Flying the Warrior X-Country

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Hi all,
Can anyone tell me if there are reasons other than fuel conservation
for flying a warrior slower cross country? Our club advises the pilots
to fly cross-country at or below 2300 RPM. Is there a good reason not
to fly at 2400 or 2450 RPM? Thanks for any help you can give. (I'm
relatively new pilot who is learning quickly!)
38LPilot

[rod]

It's to their advantage to have you flying more hours, burning less fuel,
and going easier on the engine. Follow the money. Nothing wrong with using
2400 rpm or so, especially if it gets you there quicker and saves you money.

Rod
> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
> Can anyone tell me if there are reasons other than fuel conservation
> for flying a warrior slower cross country? Our club advises the pilots
> to fly cross-country at or below 2300 RPM. Is there a good reason not
> to fly at 2400 or 2450 RPM? Thanks for any help you can give. (I'm
> relatively new pilot who is learning quickly!)
> 38LPilot
>

[Larry Dighera]

On 26 Jul 2006 06:16:05 -0700, wrote in
. com>::

>Can anyone tell me if there are reasons other than fuel conservation
>for flying a warrior slower cross country? Our club advises the pilots
>to fly cross-country at or below 2300 RPM.

Is fuel included in the aircraft hourly rental price?

Slower airspeed equals more hours to reach the same destination. That
equals more aircraft rental hours per month, that results in increased
monthly income.

Given the current national heat wave, perhaps there is concern about
overheating the engine, but that shouldn't be an issue at altitude.

[Stubby]

What does the POH say?

wrote:
> Hi all,
> Can anyone tell me if there are reasons other than fuel conservation
> for flying a warrior slower cross country? Our club advises the pilots
> to fly cross-country at or below 2300 RPM. Is there a good reason not
> to fly at 2400 or 2450 RPM? Thanks for any help you can give. (I'm
> relatively new pilot who is learning quickly!)
> 38LPilot
>

[karl gruber[_1_]]

If you are renting it just use full throttle from takeoff to landing.

That's the way all rental airplanes are treated, and does them no harm.

Spill some Coke and french fries in the cabin as well.

Karl
"Curator" N185KG


> wrote in message
oups.com...
> Hi all,
> Can anyone tell me if there are reasons other than fuel conservation
> for flying a warrior slower cross country? Our club advises the pilots
> to fly cross-country at or below 2300 RPM. Is there a good reason not
> to fly at 2400 or 2450 RPM? Thanks for any help you can give. (I'm
> relatively new pilot who is learning quickly!)
> 38LPilot
>

[Bob Noel]

In article . com>,
wrote:

> Hi all,
> Can anyone tell me if there are reasons other than fuel conservation
> for flying a warrior slower cross country?

yeah - to increase the amount of money you rack up on the hobbs
meter while decreasing the per hour fuel cost.

:-/

--
Bob Noel
Looking for a sig the
lawyers will hate

[Stubby]

Bob Noel wrote:
> In article . com>,
> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>> Can anyone tell me if there are reasons other than fuel conservation
>> for flying a warrior slower cross country?
>
> yeah - to increase the amount of money you rack up on the hobbs
> meter while decreasing the per hour fuel cost.

If that is the goal, should he rent a smaller, slower plane (PA-140 or
C-152)?

[Gig 601XL Builder]

"Stubby" > wrote in message
. ..
>
>
> Bob Noel wrote:
>> In article . com>,
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>> Can anyone tell me if there are reasons other than fuel conservation
>>> for flying a warrior slower cross country?
>>
>> yeah - to increase the amount of money you rack up on the hobbs
>> meter while decreasing the per hour fuel cost.
>
> If that is the goal, should he rent a smaller, slower plane (PA-140 or
> C-152)?

If dollar per mile is the key factor in his choice then he will have to do
the math based on his particular clubs rates.

What he should do is pick the plane he wants to fly for what ever mission
and fly it according to the POH.

[Chris G.]

But... If the club is using tach time, then it is to his ADVANTAGE to
lean it out and cruise at a slower RPM. The two airplanes I fly have
both hobbs and tach readings. We bill off the tach, though. I log my
flights off the hobbs. I can sometimes get 2.0 hobbs and pay only
1.3-1.5 tach.

Chris


Bob Noel wrote:
> In article . com>,
> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>> Can anyone tell me if there are reasons other than fuel conservation
>> for flying a warrior slower cross country?
>
> yeah - to increase the amount of money you rack up on the hobbs
> meter while decreasing the per hour fuel cost.
>
> :-/
>

[John Galban]

wrote:
> Hi all,
> Can anyone tell me if there are reasons other than fuel conservation
> for flying a warrior slower cross country? Our club advises the pilots
> to fly cross-country at or below 2300 RPM. Is there a good reason not
> to fly at 2400 or 2450 RPM? Thanks for any help you can give. (I'm
> relatively new pilot who is learning quickly!)
> 38LPilot

Advice like this usually points to a lack of knowledge on the part
of the originator. RPM in itself will tell you nothing about power
output or fuel consumption. 2300 RPM might be a conservative 65% power
at low alttitudes, but what if you're at 10,500 ft. Do they really
want you to fly at around 45% power on cross country flights?

Check your power charts. They'll contain appropriate power settings
for different density altitudes. Usually for 75%, 65%, and 55%. Pick
the power setting that is most appropriate for you flight, THEN figure
out what RPM will be required for your density altitude.

On my plane 2350 can be 75% power near sea level. At around 8,500
it's 2650 rpm. Same power setting, very different rpm for different
altitudes.

John Galban=====>N4BQ (PA28-180)