Low Timer.....
Yep we tend to cruise at 70% and 700mm which gives us 250 kph indicated, but quite often I will juggle the figures up and down a bit to get a 'more comfortable rumble' from under the cowling.
With 8 in the group you must through a lot of hours per year. Have you had an engine change yet as we are getting close to ours and wonder if you have any views on the market for engine buying?
Also there is some concern surfacing on another forum about the legality of flying a UK Permit Yak over France as 'permits' are only good for the country of registration and do not infer overflight rights of other countries. I think the PFA had a similar problem a couple of years ago and managed to find a way around it.