I can’t figure out how Bill can keep a L-IV aloft at 7 or 8 gph.  I don’t think I could do straight and level even in ground effect in my IVP at that burn rate.  Hats off to a magician.

 

John

 

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Sue,

 

Hmmmmmm,  Let's see.

 

370 x 6 = 2220

3 175 lb passengers + baggage = 600, plus 100 gals = 1200

 

If Bill weighs 100, that's only 900 lbs of additional load to be carried - that's more than "a lot" (technical term).

 

Also, at a quart of Canadian oil every 10 hours, that's a US gallon for the trip.

 

Add an immersion suit, truck inner tube as a float, flare gun, 1000 NoDoz tabs, gallon of water and 20 peanut butter energy bars - why, its just incredible.

 

What a "trip" (psycho babble technical term)

 

Grayhawk the poltroon

 

 

 

In a message dated 3/3/2013 9:40:26 A.M. Central Standard Time, kitplanesue@gmail.com writes:

All the tanks hold about 370 gallons and Bill had the fuel flow down to around 7.3
(if the instruments were reading correctly).Definitely below 8 gph, though. LOP.

Sue

On Sat, Mar 2, 2013 at 10:40 PM, Jim Hergert <jimrher@aol.com> wrote:

This is beyond amazing to me. I figured about 38:38 hrs and I think he told me it held about 480 gals. So with his planned 34/35 hrs it must have been close. I kept refiguring the fuel burn at maybe 11/12 gph. That is just fuel!! How about Oil? How about Ox?
Then it is the one Pilot no reliever! Wow from now on he is Mr. Bill to me.
Congratulations! All involved.

I'm Jim Hergert
L4P N6XE (an Sexy) vs N6ZQ (an SexZ Q) get it?
610 hrs TT, but not like Mr. Bill.

Sent from Jim's iPad

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