Saturday, September 19, 2009

Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Skyscraper...

> Posted by: "Helen Woods" Helen_Woods@verizon.net
>
> O200's are published at 6GPH and you'll only do that good flying
> anywhere near sea level if you are leaning.
>
> I'll agree to the rest as long as don't ask me to hire an instructor
> willing to fly around with such little margin for error. There are old
> pilot and there are bold pilots... The latter doesn't belong in the
> right seat IMHO.
>
> Helen


?
You think the FAA mandated half hour is only used by the "Bold" pilots?


Mike

>>>> Posted by: "Helen Woods" Helen_Woods@verizon.net
>>>> Gary, you are forgetting reserves. Legally you need at least a half
>>>> hour when you return. I personally don't know a CFI worth his salt
>>>> willing to return with less than a full hour. Too much unexpected stuff
>>>> can and will happen during a training flight.) At my school most
>>>> training flights are about 1.5 hours. So keeping it to just a minimum
>>>> length flight with a minimum reserve, best case scenario you are looking
>>>> at 400lbs for people plus bags. And that's assuming we believe the
>>>> published number of 490...
>>>> Helen
>>>>
>>
>>
>>> Helen, if I read you right, you're saying that you allow for 2 hours
>>> flying, which is 90 lbs of fuel, 15 gallons, 7.5 gals/hour, right?
>>> Mike
>>>
>>
>>
>>> O200 fuel burn published average = 6gph
>>> 1 hour reserve + 1.5 hour lesson/checkride = 2.5h x 6lbs x 6gph = 90lbs
>>> Helen
>>>
>>
>> Okay, looks exagerated to me every step of the way.....
>> So, anyone giving a 1 hr lesson with half hour reserve and 4 gals/hr,
>> would need to carry 6 gallons weighing 36 lbs.
>> (or if that aircraft really used 6 gals/hr, then 9 gals weighing 54 lbs.)
>>
>> Mike


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