Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 19:34:10 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-r06.mx.aol.com ([152.163.225.102] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 2948169 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 25 Jan 2004 13:18:48 -0500 Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-r06.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v36_r4.12.) id q.131.293d8f2d (4410) for ; Sun, 25 Jan 2004 13:18:40 -0500 (EST) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <131.293d8f2d.2d456280@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 13:18:40 EST Subject: Some trips are better than others in LNC2s, Data inside. X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1075054720" X-Mailer: 9.0 for Windows sub 420 -------------------------------1075054720 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 235/320/360 drivers - On 15 January, I left Chicago (KARR) to go to the Recurrency Training in Sebring with a stop in Tampa (3FD1) to visit friends. Here are some interesting stats. My usual VFR route is KARR-> DCY(avoid TFR)-> KGAD(fuel)-> TDG(avoid prohib area)-> CTY(avoid tethered balloon)-> 3FD1 for a total distance of 877 NM. The winds aloft forecast indicated tailwind components of 30 to 50 Kts at 9500 feet - all the way to FL - very unusual. Taking off at 9 am CST, I arrived at my destination a mere 3.9 hours later with 13.2 gallons remaining in my 43 gallon tanks. Yep, 34.5 statute miles per gallon. After flying into headwinds for the last 3 years, this was beautiful - no gas stop, no turbulence. Over East Central IL at 9500 feet (-1*C OAT), Dalt 8840, 169 IAS, 192 TAS, 241 GS 22.4 MAP (WOT), 2510 RPM running 50*F LOP, 7.4 gph CHT EGT 1 320 1350 2 340 1350 3 350 1360 4 350 1360 WOW! By the time I reached Gadsden, AL (no fuel needed) the OAT had gone to 10*C and the Dalt to 10400 (Sucking O2 now) but the GS was down to 225 - I averaged 227 NM/hr for the trip. Of course, I paid the piper on the return (22 January). Similar winds had me at 4500/6500/5500 feet with diversion to KPAH after the Gadsden fuel stop to lessen the "blow" angle in IL. A mere 5.8 hours in the air for the opportunity to go from +20*C to -17*C. Am I crazy or what? The heater worked well in the sun, down to about -5C - after that I used a chart over my right leg and a glove on my right hand to keep the cold air coming in the console from forming frost on my body. I ran LOP on the KGAD->KPAH leg to conserve fuel and WOT, best power for the Illinois portion. The average trip speed was about 160 Kts. The round trip average was about 193 Kts - Hmmmm.... pretty close to my TAS. Scott Krueger AKA Grayhawk Sky2high@aol.com II-P N92EX IO320 Aurora, IL (KARR) "...as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns - the ones we don't know we don't know." D. Rumsfeld -------------------------------1075054720 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

235/320/360 drivers -

On 15 January, I left Chicago (KARR) to go to the Recurrency Training i= n=20 Sebring with a stop in Tampa (3FD1) to visit friends. Here are some=20 interesting stats.

My usual VFR route is KARR-> DCY(avoid TFR)-> KGAD(fuel)->= ;=20 TDG(avoid prohib area)-> CTY(avoid tethered balloon)-> 3FD1 for a tota= l=20 distance of 877 NM. The winds aloft forecast indicated tailwind components o= f 30=20 to 50 Kts at 9500 feet - all the way to FL - very unusual. Taking off=20= at 9=20 am CST, I arrived at my destination a mere 3.9 hours later with 13.2 gallons= =20 remaining in my 43 gallon tanks. Yep, 34.5 statute miles per gallon.&n= bsp;=20 After flying into headwinds for the last 3 years, this was beautiful - no ga= s=20 stop, no turbulence.

Over East Central IL at 9500 feet (-1*C OAT), Dalt 8840, 169 IAS, 192 T= AS,=20 241 GS

22.4 MAP (WOT), 2510 RPM running 50*F LOP, 7.4 gph

CHT EGT

1 320 1350

2 340 1350

3 350 1360

4 350 1360

WOW!

By the time I reached Gadsden, AL (no fuel needed) the OAT had gone to=20= 10*C=20 and the Dalt to 10400 (Sucking O2 now) but the GS was down to 225 - I averag= ed=20 227 NM/hr for the trip.

Of course, I paid the piper on the return (22 January). Similar w= inds=20 had me at 4500/6500/5500 feet with diversion to KPAH after the Gadsden fuel=20= stop=20 to lessen the "blow" angle in IL. A mere 5.8 hours in the air for= the=20 opportunity to go from +20*C to -17*C. Am I crazy or what? The=20 heater worked well in the sun, down to about -5C - after that I used a chart= =20 over my right leg and a glove on my right hand to keep the cold air coming i= n=20 the console from forming frost on my body. I ran LOP on the=20 KGAD->KPAH leg to conserve fuel and WOT, best power for the Illinois=20 portion. The average trip speed was about 160 Kts. The roun= d=20 trip average was about 193 Kts - Hmmmm.... pretty close to my TAS.

Scott Krueger=20 AKA Grayhawk
Sky2high@aol.com
II-P N92EX IO320 Aurora, IL=20 (KARR)

"...as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we kn= ow=20 we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there= are=20 some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns - the ones w= e=20 don't know we don't know." D. Rumsfeld

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