I took my Rv12 up for the first time last evening. The conditions were just to nice to wait until this morning. So I wanted to report on the high altitude conditions and the plane performed very well.
When I set the Baro the elevation was 5580 and with the cooler temperatures in the 80's density altitude was not a factor. My static RPM w/WOT was set at 5140 and the plane climbed well on take off. I maintained 60kts and the RPM was 4940. Once I leveled out at 6800 I pulled the power back to 21inches of MP to let things settle for a few laps around the pattern. The fuel pressure was the only thing in the yellow at 1.9-2.0 and everything else was very normal.
When I did go to WOT for a stretch the RPM rose to 5540 and the temps went up slightly. I didn't stay there long but did have a slightly heavy left wing but nothing severe. The ball pushed out to the right about a quarter, but no weird vibrations. 30 minutes and I was back on the ground, cowl off and everything looked good. I leave my prop where it is for now and research the fuel pressure.
