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September 27th, 2005, 13:59
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| Old Skool  Join Date: May 2002 Location: Maryland
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   |  Overly Geeky Pilots
MikeD did a post a while ago on overly conservative pilots. Ladies and gentlemen, I bring you an installment of overly geeky pilots. About a dozen people in my flying club have been going back and forth all day on email about what the best speed would be in order to minmize costs, since we charge on tach time. They're crunching numbers on what the most efficient combination of MP and RPM is so that you burn the least fuel and spend the least amount of money on rental fees. After about 30 messages going back and forth, I threw in one. It's so true. Guys, my head is starting to hurt from all the computations you're throwing around, and I didn't have to crunch the numbers!  |
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September 27th, 2005, 14:36
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: NEWARK
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Just whatever you do....Don't "over-square" it!
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September 27th, 2005, 14:52
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: NJ
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Tony, I hear that...if those guys that tight on funds flying that they have to calculate the specific rpm to the tenth..then maybe they shouldnt be flying haha
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September 27th, 2005, 14:54
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: OH or is it MX??
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Have they brought up a high approach and shut the engine down on final to save fuel? Hey, where is the sarcasm tag????? |
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September 27th, 2005, 20:34
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If it is a multi-engine aircraft, decide which engine tach is used to compute costs. Shut that engine down during cruise, and fly single engine the remainder of the flight. Disclaimer: The FAA might not find this suggestion to be in compliance with its "reckless operation" regulations. Therefore, do not implement.
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September 27th, 2005, 21:14
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Louisville KY USA
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C'mon Tony, we're doing stuff somewhat similar to that in my 11th grade pre-calculus class  |
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September 27th, 2005, 22:12
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: CFI / CFII in PA
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Hey thats not a bad idea at all. learn something new every day..... | |
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September 27th, 2005, 22:34
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Inside your OODA loop
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Um, so what's the number? :-)
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September 27th, 2005, 22:45
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