X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2013 14:33:10 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from qmta13.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.27.243] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.1) with ESMTP id 5996954 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 05 Jan 2013 12:43:18 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.27.243; envelope-from=olsen25@comcast.net Received: from omta23.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.90]) by qmta13.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id kE0s1k0021wfjNsADHik8z; Sat, 05 Jan 2013 17:42:44 +0000 Received: from OlsenZ1HP ([98.245.158.191]) by omta23.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id kHij1k00e483eG28jHik1m; Sat, 05 Jan 2013 17:42:44 +0000 From: "Dan & Kari Olsen" X-Original-To: Subject: IV-P Cruise Altitudes? X-Original-Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2013 10:42:44 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: <008401cdeb6c$11a89a70$34f9cf50$@comcast.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0085_01CDEB31.654A85C0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 14.0 Thread-Index: Ac3ra3ls3lMAhNoeSoe6YTGfkjFFTw== Content-Language: en-us This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0085_01CDEB31.654A85C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Greetings, As I build my IV-P kit, I'm always watching with anticipation the other IV-P planes out there and how you guys are using them. One thing that has struck me is that it appears most of you with piston IV-P's are flying them around in the low- to mid-teens rather than in the flight levels. I'm curious why this is the case. Trips not long enough to justify the climb? You want to stay VFR? Performance or handling issues up high? Etc. Would love to hear from some of you on the operational practicalities of using your IV-P as a X/C traveling machine. My expectation is that I'll be using mine a lot on lots of 1,000nm X/C flights and am planning to fly in the FL220-FL250 range. Thoughts? Dan Olsen N320DK - 320MKII, 700hrs IV-P in progress ------=_NextPart_000_0085_01CDEB31.654A85C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Greetings,

 

As I build = my IV-P kit, I’m always watching with anticipation the other IV-P = planes out there and how you guys are using them.  One thing that = has struck me is that it appears most of you with piston IV-P’s = are flying them around in the low- to mid-teens rather than in the = flight levels.  I’m curious why this is the case…  = Trips not long enough to justify the climb?  You want to stay = VFR?  Performance or handling issues up high?  = Etc.

 

Would love to hear from some of you on the operational = practicalities of using your IV-P as a X/C traveling machine.  My = expectation is that I’ll be using mine a lot on lots of 1,000nm = X/C flights and am planning to fly in the FL220-FL250 = range.

 

Thoughts?

 

Dan = Olsen

N320DK – 320MKII, = 700hrs

IV-P in = progress

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