irishpilot Posted November 28, 2019 Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 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, Safety Forum Mod 11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted November 29, 2019 Report Share Posted November 29, 2019 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- 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LANCECASPER Posted November 29, 2019 Report Share Posted November 29, 2019 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, Safety Forum Mod Great groundspeed all the way!! https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N42JD/history/20191127/2047Z/KBAZ/1A9/tracklog 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishpilot Posted December 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2019 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!Fly Safe,Safety Forum Mod 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkD34M Posted December 5, 2019 Report Share Posted December 5, 2019 What was your TAS and Fuel Burn at 4500 and the reduced setting? Still beats driving! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishpilot Posted December 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2019 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.Fly Safe,Safety Forum Mod 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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