Return-Path: Received: from mtiwmhc26.worldnet.att.net ([204.127.131.51]) by ns1.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-64832U3500L350S0V35) with ESMTP id com for ; Sun, 20 Aug 2000 00:50:48 -0400 Received: from lap ([12.74.130.52]) by mtiwmhc26.worldnet.att.net (InterMail vM.4.01.02.39 201-229-119-122) with SMTP id <20000820045719.TZEX9297.mtiwmhc26.worldnet.att.net@lap> for ; Sun, 20 Aug 2000 04:57:19 +0000 From: "John Wright, D.O." To: "LML" Subject: iv-p performance Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 23:00:54 -0600 Message-ID: Importance: Normal X-Mailing-List: lancair.list@olsusa.com Reply-To: lancair.list@olsusa.com Mime-Version: 1.0 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << Lancair Builders' Mail List >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> Dear LML'ers Most of the discussion on this website centers around building hints and avionics. I thought I would sprinkle in a little discussion of actually flying these fantastic aircraft. In my case it is a iv-p with about 400+hrs on it. Last week I flew it from my home base at Colorado Springs to Anchorage Alaska. One stop for fuel in Spokane, then overflew Canada and landed in Juneau where I spent the night. Anchorage was only 2 1/2hrs flying time from there. Circling around Mt. McKinley at 17,500 was a highlight. I told the controller that the scenery was spectacular and she replied that they average 3 clear days like that during the month of August. On the way back after departing Sitka and encountering light rime at 19,000ft. I asked for higher and was in the climb to fl250 when I heard a King Air flying at fl250 get cleared to Portland OR. The King Air asked the controller if the Lancair was faster. The controller replied that the Lancair was 10knots faster ( remember I was climbing ). We were both cleared to Portland and once I leveled off my KLN 90B calculate mode showed a TAS of 290kts! I must have been overtaking the King Air because as we both descended the controller told the King Air to maintain his forward speed and asked me to not exceed 210 kts. I replied that I was SLOWING to 210kts (from IAS of about 220). Granted the King Air goes through known icing and can carry more people, but the price of having fun is pretty reasonable in the Lancair! Not to mention Sitka to Portland in a little over 4hrs. Incidentally, I have the Mach numbers taped right on the panel so as not to exceed redline on descent. I hope this will inspire those in the building stage to persevere to the end. Safe flying, John Wright >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LML website: http://www.olsusa.com/Users/Mkaye/maillist.html LML Builders' Bookstore: http://www.buildersbooks.com/lancair Please send your photos and drawings to marvkaye@olsusa.com. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>