Ron Jensen wrote:
> On Thu, 2009-12-03 at 17:18 +0000, Stuart Buchanan wrote:
> > As I think you've noted before, the climb rate is too high - I
> > consistently see 1000ft/min up to 8000ft ASL, instead of approx
> > 800ft/min at sea level, and 400ft/m at 8000ft ASL.
>
> Also, our Cessna loads in with 264 pounds of fuel, a single pilot at 180
> lbs, no other passengers and no baggage. I checked the gross weight
> under the Fuel and Payload dialog at is says 1944 lbs. The data Erik
> provided says max gross weight is 23000 lbs. This loading difference
> probably accounts for some of the disparity in climb performance.
>
> Ron
I'd spotted that, and I think I added a copilot and extra fuel to get a 2300lb
gross weight +/- 50 lbs.
Nevertheless, the gross weight isn't the only story here - perhaps my C of G
was too far forward for cruise flight.
-Stuart
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