...getting it started.
v/r,dr
v/r,dr
Moderators, if this needs to be moved to a Sun N Fun thread, then please do.Not quite TODAY but yesterday evening.
Got visited by a queen just before leaving Sun N Fun. She liked my wingtip.
Her protective services agents surrounded her and almost wouldn't let me leave. Three special agents were called in to assist in my escape.
Sometimes .... "it just bees that way!".
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Got visited by a queen just before leaving Sun N Fun. She liked my wingtip.
Wow. That is right out there... completely left of field and easily the most bizarre "modification" I've seen on an RV in an attempt to gain more airspeed.
Love your vertical graphic!! And the inverted name graphic!!Got to fly the Path of Totality with my bride (those glasses are hard to fly with ) Amazing thing to experience. Tons of traffic, most of which seemed to behave pretty well. Then flew up for lunch at the Waco Kitchen and a couple of days at the Inn at Bar Harbor. Nice hotel, beautiful location. I love this gift we call Aviation.
Thanks, really is our Escape Pod!!Love your vertical graphic!! And the inverted name graphic!!
My wife just got new Bees this weekend, next time Sun&Fun ….Not quite TODAY but yesterday evening.
Got visited by a queen just before leaving Sun N Fun. She liked my wingtip.
Her protective services agents surrounded her and almost wouldn't let me leave. Three special agents were called in to assist in my escape.
Sometimes .... "it just bees that way!".
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Wow, that last pic!
Good time and we are one mule richer……..I mean poorer….
At fuel burn less than 9 GPH my FF jumps around. I usually run a smidge LOP but was ROP here high 6-low7 GPH. Did 1.8 on the 14,500 flight than .7 at 6500, so 2.5 with 2 takeoffs and put in 17 gallons ($4.25 at KGzL) so average 6.8 GPH.Good on you. We all want a bigger donkey under the hood...
That said, do you have too much? (NEVER!!!) Your screen is saying you're burning 9.3 gal/hr at 14,500'. I would have thought that was a little high but I admit I never get to cruise at 14,000' to be able to compare. I'm typically burning 7.5 gal/hr when in the cruise at 9,000' for similar numbers so would have expected you to be much less than 9.3 gal at that altitude. Honestly curious...
HARD 8 STILL COOKIN’...getting it started.
v/r,dr
6.8 gal/hr is an excellent number for an average fuel burn. Gosh, that's some very economical motoring right there.At fuel burn less than 9 GPH my FF jumps around. I usually run a smidge LOP but was ROP here high 6-low7 GPH. Did 1.8 on the 14,500 flight than .7 at 6500, so 2.5 with 2 takeoffs and put in 17 gallons ($4.25 at KGzL) so average 6.8 GPH.
Wow that was awesome! much respect to that days adjentureAfter our last trip to Courchevel, my wife thought it would be nice if we had some folding skies that fit in our RV14… Turns out the slovenian company Elan offers them so we bought two pairs of skis and flew to Courchevel again to end the ski season. After another 50 minutes flight we finished the day at the italian riviera
I made a short video:
It is for 160KTAS +\- 5, I try to go above 8000 if the wind makes sense. Lower alts I’m burning 8.5-9. Most Cessna/Piper drivers think I’m embellishing or downright lying. Bump into quite a few light sport guys talking about “sipping” 5-6 GPH at 100ish knts, tell them if I go that slow it drinks more and I’m under 5 GPH at 125 KTAS.6.8 gal/hr is an excellent number for an average fuel burn. Gosh, that's some very economical motoring right there.
I felt the same way - with Avgas now at $14.36/gal here I was cringing at the thought of the monthly fuel invoices however this thing is cheaper to run than my daughters Toyota Corolla when it comes to cross-country trips. Well, maybe not quite THAT cheap, but not far from it - and waaaay faster.When I was getting ready to fly I wondered how I was gonna afford gas for it, turns out that’s the least of the worries. It’s cheaper to fly than drive!
Apparently my pics are not "allowed" here on VAF due to a file extension issue - I-phones take a file format called "HEIC" now that VAF does not like. Sorry about that, there were some very good pictures. Maybe Doug can get his people to make nice-nice with Apple and I can post them.
I have found that when I drag and drop photos to the Home Screen on my Mac, they convert from HEIC to JPEG automatically. From there it's a cinch to shift tiles around enough to do a photo drag-n-drop into VAF......
Apparently my pics are not "allowed" here on VAF due to a file extension issue - I-phones take a file format called "HEIC" now that VAF does not like. Sorry about that, there were some very good pictures. Maybe Doug can get his people to make nice-nice with Apple and I can post them.
down into the Bahamas for 3 nights of "high speed neutral" play time...