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Dear Ron,
Thought of climbing real high, pulling the red knob til it quits, and gliding (best glide 85 estimated because my ) and see how far I get, and then restarting and trying it again. Still haven't gotten enough courage up to try that one yet, and hopefully never will. Some day when I head out for Alaska I might have to try that stunt to come up with enough gas to make it. Even though I know a taildragger pilot who would kill the engine and then get it into a dive and hopefully get it windmilling fast enough to restart. Beats getting out and propping it I guess. Also went down to the hangar and checked. Didn't think there was a black knob. Throttle is white, mixture red and black, and prop is gray. Been flying a plane for a couple of hours, then a couple of hours in something else. Not sure where anything is on anything anymore. The last was a Taylorcraft and I think the knobs were silver and white knobs on that that would hit you in the knees when you pulld them out. Husband keeps swapping, modifying his airplanes, I just leave my alone. It if ain't broke leave it alone. Have had to threaten him and our mechanics with severe bodily harm and/or mutilation if they mess with my airplane. Wanted to do a 300 HP wren conversion (not legal for my year), wanted to rebuild engine cause it used a little oil. Just had been sitting and after using it some it's all better. According to the POH 2000 PRM MPs of 16 at 5000 and 7500 feet are 6.8 and 7.0 gal/hr. If you believe in books. The only book I believe in 100% is the Bible. Husband has a bad heart and I asked his heart doctor he said don't go much over 7 or 8,000 feet, didn't say density alititude or what. The gound here is 1,500 to 2,000 except for the occasional little tiny mountain you might encounter so I just stay high enough to clear the tallest obstruction in that quadrangle on the chart plus some cause I have a way of getting sucked into every tower out there. Aslo I have written here my empty weight is 1616.1. At first this was such a beast cause all I had were 150s and cubs, T-crafts, champs, defenders, vagabonds. Did have a cherokee for a whole two hours of instruction once. Thought that was so big. The windshield was so far away. Could barely reach anything. We go down the runway and ways and they'd say pull back, I was pulling really hard and it wouldn't come off, though my arms were going to break? Maybe the trim needed to be reset or adjusted. Guess I just like something with a pretty big high lift wing. I never really bothered with the trim much until this 182 then I had to learn that or go on steroids to build up my arms. Flies like a Cub now. Even though I'm the only one in the family that does like yellow, I think about putting a Cub paint job on my 182, yellow with that black stripe, and I'd just love to hear people calling it a Cub. Yep a 4-seat Cub with a nosewheel, 1 strut, a starter, landing, tip lights, etc. I bet I'd fool a few people. Good thing I don't like yellow. It's OK on a Cub, but rather have blue. Not a good color for visibility though. Well take care, guess I'll have to settle for 6.8 or 7 which ain't too bad. Usually run it 19 19, 20 20. At least you guys have got me reading the POH again. Had a POH for my first 150 2525J. Was learing in Eastport Maine right at sea level. never could match their climb numbers. After a while they sent a supplement that we were supposed to put on top of those original numbers because they were way too oppomistic. This 182 POH has numbers for 20,000 feet. I've showed instructors and examiners that it's in the book so the airplane can do it, but they seem skeptical. So at 20,000 feet MP of 12, 89 MPH at 7.2 GPH with a slight case of anoxic brain damage (not enough air for the pilot). Guess I'll have to borrow some O2 or save up for an oxygen system next. 20,000 glide ratio of X(not in POH) = distance of Y. 4-5miles x glide = ? not enough to even get out of Texas. See ya. |
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