I've been flying a 912 Falcon for a year and am loving it.
When buying I was advised that the flaps are a waste of time and I should get a standard, however when a 912 Falcon came on the market I had to have it.
Supposedly ?the F is slightly faster but if you want fast this is completely the wrong plane as both tootle along at 50 to 60 knots.
I have never used the flaps, there seems to be no point in them. It leaps of the ground like an excited puppy so I don't need them for take off and it lands in a very short space so I don't need them for landing. ?I guess they would be handy if I was trying to do an emergency landing in somebodies garden.
If I was buying I would ignore whether its an Falcon or a standard and concentrate on more important things such as the engine and condition. Either aircraft is a fantastic machine, very safe and predictable. They are also by aeroplane standards very easy and cheap to maintain. I bought the whole aircraft for less than our group Cessna cost for its annual.
Do take a test flight and get the aircraft checked over before buying it.?
Regards,
Jon
