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At 11:55 AM 1/28/2003 -0700, MAGIC VAC wrote: >I've never found flying at high altitude to be efficient. Full throttle, >but getting 55% power, and having to continually be in climb mode just to >keep you there doesn't equate out to efficient flying. On the other hand, a >hell of a tail wind will offset those other problems really fast. To me, the kicker here is whether you have enough power on tap. With a C75 or the prop-challenged C85, it takes too long to get there and is too hard to stay there. Especially with a half-dead Stromberg with the mixture control wired rich. The O-200 with Marvel and a proper prop seems (from my experience with both) to be a different story. Assuming the wind is with you. In a 100MPH airplane, you can't give much away to a head, cross, or quartering wind. Period. Greg ========================================================================== ==== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
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