John wrote:
> > >On Mon, 2007-06-04 at 10:29 -0500, J L wrote: > > >>Used to fly a comanche 250 over 10k all the time. >> >> > > >Interesting, I've had several responses like this one, >indicating alot of folks are geting their 10k or 12k >ft (even more) with no problem. > >Here in the Seattle area, the mountains to the east are pretty >close. I'd like to have strong climb performance >above 6k through to 12k or 14k. No plane I've flown out >of Seattle could get to 12k before reaching the mountains >which are very close to Seattle. As I recall, I could get >to around 6 or 7k by the time I reached the mountains, clearing >them by only 3k or so. If I wanted more clearance I'd >have to turn South or North and climb (very slowly) from >6 to 9 or so (doubling the time of my trip across the >rocks.) > >If I could get a good (non-diminishing) climb rate I'd >be alot happier. I know the prop & wings will loose >their grip as the air thins, but if the engine can hold >it's revs that should improve things quite a bit. > > >jg > >thanks for all your responses! > > > > > I crossed Lake Michigan in a stock Skyhawk with 3 people on the way to OSH.... I crossed at 13,999 ft and the climb / descent was from shore to shore. -dave
