I Love Bravo Speed

[irishpilot]

Hey ya'll, just wanted to share yesterday's flight. Left TX and 2.9 later I was in AL. GS around 250 and TAS between 198-200. Truly an awesome cross country plane!

 

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[carusoam]

Hey IP...

Now you have done it...

If you go tell everyone, and back it up with fancy pics...

there might be a run on Bravos at the Mooney store... go AAA...!

Best regards,

-a-

[LANCECASPER]

On 11/28/2019 at 7:38 AM, irishpilot said:

 

Hey ya'll, just wanted to share yesterday's flight. Left TX and 2.9 later I was in AL. GS around 250 and TAS between 198-200. Truly an awesome cross country plane!

 

Fly Safe,

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Great groundspeed all the way!! 

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N42JD/history/20191127/2047Z/KBAZ/1A9/tracklog

[irishpilot]

I figure I'd post what the trip going West was like...slow! Left AL and 4.9 later I was back in TX. Set it for long range cruise 27/2200 and had an hour left in the tanks. With the strong headwinds, the fuel way too tight for my liking at 29/2400. The power difference added 45 min of reserve.

The Bravo can go a long ways non-stop!

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[MarkD34M]

What was your TAS and Fuel Burn at 4500 and the reduced setting?  Still beats driving!

[irishpilot]

Fuel burn stays pretty much the same at any given alt since it is Turboed. To go non-stop with that headwind, I flew 4,500' at 27"/2200 which gave me around 160TAS at 15gph.

My normal cruise setting is 29"/2400 which gives me between 180-200TAS in the high teens to low FLs. I usually see 195-200 above FL200. Fuel flow at that alt is 18.5-19 gph 100 degrees ROP.

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