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Old 9th January 2012 | 22:17
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peterh337
 
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Yeah.... any higher and the stall warner becomes a bit of a nuisance... also the autopilot can be used only in pitch hold, not altitude hold.

In ISA+10 you are lucky to make FL180 however. Or indeed if there is any kind of downdraught. I tried that just over a year ago, quite close to Mt Blanc, and I think we got to about FL174.5 before I capitulated. Mind you, there were 3 of us plus the kitchen sink

The "Renault" is actually a super aircraft for European touring. Obviously other stuff goes faster and higher but you pay for it with a lot more juice.
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