Something different

[milleR]

After 11 years of faithful service I've decided to move the Mitsi on down the line. Just finished initial training and enjoying something completely different.

 

[Plata]

Columbia 400?

 

[milleR]

Columbia 400?

Lancair IV-P

 

[///AMG]

But does it have AoA?

Jk, that looks like a lot of fun! Congrats

 

[YellowArc]

Great looking plane!

 

[Plata]

Lancair IV-P

Very nice. I’ll bet it rips!

 

[milleR]

Very nice. I’ll bet it rips!

Thanks! She’ll hit 245 firewalled, but normal cruise is 230 KTAS and about 15.5 gph LOP in the FL’s. The deice equipment takes about 10-15 knots off her speed but that’s a worthwhile trade imo.

 

[SteveC]

Thanks! She’ll hit 245 firewalled, but normal cruise is 230 KTAS and about 15.5 gph LOP in the FL’s. The deice equipment takes about 10-15 knots off her speed but that’s a worthwhile trade imo.

That’s impressive.

Many, many moons ago I had 1/2 interest in a Twin Comanche. (Loved that plane!) We ran her pretty conservatively and planned on roughly 150 knots / 15 gph.

 

[milleR]

But does it have AoA?

Jk, that looks like a lot of fun! Congrats

AoA is the stall warning system. It's part of the Garmin avionics, not a dedicated vane, but seems to work really well.

 

[milleR]

That’s impressive.

Many, many moons ago I had 1/2 interest in a Twin Comanche. (Loved that plane!) We ran her pretty conservatively and planned on roughly 150 knots / 15 gph.

For a twin I don't think the twin Comanche can be beat in the efficiency department. I had a friend with an E model mooney many years ago and that thing would do about 150 true on 10 gph, but not much beats the mpg of something like @killbilly last RV. But for me time is still a significant factor, so I'm happy to burn a little more gas to get where I'm going an hour or two faster.