Posted for "Bryan J. Burr" <bjburr@mwheli.com>:

 My ES holds 92 gallons of useable fuel.  Considering 6.5 hours flight
 time he would be burning 14.1 gph.  I have the TSIO550E engine which is
 the same as the Columbia 400. I don't think I could or would run this
 lean.  Even considering the LOP procedures this is very lean in my
 opinion.  He must have had a great tail wind.  It would have been a
 great flight in a IVP during the same day.
 
 Bryan
 N132BB
 

 "Additionally there was an small article on the latest from Lancair
 Certified.  It seems that their Company VP is bragging about his
 non-stop trip between Bend, Oregon and Fort Worth, Texas.  He is just so
 proud of their 400 going that distance in approximately 6 1/2 hours.  I
 guess he has never taken a Lancair IV-P.  I just made the trip from
 Redmond, Oregon to Fort Worth, Texas, non-stop in 4 hours and 27
 minutes.  Not bad for a home built plane.  I guess we should let him
 know somehow.  Perhaps we should challenge them to a race to Sun &
Fun...what do you think?
 
 Joe Bartels"