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From: Ronald STEVENS <Ronald@sdc.com>
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Hello guys

Well I just got 100 hours in my new Lancair 4p and I have to say this is =
a great plane. I have done VFR and IFR flights, in IMC, in heavy rain =
and IMC in the night as well and the plane was just doing great.

However today I came into an IFR/IMC situation that really got my =
attention. (you can check my n number at =
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N45HL , n45HL). Off course I checked =
the weather before and filed IFR.=20

I also tried to check turbulence but somehow this morning those charts =
were off line......perhaps they knew that it was going to get rough :(

I have been in turbulence many times but never like this. If you look at =
the chart in flightaware.com you see that at 11000 (just coming off =
Daytona) I was in trouble, as a matter of fact I had a real upset and =
the bumps were so hard that I lost my headset and needed a few minutes =
to get myself settled again, I requested a lower altitude and at 9000 I =
was ok.......at least for a while then the roller coaster started again.=20=


I had to push myself with my right arm against the ceiling from not =
hitting my head over and over again. And off course I pulled my MAP =
until 25 just to have a bigger margin (I care about the plane and would =
not like to break it lol)

Also very noticeable was that the altimeter setting was going from 2996 =
towards 3026, the winds aloft were high, and it actually just looked =
like a normal IFR/IMC flight......so you really can get lured into this =
situation. I think I will do some more weather studies pfffff....

So......what a capable plane this is....but I have to admit, 1 hour more =
would be too much for me, just of getting exhausted of holding myself =
together lol

-- Ronald (100 hours Lancair 4p, 240 hours Velocity, 1100 hours Cirrus =
SR22)

ps Tomorrow I fly back home......but I check the pireps lol (I left a =
few)