Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 16:10:38 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail.inter-linc.net ([12.10.101.4] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1b6) with ESMTP id 2367547 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 29 May 2003 14:20:30 -0400 Received: from s0026980490 (unverified [12.28.51.68]) by mail.inter-linc.net (Vircom SMTPRS 5.3.232) with ESMTP id for ; Thu, 29 May 2003 13:19:58 -0500 From: "Ron and Marlene Brice" X-Original-To: "'Lml'" Subject: Legacy performance numbers PLUS info X-Original-Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 13:20:17 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <000001c3260e$f8e65c70$44331c0c@s0026980490> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C325E5.10105470" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C325E5.10105470 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable For all those of you at the recent RHV fly-in who asked me to send performance information, here is a recent leg: =20 Salem, Oregon (home of UPS Aviation Technologies) to Denver, Colorado's Jeffco Airport. Direct mileage was 874 nautical before take-off, but I would estimate that I flew at least another 75 to 100 miles because of terrain (I did not attempt direct, rather went across Southern Wyoming) = and in deviations due to terminal conditions in the Denver area. This was a non-stop flight at 13,500 (thanks to the Mountain High Oxygen system!), = with full throttle and 2400 RPM. =20 I started with direct to Ogden Utah, then, after I was past a couple = high mountains (the terrain feature of the MX-20 is awesome!), changed to = direct to Rock Springs Wyoming. As weather developed, I went direct towards Casper, then changed to direct to Cheyenne, then direct to Denver when = the weather began to dissipate. =20 Total time enroute was 3 hours 50 minutes, with less than a 15 knot = average tailwind, and I landed with 14 gallons of fuel (I developed a partially clogged injector on this leg, so couldn't lean as well as I would have desired). =20 One thing I forgot to mention at the RHV fly in is the gascolator. Don Barnes has, on his site, the pictures of my change compared to the = Lancair prints. I went to a Salvage yard and bought a used Cessna gascolator = (make sure you get one with a high enough volume capacity). We then installed = it in the same place as the plans and ran a push pull cable to drain it. = You will have to remake the cooling shroud as the anodized one from Lancair = will not work. This is an absolute must unless you relocate the = gascolator...one cannot drain it on preflight when installed per plans. =20 Ron ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C325E5.10105470 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

For all those of you at the recent RHV fly-in who = asked me to send performance information, here is a recent leg:

 

Salem, Oregon (home of UPS Aviation Technologies) to Denver, = Colorado’s = Jeffco Airport.  Direct mileage was 874 nautical before take-off, but I would estimate = that I flew at least another 75 to 100  miles because of terrain (I did = not attempt direct, rather went across Southern = Wyoming) and in deviations due to terminal conditions in the Denver area.  This was a non-stop flight at 13,500 (thanks to the Mountain High Oxygen system!), with full throttle and 2400 RPM.

 

I started with direct to Ogden Utah, then, after I was past a couple high mountains (the terrain feature of the = MX-20 is awesome!), changed to direct to Rock = Springs Wyoming.  As weather developed, I went direct towards Casper, then = changed to direct to Cheyenne, then direct to = Denver when the weather began to dissipate.

 

Total time enroute was 3 hours 50 minutes, with less = than a 15 knot average tailwind, and I landed with 14 gallons of fuel (I = developed a partially clogged injector on this leg, so couldn’t lean as well = as I would have desired).

 

One thing I forgot to mention at the RHV fly in is = the gascolator.  Don Barnes has, on his site, the = pictures of my change compared to the Lancair prints.  I went to a Salvage yard = and bought a used Cessna gascolator (make sure you get one with a high = enough volume capacity).  We then installed it in the same place as the = plans and ran a push pull cable to drain it.  You will have to remake the = cooling shroud as the anodized one from Lancair will not work. This is an absolute must = unless you relocate the gascolator…..one cannot drain it on preflight = when installed per plans.

 

Ron

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