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My altitude selection pretty much matches Paul's. |
Where the winds are ride are the best
I do a 154 NM "commute" two to three times a week(leave in the morning, fly home in the afternoon). Typical morning winds are from the west (tailwind) and the higher the better. My 7 climbs so easy, I typically shoot for 7500-11500 going to work, depending on winds/weather.
Coming home, almost always a head wind. If it's really bad, I stay low to save time (and suffer the bumpy ride). If it's less than 10 knots headwind component, I climb to where ever is comfortable, usually 6500 to 10500. Just my two cents. The RV's perform really well at most reasonable altitudes. As for autopilot, sure, it's a luxury, but it's one I really, really enjoy. :) For deviations, I just switch from "track" to "course" mode and dial the selected course. (Trio Pro Pilot) |
Since I do most of my local flying early in the moring, I fly 1000 agl which here in MO around STL is 1500 to 2000 MSL. Very fun going fast down low when smooth.
Cross country I also fly early in the AM so fly 3000-4000 ft MSL. Since I never push fuel I live with the increase in fuel burn flying down low because I like to watch the country side go by. The United States has great things to see from a couple thousand feet up. If I am flying in the afternoon I fly 8,000 or above to get out of the chop. |
Thanks for all the responses on my question:
What altitude do rv pilots fly in the summer months, especially florida? Once again, I find it incredible how involved so many people are in the rv community. Again it reminds me how helpful this forum will be in my building process. I am really looking forward to getting back up in the air again. I deliberately grounded myself so I can build a rv-9a. I cannot do both. I have not flown as pilot in command since november 2008 since I sold my old & slow cessna 150. I refuse to pay nearly $300 to rent a cessna 172 at a local fbo to get that $100 hamburger, so it looks like I will need to buckle down and get going on this project and hopefully someday I can discuss issues such as where are the nearby flyinn's. |
I usually fly southbound at 9,500 and north bound at 8,500 or 10,500 when heading to Cocoa Beach.
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An old friend of mine use to say.
" Climb and maintain 60 degrees" If I remember right we were leaving Oshkosh on a hot day. Same as Florida on a normal day! |
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What?....Oops nevermind, I'll go clean the fiberglass dust off my glasses.:D |
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thought I was the only loon that did this... ;-) can't explain why it's fun, but it is... Quote:
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My personal preference for XC (defined as > 1 hour flying time) is in the 11500-15500 range. Cooler (sometimes too cool!), less bumpy, better fuel economy, better view, more glide range, less traffic, and I can actually get flight following. This all assumes no weather and relatively calm winds. I routinely use O2, of course.
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