tommylewis
Well Known Member
Bonnie and I started our summer trip by loading up our RV10 last Thursday and flying to Cheyenne, WY to spend the weekend visiting our son and family.
We have the RV10 loaded to 100 lbs under gross (Vans standard gross) and it is a pleasure to fly. We took off about 7am last Thursday to get out of the TX heat. I only climbed to 6.5 because we had a tail wind. After going LOP, it was a 2 hour flight to a stop at Dumas, TX for fuel to get the $4.70 avgas. We were running 162 kts true with 11 gal/hr. After fueling, we climbed to 8.5 for another 2 hr ride up to Cheyenne. Our new panel in the 10 is great. The iPad 2 with the new glare shield worked very well with Foreflight for this first flight of our summer trip. Although the iPad picture I took of the panel did not come out so good, will use the camera next time.
Tomorrow, Monday, we are loading up again for a flight over to West Yellowstone for the week. Check out our SPOT tracking link below to check our progress.
We have the RV10 loaded to 100 lbs under gross (Vans standard gross) and it is a pleasure to fly. We took off about 7am last Thursday to get out of the TX heat. I only climbed to 6.5 because we had a tail wind. After going LOP, it was a 2 hour flight to a stop at Dumas, TX for fuel to get the $4.70 avgas. We were running 162 kts true with 11 gal/hr. After fueling, we climbed to 8.5 for another 2 hr ride up to Cheyenne. Our new panel in the 10 is great. The iPad 2 with the new glare shield worked very well with Foreflight for this first flight of our summer trip. Although the iPad picture I took of the panel did not come out so good, will use the camera next time.
Tomorrow, Monday, we are loading up again for a flight over to West Yellowstone for the week. Check out our SPOT tracking link below to check our progress.