"Dan Luke" wrote in message


...it trued 147 knots! Non-turbo at 5,500 feet,
10 deg. C OAT, 135 KIAS. ... The bad news is
that we were burning 15.5 GPH to get that speed.

The '67 182K I fly typically trues a good bit slower (~120), but I get much
better fuel burn. I'm typically burning about 12.5 gph at that altitude.

Lessee... 422nm trip @ 147 knots and 15.5 gph = 2.9 hours and $200 (no wind
and 100LL @ $4.50/gal). Same trip @ 120 kt & 12.5 gph = 3.5 hr and $197.

Three dollars to buy 30 minutes? Tempting deal.

My real question is: What power setting were you guys using? I'm usually in
the 65-70% range during cruise.

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