Pricing a '74 Archer

David Megginson wrote:

I recently few my Warrior up to 9000 ft near maximum gross (2440 lb),
to get clear of cloudtops -- it was a hot day, so the density altitude
was well over 10,000 ft. It takes a little while to climb up there on
a hot day, but it's not a big deal, even with 160 hp. I imagine that
an Archer could handle it much more easily.

Thanks for the tips. The reason I'm asking is that I've never heard/seen
anyone flying 10000 ft in an Archer or equivalent here in Finland. Of
course we don't have any terrain requiring that kind of altitude, but
the weather and controlled airspace (some airways start at 9500ft)
sometimes require higher altitudes.

It's nice to know that it's possible, like the aircraft manual says too.

Regards,

Lasse

Lasse Hero writes:

It's nice to know that it's possible, like the aircraft manual says
too.

It's possible, but you need to control the airspeed carefully and be
very patient -- I often saw negative readings on the VSI when I hit
downdrafts, but when I just held my climb speed, eventually the ALT
would start winding up again. The POH numbers assume Vy all the way
up, but I'd be worried about cooling -- next time, I think that if I
cannot climb at 85-90 kias, I'll go up in steps, climbing Vy for a
while and then levelling off at a higher speed to cool the engine a
little.

In the winter in Finland (as in Canada), it should be much easier,
since the density altitude at 10,000 ft will be at least a couple of
thousand feet lower.

By the way, I spent a few days in Vaasa in the late 1990's. It's a
beautiful area, and the pine and birch remind me a lot of northern
Ontario (that's probably why so many people from Finland settled in
that part of Canada).


All the best,


David

--
David Megginson, , http://www.megginson.com/

Lasse Hero wrote in news:mVMYa.452$jY3.157
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David Megginson wrote:

I recently few my Warrior up to 9000 ft near maximum gross (2440 lb),
to get clear of cloudtops -- it was a hot day, so the density altitude
was well over 10,000 ft. It takes a little while to climb up there on
a hot day, but it's not a big deal, even with 160 hp. I imagine that
an Archer could handle it much more easily.

Thanks for the tips. The reason I'm asking is that I've never heard/seen
anyone flying 10000 ft in an Archer or equivalent here in Finland. Of
course we don't have any terrain requiring that kind of altitude, but
the weather and controlled airspace (some airways start at 9500ft)
sometimes require higher altitudes.

It's nice to know that it's possible, like the aircraft manual says too.

Regards,

Lasse


I flew an Archer II on my first cross-country vacation in June, and often
cruised at 11,500 or 12,500 (although it was just me, my luggage, and full
tanks). It took me 23 minutes to climb from Bakersfield (KBFL, 507 feet
elev) to 12,500 on a warm day.

Flying at the higher altitudes on my vacation kept me above mountains and
turbulence. Plus, I liked knowing that my options were better in the event
that I lost the engine. More experienced pilots might have flown lower.

-John Ross