All Grass All Day Tour in Pennsylvania

flybill7 · #1 10-09-2009, 09:31 AM

I spent Sunday flying around Pennsylvania with a trio of Citabrias, landing on nothing but grass. The highlight was a visit to the Golden Age Air Museum at Grimes Airfield (8N1). Here's a weblog of the day. Enjoy.

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jbDC9 · #2 10-09-2009, 12:05 PM

Great pics Bill, as usual! Such nice weather, pretty grass... need some of that down here in Texas.

Vlad · #3 10-09-2009, 04:41 PM

Thanks for write up Bill I enjoy your stories very much.

TThurston · #4 10-10-2009, 09:23 AM

So what was your speed and fuel burn while flying with the Citabrias? I'm guessing a bit slower and less fuel than most cross country flying in a RV7.

flybill7 · #5 10-11-2009, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by TThurston

So what was your speed and fuel burn while flying with the Citabrias? I'm guessing a bit slower and less fuel than most cross country flying in a RV7.

The Citabrias were averaging around 110-115mph so I was throttled back considerably. I think I ran 2100 RPM and MP 15-18 maybe. The nice thing was my fuel flow rate was 5 gph! I used to have a Citabria and I was burning at least 7-8 gph at that speed.

TSwezey · #6 10-11-2009, 08:45 AM

Great write up Bill!