MrNomad
Well Known Member
My plan is an RV9A with an IO-320 with mods for auto gas. In other words, 150hp. The primary use for the airplane is travel to/from Tucson to Long Beach once a month. Lots of cruising at 12,ooo ++.
In an effort to save $$ I was thinking of a fixed prop that is specifically designed for cruise. Sometimes I will be at high density altitude in the southwest sun.
I am aware that the advantage of constant speed is a wider range of performance and I acknowledge that I my plan will give up some takeoff performance, but after flying a Cessna 150, the RV should seem like a rocket ship. Plus, my wife is skinny so weight is not an issue.
Does my plan make sense? Comments? Which prop would folks suggest?
In an effort to save $$ I was thinking of a fixed prop that is specifically designed for cruise. Sometimes I will be at high density altitude in the southwest sun.
I am aware that the advantage of constant speed is a wider range of performance and I acknowledge that I my plan will give up some takeoff performance, but after flying a Cessna 150, the RV should seem like a rocket ship. Plus, my wife is skinny so weight is not an issue.
Does my plan make sense? Comments? Which prop would folks suggest?