211º Posted May 20, 2020 Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 It still makes me talk like an excited kid after I use more and more of the airplane’s ability. Yesterday I flew IFR from Tuscaloosa Alabama to Cincinnati planned via NW Alabama to Bloomington Indiana and a hard right to Cincinnnati. 9,000 above the clouds for most of the way with a descent short of my thunderstorm covered destination. A 90 or so minute wait and I was able to hop over and back into Cincinnati Lunken. 155 TAS at 7 gph LOP gives an easy 6 hours of duration. I still had about 2.7 hours of fuel upon landing. The Mooney is really coming into its own right now. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted May 20, 2020 Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 Nice details, 211! You flew so fast, you bumped into the slow moving weather... Did you have any ADSB-in to see those fancy color graphics while flying? Best regards, -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtVandelay Posted May 20, 2020 Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 It still makes me talk like an excited kid after I use more and more of the airplane’s ability. 155 TAS at 7 gph LOP gives an easy 6 hours of duration. I still had about 2.7 hours of fuel upon landing. 155 TAS and 7 gph? No way. You numbers are all wrong. 7 gph is 9 hours, so your 3 hour trip should have left 6 hours of fuel. My J burns about 9 LOP so that’s 7 hours of endurance, I would have had 4 hours of fuel left. Also the speed your quoting for FlightAware is ground speed, not TAS. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
211º Posted May 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 Hi Andy, Yes to ADSB and very many colors. That drop in ground speed was weird - when it occurred I assumed that I’d flown past something, but the only indication of passing something was the decrease in GS. Flying in 2020 is something. ADSB, moving maps, and ATC with a lot of time. While I was contemplating diverting, I asked to divert to CVG (Class Bravo) - Cincinnati approach told me to hang on as I asked for a straight in for runway 9 and they were landing 27. After a minute, Approach came back and vectored me to CVG. (after I turned toward CVG, I thought it was too dark ahead and instead diverted to Cinti West). But to be offered a contra flow landing at a class B! - only in 2020 so far. That E’s 52 gallons and 7 gph LOP flow permits me to take a nominal 3-hr trip and tag on a zig and a zag and still have lots of reserves. Outstanding. I’ll cruise along all day at 135 IAS and 155 TAS all day Instead of dipping into personal fuel minimums. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Lloyd Posted May 20, 2020 Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 ADSB putting weather in the cockpit certainly changes cross country flying. Is that knots or mph? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
211º Posted May 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 48 minutes ago, David Lloyd said: ADSB putting weather in the cockpit certainly changes cross country flying. Is that knots or mph? It certainly does. Seeing area ceilings and/or visibility at a glance is also pretty amazing. How soon before something like "two iPads in a cockpit can replace all onboard electronics?" The speed is in MPH. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
211º Posted May 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 A good reason to not go to CVG. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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