McFly
Well Known Member
I put 3.5 hobbs hours on my plane during my first Phase II flight/adventure Sunday. Ironically, this flight will be my benchmark for fuel burn rates. During this flight I made four TO and landings and had extended ground ops at two of the airports (15-20 minutes?). My numbers during cruise were 2250 RPM, 18.5? MP at 5500?, indicating 134 knots using very conservative ROP leaning (3 blade Catto climb prop on a TMX O-360). My bud said I flew at idle the entire time.
When I gassed up last night, the plane took 18.9 gallons, which comes to 5.4 gallons an hour for the flight or 28.5 MPG. I was very careful in that I stopped at the bottom of the filler neck at each fillup. I am very happy with these numbers but I have to admit, I would be skeptical of them if I wasn?t the poster.
When I gassed up last night, the plane took 18.9 gallons, which comes to 5.4 gallons an hour for the flight or 28.5 MPG. I was very careful in that I stopped at the bottom of the filler neck at each fillup. I am very happy with these numbers but I have to admit, I would be skeptical of them if I wasn?t the poster.