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03-12-2020, 02:09 PM
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Savannah, GA
Posts: 1,378
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Even a fabric covered J-3 is in the two hundred knot club, if you look at the fabric and count.
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RV-9A at KSAV (Savannah, GA; dual G3X Touch with autopilot, GTN650, GTX330ES, GDL52 ADSB-In)
Previously RV-4, RV-8, RV-8A, AirCam, Cessna 175
ATP CFII PhD, so I have no excuses when I screw up
Too many safety posts purged without notice...
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04-26-2020, 06:48 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Bay Pines, FL, building in Andrews, NC (new base @ KRHP)
Posts: 1,957
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Joined the 200kt club while on a Pilots n Paws mission.
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Danny "RoadRunner" Landry
Morphed RV7(formally 7A), N20DL, PnP Pilot
1200+ hours
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05-09-2020, 10:10 AM
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Join Date: May 2014
Location: Spring Hill, Florida; Flushing, Michigan
Posts: 107
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What a tail wind!
Thursday 5/7 on the second leg of a relocation from Michigan to Florida, RV7 N50KB joined the club; 215 kts ground speed!
There was a 72 kt tailwind component while cruising on 59% power at 14,500 ft msl.
The 25kt crosswind component caused the 7 deg. crab to the West.
The personal intermediate fix (USR00) was set to take the route around a restricted area.
I had set up a VNV profile to descend to 1100 ft ten miles before the KBKV destination. The GTN computed this to start in 53:40 minutes.
247mph and 9.9gph = 24.9 miles per gallon.
PS: Do I need GAMI injectors?
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Karl Bambas
1954 1st solo
1964 Mooney Statesman, 1979 C-172, 1948 Globe Swift (all sold)
RV-7 "Dream Weaver" N50KB
Empennage arrived 10/14
QB Wings & Fuselage arrived 06/15
Finish & FF kits arrived 11/15
Dual screen Garmin G3X instruments and harness delivered by Stein 01/16
First flight June 13th 2018
2020 Dues Paid
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05-09-2020, 01:01 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Bay Pines, FL, building in Andrews, NC (new base @ KRHP)
Posts: 1,957
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KJBSouth
Thursday 4/7 on the second leg of a relocation from Michigan to Florida, RV7 N50KB joined the club; 215 kts ground speed!
There was a 72 kt tailwind component while cruising on 59% power at 14,500 ft msl.
247mph and 9.9gph = 24.9 miles per gallon.
PS: Do I need GAMI injectors?
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Wow! Welcome to the club. We've been getting some strong southbound tailwinds here recently. Welcome back to Florida. We'll have to get together at KBKV, since there's no Oshkosh this year. At least, we have cheap fuel. $2.60/gl.
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Danny "RoadRunner" Landry
Morphed RV7(formally 7A), N20DL, PnP Pilot
1200+ hours
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05-09-2020, 03:51 PM
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Join Date: May 2014
Location: Spring Hill, Florida; Flushing, Michigan
Posts: 107
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Thanks Dan,
I'd like to hear more about your Pilots-N-Paws activity. Maybe do some of it myself if it wouldn't cut into your game. How does it work, etc.
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Karl Bambas
1954 1st solo
1964 Mooney Statesman, 1979 C-172, 1948 Globe Swift (all sold)
RV-7 "Dream Weaver" N50KB
Empennage arrived 10/14
QB Wings & Fuselage arrived 06/15
Finish & FF kits arrived 11/15
Dual screen Garmin G3X instruments and harness delivered by Stein 01/16
First flight June 13th 2018
2020 Dues Paid
Builders Log
Family Blog
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05-09-2020, 05:34 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Lancaster, SC
Posts: 129
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200 knots
Just bought an RV9A and on the way back from Yakima WA to Lancaster SC, had this for speed over the top of the 12,500' Class B ceiling at Atlanta GA. Oh well, dont know yet how to get pics to work. It was 244 mph Ground speed.
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Sonex/Corvair 2016 Finished, Sold 2020
RV-9A 2005 Purchased
IO-320 160 hp
Exempt but happily paid for 2021
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05-10-2020, 07:38 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Charlotte NC
Posts: 1,264
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Over NC yesterday there was 50 knots of wind out of the west at 8500 feet. Sadly I was going West! Faced with a smooth ride and big headwind or bumpy ride and 35 knot speed gain. Picked the bumps!
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05-10-2020, 02:23 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Bay Pines, FL, building in Andrews, NC (new base @ KRHP)
Posts: 1,957
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KJBSouth
Thanks Dan,
I'd like to hear more about your Pilots-N-Paws activity. Maybe do some of it myself if it wouldn't cut into your game. How does it work, etc.
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Sent you a PM on Pilots n Paws. We can always use more pilots.
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Danny "RoadRunner" Landry
Morphed RV7(formally 7A), N20DL, PnP Pilot
1200+ hours
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11-12-2020, 08:55 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: In New Braunfels, ist das Leben schön!
Posts: 891
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239 kts GS
Near KOPL - St Landry Parish Airport-Ahart Field
Very nice tailwind at 15.5. 239 kts ground speed in level flight. If my math is correct, that’s 275 mph.
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Larry New
RV-7A - Built, flew 900+ hrs, sold
RV-10 - Built, flying
VAF Paid - Annual Autodraft
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01-18-2021, 02:37 PM
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unfluencer
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Highland Village, TX
Posts: 4,140
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200kt GS today.
31 knots on the tail makes things pretty easy.  Need a little left rudder...
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