| Tom, I had to cruise slow as I was flying with two RV's. LOL
Most of the trip was at between 20-22 MAP with the c/s prop set at 1700rpm. We kept the speeds between 160 and 170mph most of the way. Even at 180 I was still getting around 15 mpg, but fuel burn went up a bit as you would expect (no free lunches).
Mark On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 8:31 AM, Thomas Giddings <tom@midwestaviation.net> wrote:
Mark: What kind of speed vs power setting/fuel burn? what altitude ?
On Sep 25, 2011, at 6:45 AM, Mark Steitle wrote: We are really sorry we had to head home early, but glad we did as the weather was moving into the area. We could see the front just a few miles off to the west as we headed south. We had a 15-20 mph headwind all the way home, but the air was clear and fairly smooth. Bobby stopped for the night in Tyler, TX to visit his sister while I headed on to Lockhart arriving just after dark. My first night landing in a long time was the best one of the trip,... go figure.
This trip gave me time to get more familiar with the finer tuning of the EM-2. Using modes 4 and 5, I was able to balance the mixtures for the three rotors so that I was able to lean the A/F down to 9.5 - 10.5 gph. I landed in Lockhart 5 hrs, 2 minutes flight time with 42 gallons left in the tanks. Heck, I could have made it all the way to the Gulf of Mexico before needing to buy fuel. I love my rotary and the Lancair! What a great match!
We had a wonderful time and look forward to next year's gathering. A big
thanks to all who opened their homes, hangars, and arms to a couple of
Texas rotorheads.
Mark S.
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