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"Dan Luke" wrote:

Took the airplane up to 16.5K today to see what she'd do and have my first
experience sucking oxygen. It is truly satisfying to sit back and watch the
airplane hold 800 FPM all the way up.

Performance was a bit better than book: 164 KTAS at 27" and 2400 RPM, 14.6
GPH, 50 deg. ROP.

I'm in love with this airplane; it's a dream to fly and performs beautifully.
Heading back to Mobile, I took the headphones off, turned off the autopilot
and enjoyed the unusual 60+ mile visibility as I banked left and right all
the
way down to 1,000 ft. over Dauphin Island.

Jeez, I love flying.

Sounds like fun Dan.
How long did it take to climb up to 16.5K?
How long to descend?
How did the controls feet at 16.5K? Did the airplane feel like it was
balancing on the tip of pin, or solid like it does down low?
Did you do any steep turns or stalls?