"Good to hear I'll be able to fly over most of the obstacles between here and there."
On east/west trips I always find myself crossing the Rockies about 50 miles south of Taos. I routinely cruise at 13.5 and 14.5 and use my homebrew O2 system which I described in previous posts "Flying High." At 14.5 I'm maxed out on altitude. The last thousand feet I'm really nursing it up. My Sterba 52 x 56 is optimized for cruising, not climbing. Fuel economy is fantastic at these altitudes - about 3 gallons per hour with the GP2180/EFS-2 turning 3100-3200. Average overall speed on my cross country trips is 149 MPH. Some aerodynamic clean-up would improve that but I seem to leave it at the bottom of my "to do" list. I mainly need to reduce the size of my engine air inlets. Mike Stirewalt KSEE Ken Cottle's KR-1? ____________________________________________________________ Old School Yearbook Pics View Class Yearbooks Online Free. Search by School & Year. Look Now! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/533331b0553e531b07ea2st01vuc
