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07-02-2010, 08:36 PM
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Join Date: May 2008
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Service Ceiling??
George, my partner, took the plane up to +-14k' a couple of days ago and said he could have kept going except he didn't have any O2 with him. (He has a current Private ticket.) It was pretty much a typical Georgia afternoon flight with the temps in the lower humid 90's. Has anyone else tested the "upper limits"?
Meade and George
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Last edited by Kahuna : 07-03-2010 at 05:10 AM.
Reason: typo
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07-02-2010, 09:30 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Atlanta, GA
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Originally Posted by meadeduck
George, my partner, took the plane up to XXXXX a couple of days ago and said he could have kept going except he didn't have any O2 with him. (He has a current Private ticket.) It was pretty much a typical Georgia afternoon flight with the temps in the lower humid 90's. Has anyone else tested the "upper limits"?
Meade and George
N612RV

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You might want to edit your post to fix an obvious typo. I bet you meant he reached 14,000' which would be a legal no-ox altitude, not the altitude you posted, which would be in violation of FAR's without supplimental oxygen.
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07-02-2010, 09:55 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Texas
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Typo
I can only keep my 12 at 12500 to 14000 for about 30 minutes. I'm sure your's is the same way.
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07-03-2010, 04:54 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
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Meade - you better take a typing class. Hitting the wrong keys like that could get you into trouble. 
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07-03-2010, 05:36 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Huskerland, USA
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Originally Posted by Peterk
I can only keep my 12 at 12500 to 14000 for about 30 minutes. I'm sure your's is the same way.
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Funny how that works! 
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07-03-2010, 06:52 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Stuart, FL /Hartford, CT/Virgin Gorda,BVI
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been to 17,999 and still climbing........
at 500fpm. a test for a new o2 back years ago. 1 person 1/2 tanks fuel. great plane.
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07-03-2010, 07:48 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by turbo
at 500fpm. a test for a new o2 back years ago. 1 person 1/2 tanks fuel. great plane.
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But it wasn't a -12, was it? 
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07-03-2010, 08:48 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Texas
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ironflight
But it wasn't a -12, was it? 
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How much does a tank of oxygen weigh?
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07-04-2010, 09:47 AM
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Marietta, Ga.
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Cieling Typoe
Yup, my fingers slipped...and I think George was practicing his breath-holding limits... 
Meade
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07-05-2010, 02:13 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
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Meade, only had mine to 3600 so far. Still grinding out the hrs at low alt. Will try higher later. Hope to see you at the Cracker Fly in on Sat.
Dick Seiders -(only at 9 hrs, but getting there).
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