ChiefPilot
Well Known Member
I took my first "real" X/C today, flying from South St. Paul MN/KSGS to Beloit WI/44C - about 220 miles or so. On the way out, I did 171kts TAS at 9500' on 8.2 gallons an hour. On the way back at 10,500, I did 169kts TAS on 7.9 GPH. This is with an IO-360-B1B (180HP), dual PMAGs, and Hartzell BA prop. Not sure if these performance numbers are good/bad/ugly, but I'm pretty happy with them!
I have the wheel fairings, etc. installed but still have to install the upper intersection fairings. That will happen this week. Then on June 1st it's off to the paint shop. After that, I'll re-do all the performance tests from phase one.
As I said after the first flight, "Had I known it was this much fun I wouldn't have taken so long to build it!"
I have the wheel fairings, etc. installed but still have to install the upper intersection fairings. That will happen this week. Then on June 1st it's off to the paint shop. After that, I'll re-do all the performance tests from phase one.
As I said after the first flight, "Had I known it was this much fun I wouldn't have taken so long to build it!"