X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:24:17 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from p3plex2out02.prod.phx3.secureserver.net ([184.168.131.14] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.4) with ESMTP id 6182773 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:11:44 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=184.168.131.14; envelope-from=pete@leapfrogventures.com Received: from P3PW5EX1HT004.EX1.SECURESERVER.NET ([72.167.180.46]) by p3plex2out02.prod.phx3.secureserver.net with secureserver.net id LGB41l00A10TkE001GB8WA; Fri, 05 Apr 2013 09:11:08 -0700 Received: from P3PW5EX1MB14.EX1.SECURESERVER.NET ([10.6.135.87]) by P3PW5EX1HT004.EX1.SECURESERVER.NET ([72.167.180.134]) with mapi; Fri, 5 Apr 2013 09:11:08 -0700 From: "pete@leapfrogventures.com" X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List X-Original-Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2013 09:11:04 -0700 Subject: RE: [LML] FL270 Thread-Topic: [LML] FL270 Thread-Index: Ac4x5F6F1LUBdiOZQBGpZX6UwAMRNwAM4oug X-Original-Message-ID: <2A14E6258A8534418F5498D73CCA51EF22455B7A3E@P3PW5EX1MB14.EX1.SECURESERVER.NET> References: In-Reply-To: Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: acceptlanguage: en-US Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_2A14E6258A8534418F5498D73CCA51EF22455B7A3EP3PW5EX1MB14E_" MIME-Version: 1.0 --_000_2A14E6258A8534418F5498D73CCA51EF22455B7A3EP3PW5EX1MB14E_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I believe the service ceiling is FL280. I have had my ES-P up that high tw= ice. While it was a slow climb above FL250, it was still well over 100 ft/= min at FL280. You IV guys should have no problem getting that high. I thi= nk only RVSM limits you from going higher. Pete From: William A. Hogarty [mailto:billhogarty@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2013 7:50 PM To: Lancair Mailing List Subject: Re: [LML] FL270 Dico: Someone told me that the "service ceiling" is defined as point at which the= aircraft, at full power, cannot maintain 100 ft/min climb. Another someone mentioned that the IV-P was limited in altitude by engine p= arameters. If that is correct, then each aircraft would probably vary in max altitude by builders skill and techniqu= e in building. Finally, he who builds the lightest plane with the minimum accessary drag a= nd the tightest cowling, might be the winner. ..........sounds like it might be an interesting competition. Regards, Bill Hogarty On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 4:43 PM, Dico Reijers > wrote: Hi All, I was watching this flight tonight and noticed they were up to FL270.... Th= e POH says that FL250 is the ceiling.... am I to presume that this is just = a guideline and you can go higher? Does anyone know how high it will actua= lly go? http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N28487 -dr -- Regards, Dico Reijers InternetWorks Ltd. 300 University Avenue Charlottetown PE, C1A 4M4 902-892-4671 (T) 888-368-9484 (F) www.internetworks.ca www.apartmentspei.com --_000_2A14E6258A8534418F5498D73CCA51EF22455B7A3EP3PW5EX1MB14E_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I believe= the service ceiling is FL280. I have had my ES-P up that high twice.= While it was a slow climb above FL250, it was still well over 100 ft= /min at FL280. You IV guys should have no problem getting that high.&= nbsp; I think only RVSM limits you from going higher.

=

Pete

<= /o:p>

From: William A. Hogarty [mailto:billhog= arty@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2013 7:50 PM
To:= Lancair Mailing List
Subject: Re: [LML] FL270

Dico:

<= /p>

Someone told me that the "service c= eiling" is defined as point at which the aircraft, at full power, cann= ot maintain

100 ft/min climb.=

<= div>

Another someone mentioned that the IV-P was limite= d in altitude by engine parameters. If that is correct, then each

aircraft would probably vary in = max altitude by builders skill and technique in building.<= /p>

Finally, he who builds the lightest plane with the minimum acc= essary drag and the tightest cowling, might be the winner.

..........sounds like it might be an interesting competition.<= /o:p>

Regards, Bill Hogarty

=

On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 4:43 PM, Dico Reijers <dico@internetworks.ca= > wrote:

Hi All,

I was wat= ching this flight tonight and noticed they were up to FL270.... The POH say= s that FL250 is the ceiling.... am I to presume that this is just a guideli= ne and you can go higher? Does anyone know how high it will actually = go?

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N28487

-dr

--
Regards,

Dico Reijers

InternetWorks L= td.
300 University Avenue
Charlottetown
PE, C1A 4M4

902-892-4671 (T)
888-368-9484 (F)

www.internetworks.ca
= www.apartmentspe= i.com

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