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I am building a Legacy and I noticed on the specifications the
 service ceiling is specified as 18,000 feet. I currently have a 1957
 C182 and the POH gives numbers up to 20000 feet. I have had
 the 182 to 18,000 fully loaded (minus the gas to get there) and it
 performed ok kept us out of the ice. I have also had it above
 18,000 light (just me) and it performed quite well (still climbing at
300fpm).
 My question for those that know is. What does service ceiling mean? It
seems
 like the legacy weighing less and with 25% more hp should still work well
 at 18000 and above. What other considerations are there?

 Another non Lancair question. My daughter, her friend, friends dad and I
are
 planning a trip to Mammoth Lakes, CA area (Ansel Adams Wilderness) the week
 of July 4th. We will be traveling via 182. Since you need a reservation for
the
 hike we may (or may not) need to arrive early to accomodate the weather.
 If someone local to the area would contact me (dave@edt.com) with the
lowdown
 on where we could overnight at the last minute or park the plane
inexpensively
 and get a ride etc, I would appreciate it. The actual airport at Mammoth
seems
 to have little flexibility and jet destination pricing, though not as bad
as Las Vegas.
 Thanks,
 David Lowry
 Legacy
 dave@edt.com


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