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Hi:: Wouldn't it be great if we could get all those rules of thumb together in one semi published place and have our own POH!!! Wayne W. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Burkhead" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Coupe-List" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 4:43 AM Subject: RE: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Max Range Profile > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any > advice in this forum.]---- > > > > Dan, > > Thanks for that rule of thumb. I'd never heard that rule before. > > Tim also found that Cessna C-150 POH and the cruise table. Here's a > link he sent me online: > http://www.kcnaeroclub.org/GetForms/Cessna150Manual.pdf > Scroll down to the cruise table near the bottom. > > It clearly shows that slowing down can get you great range, even at > lower altitudes. The advantage of high altitudes is that you get the > same range at a much higher speed - 'mushing along fast' like it says in > Stick and Rudder. (Be aware, that to get fuel efficiency, you need to > plan your descent and do a good cruise descent to get back the energy > you pumped into the plane on the way up.) > > I sure broke the rule of thumb a lot by climbing high for shorter trips. > That's related to my fundamental motion sickness. Though motion > sickness is mostly cured by flying, those bumpy, thermally days still > make me want to climb up to the smooth layer. > > It'll be interesting to see how that plays out when I get my Challenger > flying. With half the wing loading of a Coupe it'll get bounced around > much worse. But if the thermals are good enough, I can shut off the > engine and soar! Still, it'll be more likely I'll fly the Challenger > low than ever in my Coupe. > > Even so, I bet I spend more time up in the smooth, cool, high air than > any other Challenger. > > Ed Burkhead > http://edburkhead.com/ > ed -at- edburkheadQQQ.com (change -at- and remove the QQQ) > > > > > > ========================================================================== ==== > To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/ > > > > ========================================================================== ==== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/
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