G.R. Patterson III wrote:

Jay Honeck wrote:

Well, in retrospect it's hard to say if we were really over gross, or if
that's just how a 150 always performs.


You were well over. A typical 150 can carry about 300 pounds with full fuel.
For the flight you describe, you need about 10 gallons in the tanks. If that's
what you had, you could carry about 365 pounds. You two totalled nearly 100
pounds more than that, and I'd bet those weights you quoted didn't include your
flight gear, winter coats, etc..

A typical 150 can get off the ground in well under 1,000' and climb at about 600
fpm at max gross at your elevation. They'll do better at sea level, of course.
The '69 model I used to have gave me book performance with 6,000 hours on it and
a mid-time engine.

I wonder, when the good doctor offered his C150 to the pilot, did he
know there would be a second "pilot" along for the return flight?