Mailing List lml@lancaironline.net Message #47943
From: Bobby Don Wooten <bwooten@sunbuiltinc.com>
Sender: <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: RE: [LML] Re: Lancair IV-P long term availability?
Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:03:41 -0400
To: <lml@lancaironline.net>

Mike,

I was only thinking in cost of operation.  I am no expert, just a guy who wants to fly a Lancair.   I have seen all kinds of stats in writing concerning fuel burn at the various percentages.  I was just thinking that there might be a fuel burn per hour of about 1 to 2 gallons less with the 320, if used properly, for a very small speed sacrifice.   I have heard claims for the 320 Lancair of 6 gals an hour to 9 gal an hour.  I have read 360 claims of 8 to 10.  Of course most of these claims were in advertisements attempting to sell the aircraft.  I know the only way I will know is to monitor it myself when I get to flying.

To be honest with you I haven’t bought fuel in over 3 years.  Been building, but plan to start flying my 360 in Mid August.  Don’t know how much it is actually.  But based on previous percentages compared to auto gas I expect it to be close to $6.00 a gallon.

 

Thanks for the input.

 

Bobby Don Wooten

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