fallen...

 

 Brock

 

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tfisher(at)commandergroup
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Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:51 pm Post subject: Mr RPM "Turbo 800" 680FLP on ebay

That's three prices listed so far;

 375k

 350k

 299k

 Tom...



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BillLeff1(at)aol.com
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Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 9:21 pm Post subject: Mr RPM "Turbo 800" 680FLP on ebay

Did this use to be N400CH?

  

 Bill Leff

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barry.collman(at)air-brit
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Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 4:03 am Post subject: Mr RPM "Turbo 800" 680FLP on ebay

Hi Bill,

  

 Yes, it was N400CH before the current Registration,  N401MG.

 Before that, it was N222AD, N700KC and was  originally CF-SNL in Canada.

  

 Best Regards,

 Barry

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deneals(at)deneals.com
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Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 6:56 am Post subject: Mr RPM "Turbo 800" 680FLP on ebay

On 10/28/09 7:00 AM, "Barry Collman" <barry.collman(at)air-britain.co.uk> wrote:

 

  	  Quote: 	
		  Yes, it was N400CH before the current Registration, N401MG.

 Before that, it was N222AD, N700KC and was originally CF-SNL in Canada.

  

 Best Regards,

 Barry

 	


 Sir Barry:

 

 Wasn’t 700KC once registered (in the 1970s) to Avco or Avco Broadcasting of Cincinnati, OH?

 

 

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 Deneal Schilmeister

 911 Imperial Pt

 Manchester, MO 63021-6934

 

 deneals(at)deneals.com

 http://deneals.com

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barry.collman(at)air-brit
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Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 7:15 am Post subject: Mr RPM "Turbo 800" 680FLP on ebay

Hi Deneal,

  

 Yes - indeed it was Registered to AVCO  Broadcasting Corp., of Cincinnati, Ohio.

 The marks represented WLW-D Radio broadcast  frequency of 700 kilo cycles.

  

 Best Regards,

 Barry

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blorber(at)southwestcirru
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Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 9:17 am Post subject: Mr RPM "Turbo 800" 680FLP on ebay

The oldest flight logs with it are great.  On one side of the page is MX entries, on the other side are flight/passenger logs.  Pax include: Bob Hope, Jimmy Stewart, Phil Donahue, and many others.  Pilots include Mr. Bill Leff. 



Brock



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BillLeff1(at)aol.com
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Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 10:51 pm Post subject: Mr RPM "Turbo 800" 680FLP on ebay

That is right Berry, the company I worked for bought it from Avco and Dick  Wartinger and I did the Mr. RPM conversion about 1976. I have some great  pictures of it as N222AD and N700KC. 

  

 Avco used it to transport celebrities who were appearing on the Phil  Donahue show. The aircraft log book have the every flight Avco made and who was  on it. Some of the names include, Bob Hope, Phyllis Diller, The Four Freshman,  Maria Von Trapp etc. I flew it 600 to 800 hours I think. and flew it with both  IGSO-540's and IO-720's.  The fastest I ever got it to go was 215 kts at  FL210

  

 Bill Leff

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BillLeff1(at)aol.com
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Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 10:56 pm Post subject: Mr RPM "Turbo 800" 680FLP on ebay

I don't know who owns it now but  I still have friends from WLW and we  would like to get some copies of the old logs. I am still in contact with the  brother of WLW's pilot. Charlie Petro, the WLW pilot passed away a number of  years ago.

  

 It was the second Commander I ever flew in 1970 while WLW still owned  it.

  

 I have also given a lot of training in that plane to many of it's past  owners.

  

 Bill Leff

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