I thought this might be of interest to builders and flyers simply as a level of comparison.

 

I just completed a trip (from Greensboro, GA - 3J7) to attend a family reunion in Minnesota followed by a trip east from Faribault to Skaneateles, NY to visit more family and grandbabies.

 

I noted these cruise numbers on one leg for info to others who might like to compare to their own performance and to give builders a look ahead to what they can expect from their little airplane.

 

Altitude: 9500' - 19 deg. C.

Engine: 2350 RPM and 22" MAP (full throttle)

Gross weight: 1470 lbs. approximate.

IAS: 163 kts.

TAS: 196 kts.

Fuel burn approx 8.75 gal/hr. 

 

Fuel cost varied from $3.99/gal at Faribault to $4.10 at Seneca Falls, NY to $4.30 at Effingham, Illinois.

 

This was a good trip for me to visit family and points out again what a wonderful little cruiser we have.   I can say to those building that all the work is worth it.  I can also verify that there is an awful lot of water in Lake Michigan.

 

George Shattuck

N320GS

Kit #393, 1989

1107.6 total flight hours