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Michelle,
I was trying to be funny. What I was kidding you about is that the tailwind probably didn't help you get to 6 hours. Maybe helped you go further in that time, but as far as I know, the engine doesn't know if it is flying in a tailwind or a headwind. Brad "Michelle P" wrote in message link.net... Brad, I have done it because it can. I plan for 15 Gal/hour and it flies about 12.5 gal/hour according to the Shadin Fuel Flow. I still had 10 gallons left upon landing. about 45 minutes. I like to have an hour in the tank when I land. I have pushed it to 45 minutes if necessary. Michelle ( girl) Brad Salai wrote: "Michelle P" wrote in message link.net... ... . I have run the aircraft for 6 hours strait without stopping with a favorable tail wind. I'm glad I didn't say that. And in THIS group, boy are you going to get it. You better brace yourself! Brad |
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Brad,
I was not sure. The tailwind help me go from St. Louis to Moultrie GA without stopping. I had been stuck in St. Louis for several days. I watched the weather all day and noticed a pattern forming. If was not on the ground by 1 PM I was not going to make it. I left at 6 AM and landed just around noon 90% IMC. This would have been about 7.5 hours without the tailwind. I would have had to stop for fuel then would have been trapped by the weather. Michelle Brad Salai wrote: Michelle, I was trying to be funny. What I was kidding you about is that the tailwind probably didn't help you get to 6 hours. Maybe helped you go further in that time, but as far as I know, the engine doesn't know if it is flying in a tailwind or a headwind. Brad "Michelle P" wrote in message hlink.net... Brad, I have done it because it can. I plan for 15 Gal/hour and it flies about 12.5 gal/hour according to the Shadin Fuel Flow. I still had 10 gallons left upon landing. about 45 minutes. I like to have an hour in the tank when I land. I have pushed it to 45 minutes if necessary. Michelle ( girl) Brad Salai wrote: "Michelle P" wrote in message thlink.net... ... . I have run the aircraft for 6 hours strait without stopping with a favorable tail wind. I'm glad I didn't say that. And in THIS group, boy are you going to get it. You better brace yourself! Brad |
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What I was kidding you about is that the tailwind
probably didn't help you get to 6 hours. Maybe helped you go further in that time, but as far as I know, the engine doesn't know if it is flying in a tailwind or a headwind. Well, the engine can be told what it's flying in. Maybe Michelle throttled back, allowing the tailwind to carry her the distance while she got more time. Jose (boy) -- Get high on gasoline: fly an airplane. for Email, make the obvious change in the address. |
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Jose,
I started with eighty gallons of fuel. I was flying at six or eight thousand feet. Between 75% and 65% power. This puts fuel consumption is about 11.5 GPH. This gives me seven (6.95) hours endurance. I went six. With still nearly an hour of fuel left. Michelle Jose wrote: What I was kidding you about is that the tailwind probably didn't help you get to 6 hours. Maybe helped you go further in that time, but as far as I know, the engine doesn't know if it is flying in a tailwind or a headwind. Well, the engine can be told what it's flying in. Maybe Michelle throttled back, allowing the tailwind to carry her the distance while she got more time. Jose (boy) |
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Jose,
I started with eighty gallons of fuel. Wow... and I thought the cutlass with long range tanks had endurance. I'm going to have to look into this Maule thing. Jose -- Get high on gasoline: fly an airplane. for Email, make the obvious change in the address. |
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In article .net,
Michelle P wrote: I started with eighty gallons of fuel. I was flying at six or eight thousand feet. Between 75% and 65% power. This puts fuel consumption is about 11.5 GPH. This gives me seven (6.95) hours endurance. I went six. With still nearly an hour of fuel left. But you didn't mention how many piddle packs you went through? |
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john smith wrote: In article .net, Michelle P wrote: I started with eighty gallons of fuel. I was flying at six or eight thousand feet. Between 75% and 65% power. This puts fuel consumption is about 11.5 GPH. This gives me seven (6.95) hours endurance. I went six. With still nearly an hour of fuel left. But you didn't mention how many piddle packs you went through? |
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But you didn't mention how many piddle packs you went through?
two. Okay, I hereby invoke the Usenet "TMI Clause" here. ;-) -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Michelle P wrote:
Jose, I started with eighty gallons of fuel. I was flying at six or eight thousand feet. Between 75% and 65% power. This puts fuel consumption is about 11.5 GPH. This gives me seven (6.95) hours endurance. I went six. With still nearly an hour of fuel left. You must have the long range bladder option as well. :-) I've found 4.5 hours to be about my limit. Matt |
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Jay Honeck wrote:
But you didn't mention how many piddle packs you went through? two. Okay, I hereby invoke the Usenet "TMI Clause" here. OK, I confess that I don't know what TMI is. Can you enlighten me? Michelle, aren't those piddle packs a pain to use in a small airplane? I remember that one of the aviation magazines some years ago had a "test" done on several ways to obtain inflight relief. I can't remember which mag now or who the author was, but it was a hilarious article. He talked about the difficulties he had convincing some of his female friends to help him test the female products. I believe the tried bottles, piddle packs up to adult diapers and found they all had their problems. I wish I could find that article now, it was great entertainment and even a little bit useful! Matt |
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