REFLECTOR: Re : fun flying

[gilles ross]

Hi Al.
With that experience for long distance and hot climate you seem ready for a test in cold climate
up north and maybe building a bit too...
Gilles Ross

----- Message d'origine -----
De: Al Gietzen <ALVentures at cox.net>
Date: Mardi, Juillet 15, 2008 10:22 am
Objet: REFLECTOR: fun flying
À: reflector <reflector at tvbf.org>


> I just returned on Friday from trip of about 2500 nm, including visits 
> in
>  Salt Lake City, North Dakota, and Boulder, CO.  Plane worked great, engine
>  ran fine - even at density altitude of 16,500 over the Rockies west of
>  Denver.  Typical cruise of 165 KTAS, and 9.5 ghp.  (I like my 20B rotary).
>  Had good weather all the way. 
>  
>   
>  
>  I learned that the standard Koch chart for runway requirement isn't a 
> bit
>  conservative for my airplane.  Taking off from Boulder (4000 ft) with
>  density altitude near 8000 ft and full fuel didn't leave much excess 
> runway.
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>  
>  Photo 1 - Air Center of Salt Lake at Muni #2 (U42) were very friendly,
>  helpful and accommodating. Spotless hangar where they put my plane 
> with a
>  jet and twin turbo.  (the plane was very happy there).
>  
>   
>  
>  Photo 2 - Crossing the divide around Rollins Pass.  I peaked at about 
> 13,800
>  MSL, but density altitude was 16,400.  I was surprised to note that I 
> was
>  still climbing at 160 KTAS and 500 fpm and still had throttle to go. 
> It
>  occurred to me that the regs give O2 requirements based on indicated 
> MSL,
>  when density altitude must be more representative of O2 content. (Of 
> course
>  I wasn't above 12,500 more than a few minutes).
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>  
>  Photo 3 - (sent separately due to message size restriction) speaking 
> of
>  EFIS; I've been very happy with my twin GRT screens.  They have reliable,
>  functional; and the customer service great.  The right screen shows 
> the map
>  with terrain when flying relatively low around Boulder area. All that 
> red
>  terrain is higher than I was.
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>  
>  BTW; I tried contacting Flight Watch on 122.0 three or 4 times on the 
> trip,
>  and never got a response. It is just me?
>  
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>  Just sharing some of the things you do AFTER you finish building.
>  
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>  
>  Al (SE 20B RG)
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