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To come up with this, I detennined Vbr for one weight ofthe airplane, then computed Vbr for other weights, added5-10% to those indicated airspeeds, and used flight-testednumbers and estimates to find the fuel flows to hold those airspeeds.The logic was that speeds slightly higher than Vbrcould be used with minimal loss of range. True airspeeds alsowould be higher at higher altitudes. At 20 0LOP EGT,maximum power and thrust would be obtained for a given fuelflow. I had to give all this a try!Alaska to HonoluluWhen departure day carne, winds were unfavorable, soKodiak was back in the plan. 1 launched out of there in earlyevening. reaching PHNL in 16 hours 56 minutes using 185ga llons of gas and one pint of oil. The engine was happy at2200 down to 2125 rpm, 26" mp, fuel flow 12 gph down to 10gph by the end of the flight.Did I fly the planned profile? Sort of. Once into headwinds,lower altitude was better. But the basic strategy tocruise LOP a little faster than best-range lAS worked just aswell down low, though true airspeed was less. It took a bitlonger. but I landed with the reserve fuel I had wanted.What about astronavigation? When the stars were out, 1 wastoo busy to use the sextant, what with HF problems, spontaneousautopilot disconnects, watching for traffic (tiny joke), etc.Black-of-night IFR can be hard work- and GPS is so easy.In contrast to memories of old, there was a lot to do, andit was still lots of fun. I made it back home via Bellingham,Washington-but that's another story.RISK MANAGEMENTFlight beyond gliding distance fram land brings risk of landingin the water, mandating provIsion for raft. survival suit and EPIRB(Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon) . Reflection is neededon ditch procedures. egress for pilot and gear, and raft entry.Then aHentian con turn to minimizing the risk of ditching.GPS lessens but does not eliminate risk of navigational error.A backup, baHery-powered GPS IS good. A digital fuel flow meterhelps with fuel tonk sequencing and awareness of fuel consumedvs. flight progress.Failure of a well-mOintOined engine is unlikely. but one canlower that fisk. KnOWing the engine's history from first break·in flightonword is reassunng. more so with digital download of engine settingsand temperatures every 6 seconds onto a computer.Reviewing flights. one looks for any temperatures beyond limits.including excessive cooling rates on descent. or at top of climbbefore cowl flop closure or leaning. This data yields insight on bestpractices to minimize engine stresses and heat cycles. lean-ofpeakoperations reduce intra-
GENERAL AVIATION NEWS-- - - -GOOD NEWS! PRICESLOWERED ON 2007 G36 & GS8On January 16. RaytheonAircraft announced a 14% reduclionin list price for Ihe G36 and a12% reduction tor Ihe G58.Benefiling from strategicsourcing plans and gains fromproduclion efficiencies. savingsare being possed on to cuslomers.The 2007 typically equippedBonanza will ccrry a suggesledselling price (SSP) of $574.000.(The 2006 SSP was $667.000.)A typically equipped 2007G58 SSP will be $1.046.000. (The2006 SSP was $1.186.000.)Addilionolly. commonoplions such as SkyWatch andSiormscope are being reduced byas much as 20%.This is great news to celebrateIhe Bonanza's 60-yearanniversary-Ihe only aircraft inhislory to remain in conlinuousproduclion Ihis long.2007 is also Ihe 75thanniversary of 8eechcraft. Bolhanniversaries will be celebrated atthe ABS Convention in WichitaSeptember 5-9.JOHN ECKALBAR'S NEW BOOKProlific oulhor and flightinstruclor John C. Eckalbar recenlIy announced publicalion of hisInstrumeFlying Upd.._t_WNIE.-y ...... 10Know AbauI the on ~T~ wMS. lPV.LMWVNAV.RNAV 510., TAWS. If'Id MI,dI"'"new book. Instrumenl FlyingUpdate. As John writes in Ihe preface."If you compleled your instrumenttrainingin the era of VOR. llSand basic GPS. il is lime you makea cammitmenl 10 getling up 10speed for new-world 1m:Covering new technologiesfor inslrumenl flight. includingWAAS. TAWS and lPV. InstrumentFtying Update teaches Ihe emergingsyslem of enhanced IFRfilledwilh promise of increasingcapacity wilhin Ihe NolionolAirspace System and the hope ofreducing Controlled Flighl IntoTerrain mishaps. but also lacedwilh lraps for Ihose unprepared tomake besl use of Ihese newcapabililies.Instrument Flying Updale. aswell as his previous books. IFR: AStructured Approach. Flying HighPerformance Singles and Twins.and Ihe classic Flying the BeechBonanza. are available for purchaseIhrough the ABS Siore 01www.bonanza .org or by colling316-945-1700.RAC SERVICE BULLETINRaytheon Service Bullelin 27-3789 calls for inspections forimproperly drilled rudder coblepulley brackets in A36/G36s and581G58s.According 10 the Bulletin. 27-3789 is "being issued to inspectfor PIN 002-440010-19 ruddercoble brocket(s] that may have onelongated. mlsdrilled hole. Anelongated hole may allow the pulleyguard pin to shift in positionand possibly couse inadequatecoble guarding. During control syslemmaintenance. inadequatecoble guarding could allow displacementof the control cables."Raytheon suggests compliancewith this Service Bulletin atthe next scheduled inspection. Formore details. see SB 27-3789 .Let ABS know if you discover a facility that will notmaintain or repair your airplane because of itscalendar age.SOME SHOPS UNWILLING TOWORK ON OLDER AIRPLANESA report on AVwebdelves intoa growing number of FBOs thatwill no longer work on airplanesmore than 15 to 18 years old.ABS first reported on thisissue lost summer. when welearned the Cuffer Aviation FBOchain negotiated insurance rateson the stipulation that Cuffer nolonger work on aircraft more Ihan15 years old. Recent media reportsof a similar decision by a KansasFBO specializing in Piper airplanesled to the following AVweb report:AVweb's staries ... aboutsome maintenance and repairshops turning away work onolder airplanes brought in morereports from pilots who haverun into similar situations.Readers in Maryland. Texas andUtah said loccl operators toldthem they can no longer workon aircraft more than 18 yearsold due to insurance and liabilityccncerns.Brion Finnegan. president ofPAMA (Professional AviationMaintenance Association). toldAVweb that the 18-yeor limit onmanufacturer liability set by the1994 General Aviation RevitalizationAct (GARA) does roiseconcerns that the focus of litigationin the ccse of on occidentinvolving an older aircraftcould shift to the maintenanceshop."So lor: Finnegan said."no troubling trends have beennoted. But more and more aircroftare turning 18 years oldevery year [since GARA]. and itcould be that at some point acritical moss will be reached."Use the Shops & MechanicsRecommendations section in theMembers Only section of ABS websiteto find or rate FBOs fhal willwork on your airplane. let ABSknow if you discover a facility thatwill not maintain or repoir your airplanebecause of Its calendar age.For more info. see the fullAVweb report as well as post itemsin the ABS Magazine (July 2006.pg. 9727) and in the NEWSsection 01 www.banonzo.org.ABS February 2007www.bonanzo.org Page 10075
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