Earl Findlay
Active Member
I fitted my RV9A with a portable oxygen tank and before taking it on a trip on Friday I decided to do a solo check on the system today. I had my RV9A at 17,500 feet today and was impressed with the performance, both of the oxygen system and the aircraft.
I have never flown an airplane so high before today, and now understand why folks like it up there. It's relatively traffic free, it is smooth, and the airplane is happy up there.
To top the day off, I thought I'd have some fun and set off to make a personal true airspeed record as well as a max altitude record today. I left the engine RPM at 2700 on the descent, and took it up to the airspeed redline and excepted whatever vertical speed the airspeed would give at the altitudes on the descent. Out of 16400 feet I peaked at 234 true, 239 groundspeed. What a hoot!!!!
I think you will find me cruising around at the higher altitudes a lot more in the near future.
I have never flown an airplane so high before today, and now understand why folks like it up there. It's relatively traffic free, it is smooth, and the airplane is happy up there.
To top the day off, I thought I'd have some fun and set off to make a personal true airspeed record as well as a max altitude record today. I left the engine RPM at 2700 on the descent, and took it up to the airspeed redline and excepted whatever vertical speed the airspeed would give at the altitudes on the descent. Out of 16400 feet I peaked at 234 true, 239 groundspeed. What a hoot!!!!
I think you will find me cruising around at the higher altitudes a lot more in the near future.