KR> Lost power

2008-10-12 Thread Colin & Bev Rainey
I agree it "feels" much different when actually flying it. I think Cessna may have reported this by calculation as opposed to actual measured numbers. Too many times I have climbed near 8,000 feet and found myself down to 300-400 foot per minute climb rate at Vx! I was trying to keep from pul

KR> lost power up high

2008-10-12 Thread larry severson
Rod Machado's books say that you will lose 3%/1000 ft. At 08:54 AM 11/13/2004 -0600, you wrote: >At 07:37 AM 11/13/04 -0600, you wrote: > > > > > > According to the Cessna pilot handbooks of operation for the common 152, > >172 variety, the normally aspirated avaition engines seem to lose roughly

KR> lost power up high

2008-10-12 Thread larry flesner
According to the Cessna pilot handbooks of operation for the common 152, 172 variety, the normally aspirated avaition engines seem to lose roughly about 1% of horsepower per 1,000 feet of increase in altitude. >Colin & Bev Rainey +++ Col

KR> lost power up high

2008-10-12 Thread larry flesner
According to the Cessna pilot handbooks of operation for the common 152, 172 variety, the normally aspirated avaition engines seem to lose roughly about 1% of horsepower per 1,000 feet of increase in altitude. >Colin & Bev Rainey +++ Co

KR> lost power up high

2008-10-12 Thread larry flesner
At 07:37 AM 11/13/04 -0600, you wrote: > > > According to the Cessna pilot handbooks of operation for the common 152, >172 variety, the normally aspirated avaition engines seem to lose roughly >about 1% of horsepower per 1,000 feet of increase in altitude. >>Colin & Bev Rainey >+

KR> lost power up high

2008-10-12 Thread Brian Kraut
krnet-bounces+brian.kraut=engalt@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-bounces+brian.kraut=engalt@mylist.net]On Behalf Of larry flesner Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 8:23 AM To: KRnet Subject: KR> lost power up high According to the Cessna pilot handbooks of operation for the common 152, 172