Much better efficiency than my ride to/from the show lol
PeteZ :)
> On Aug 1, 2022, at 12:44 PM, Erich Trombley <erichdtrombley@juno.com> wrot
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> =EF=BBWow, what a week it was! As most of you know Fred Klein and I fl
ew N28ET from Las Vegas to Oshkosh and back. Round trip was approximately 3
,100 sm burning 98 gallons of fuel, taking 20 hrs block to block. Of course
this doesn=99t take into account the various ground delays, extended t
axi time at KOSH, weather rerouting and strong headwinds that prevailed. S
till, this works out to an average ground speed of 155 mph, and a fuel econo
my of 32 mpg.
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> With two tents, two sleeping bags, two air mattress, laptop, iPad, clothes
, tools, and spare parts we were a bit on the heavy side. While in the plann
ing stage I consulted with Jim Butcher who advised me to limited the aft cg t
o 61.5=9D. This required some creative packing to get the cg just rig
ht.
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> Other than a longer than normal ground roll for takeoff the plane perform a
s usual. The Rotax 914 is a wonderful engine perfectly suited for the Europ
a.
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> A good portion of the trip was flown in the high teens. However, crossin
g the Rocky Mountains on the return required us to climb up 18,000 ft msl (2
0,000 ft DA) to remain clear of the convective buildups that we=99re f
orming at an alarming rate.
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> Our last leg from KVEL required the largest weather deviation in order to r
emain clear of the convective front which was several hundred mile long.
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> All in all, it was a fantastic trip and N28ET did not disappoint to bring a
smile to our faces as we crisscrossed the USA.
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> I would like to give a special shout out to Jim and Heather for coordinati
ng the Europa Forum and to Pete Z. for his hospitality (especially the NEXT b
eer, haha) and rescuing me when my tent collapsed due to 60mph winds.
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> Blue skies,
> Erich Trombley
> N28ET Classic Mono 914
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