Originally Posted by
patowalker
With that much fuel you could cross the high stuff to the East, have sahino and armadillo for lunch at Lago Agrio and return.
Well, that may be pushing things just a touch, but yes-> that´s the idea.
Go there and get back without worrying about juice.
You get better food whilst flying the coast though……..
Well, we did the trip……..I left the plane where she was for the pre-flight; nice and level. Fuel was leaking a bit through the vent during my warm up and taxiing. It sure made my passenger look worried at that vent pipe now and then……….although I explained to him numerous times what the story was.
But once airborne, that was it, the flow stopped……..so I estimate the total loss at about a gallon or so.
Next time I will know when to quit!
5000RPM, 30 inches manifold pressure--> 6,2 gallons an hour according to my sensors, all in all not bad.
Cheers,
###Ultra Long Hauler###