Maintaining altitude

"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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Is it better (in a small GA aircraft) to maintain altitude using minor
changes
in pitch and trim alone, or using both pitch/trim and throttle
adjustments?
I'm asking just about maintaining altitude once there, not climbing or
descending to an altitude.

I'm sorry you have reached your limit of questions for this week. Please
refrain from asking any more questions until May 19th at the earliest. Thank
you for your attention in this matter.

Anthony, in my real Baron, when detecting an updraft, I will immediately
begin a tight circle to stay in the updraft and simultaneously feather both
engines. This saves tremendously on the ever increasing cost of gas.

I can then glide to the next thermal, and am able to accomplish extensive
cross country trips of nearly a thousand miles on just a few gallons of gas.
It is one of the most economical ways of flying multiengine aircraft.

When necessary I can always do a re-start (see unfeathering accumulators).

On Mon, 19 May 2008 16:41:06 -0500, "Viperdoc"
wrote:


When necessary I can always do a re-start (see unfeathering accumulators).



Failing a restart, you can always eject!