I took a 152 sparrowhawk and a Cherokee 160 To 13000 out of Windover Nev. We flew to Jackson Hole and about 5 or 6 other airports at high altitudes ( one was 9350') before we went back to Salt Lake. Lean and fly, People do it all the time. I have flown a KR-2 with a turbo in Dennis Pointers KR before he totaled it and you had to be careful not to over boost. There is nothing wrong with a turbo if you make damn sure you don't ever over boost. It will get you High. Especially a VW engine.
--- J L <schml...@gmail.com> wrote: > Used to fly a comanche 250 over 10k all the time. > > J > > > On 6/3/07, John <johng...@comcast.net> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I forgot the piper 180 that took 2 hours to climb > to 8k feet in the > > downhill (read downwind) side of a mountain range. > > > > I have never gotten anything naturally aspirated > to 10k. Perhaps > > I did not have the time to wait (or the > distance).. > > > > jg > > > > Gotta get high fast.. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, 2007-06-03 at 21:42 -0500, D Lively wrote: > > > John: > > > > > > I would say that your proposed use of a turbo > charger is its best use but personally have flown > C-172s to 13,000 & C-182s to over 15000' for short > periods but view 12,500 ft about the limit for > sustained operation by a non-smoking pilot or > passenger without Oxygen. I believe the craft you > site all have service cielings in the 14000 area > anyway. Beware of over-boosting as it can be hard > on engines and shorten their life. > > > > > > Having been in and out of Prescott AZ several > times as well as high density altitude conditions in > the Calif. Central Valley and those of the CA > deserts I can understand your position very well. > > > > > > Don Lively > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "John" <johng...@comcast.net> > > > To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> > > > Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2007 9:11 PM > > > Subject: KR> Turbo to maintain Sealevel intake > manifold pressure > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I just made a deposit on a new long block > 2180 for > > > > my KR2. > > > > > > > > I am in the Seattle area and virtualy > surrounded by mountains. > > > > > > > > I have only 150 hours PIC, but in a pretty > wide variety of > > > > craft (C-150, Musketeer, C-172, Champ, C-120, > > > > C-150 Long range, beech 1900 etc... All of > them seem (except the 1900) > > > > to run out of "guts" at about 9K feet. I > can't remember ever making 10k > > > > feet, they all were naturally aspirated. > Going over a 4k to 6k mountain > > > > range just to leave town leaves me wanting to > clear those "Don't land > > > > here" speed bumps by oh, say, 5k or 6k ft. > Can't get there from > > > > "naturally aspirated" here. > > > > > > > > I am not a speed or performance demon. I fly > like I drive: > > > > sort of slow and methodical. But I want to > clear those rocks > > > > (and the bigger ones east of there) by a wider > margin. > > > > > > > > So,, I want a turbo charger. I can find one, > but I have not been able > > > > to find a controller for the waste gate that > will limit the intake > > > > manifold pressure to 29.92 inches of mercury. > Or I suppose > > > > open the waste gate at 3700 rpm. > > > > > > > > Any ideas? > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > jg > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > > Search the KRnet Archives at > http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > > > > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to > krnet-le...@mylist.net > > > > Post photos, introductions, and For Sale items > to http://www.kr2forum.com/phpBB2/index.php > > > > please see other KRnet info at > http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > Search the KRnet Archives at > http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > > > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to > krnet-le...@mylist.net > > > Post photos, introductions, and For Sale items > to http://www.kr2forum.com/phpBB2/index.php > > > please see other KRnet info at > http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > Search the KRnet Archives at > http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to > krnet-le...@mylist.net > > Post photos, introductions, and For Sale items to > http://www.kr2forum.com/phpBB2/index.php > > please see other KRnet info at > http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to > krnet-le...@mylist.net > Post photos, introductions, and For Sale items to > http://www.kr2forum.com/phpBB2/index.php > please see other KRnet info at > http://www.krnet.org/info.html > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Shape Yahoo! in your own image. Join our Network Research Panel today! http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7
