Hey Arrrj - Yep when You see that Earth's curvature from my seat, then You know Your seriously HIGH
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G'day Agile - the upslope is just an illusion, just like my on-time breaky
Yes= good judgement, tons of practice & the Geni off
as for tips: keep it upright, never loose visual, never loose ETL unless Your in ground effect (or slinging/filming/aerial work etc) pick-up pole to the 2o'clock to go for more collective power rather than wasted on pedals to keep straight
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Hoy sycamore - being light gives more options & more safety, at these eXtreme altitudes landing with 30-40 litres is still 20mins (errrr almost)
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Hello GG - long-time Mate, hope Your keeping well
only we can't land & refuel above 25,K' but where we do land (16-17,K') the fuel burn is up to 140-150lph
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Know thy Machine & know thy Self