I laid the lash to the horses in the new car on the way home and made one of my best runs ever. (Gotta’ watch my ass until I get used to this sled after 16 years of SUVs. I’ll be cruising along on the Interstate or Turnpike, scan my gauges and realize I’m doing over 100MPH!)
Got to N14 while J was still about 40 minutes out according to the guy on the FBO desk, so we ran to the house to unload the trunk and pump the bilges. Ran back to the field and he just beat us there, he was on final as we were turning onto the feeder road to the field.
Ferried him home to his loving wife and doggies for a grilled dinner by yours truly. Thanks for keeping an eye on him everyone, it’s greatly appreciated.
Well it has a standard cessna fuel flow meter, it’s fuel injected to it’s more accurate than carburated.
I figured about 2 gallons for startup and taxi, 12 gallons for the first hour to include the climb, and then 8 gallons every hour after that.
53
-2
51
-12
39
/8
4.8 hours.
-.5 hour for reserve
=4.3 hours to cruise + the first hour = 5.3 total endurance
OR:
Land when the flow fuel lights come on.
4 gallons left each side= 8 gallons which is plenty of (legal) reserve
Sorry, no. He’s home this cycle of his week-on, week-off schedule.
Be forewarned that when offering him steak you shouldn’t hold it in your unprotected hand, I wouldn’t want anyone to be injured. He has his Mom’s metabolism and affinity for raw meat, it’s simply amazing how much steak a skinny pilot can eat!
