Can I do this...
Posted:
Fri Sep 09, 2005 11:34 amby cspyro21
....in a Howard 500?
Well people, I'm restarting my RTW flight in a Howard 500. Only problem is that I'm not sure of its range and whether it can last the length of some of my route.
Here it is:-
Thanks, suggestions would be obliged.
Cheers ;)
Re: Can I do this...
Posted:
Fri Sep 09, 2005 5:45 pmby BFMF
Good aircraft, but you really should do performance tests, fuel endurance tests, ect before flying an unfamiliar aircraft like that around the world. I always do when I cross a pond in a prop aircraft
You're not stopping by greenland?
Re: Can I do this...
Posted:
Fri Sep 09, 2005 6:20 pmby Wingo
It can't be as bad as my attempt in an AG-14 XD. If you want, just to be safe, add some auxilery tanks into the aircraft to give it that extended range.
Re: Can I do this...
Posted:
Fri Sep 09, 2005 9:49 pmby Brute
Consider jumping from south america to africa and you'll make it
Re: Can I do this...
Posted:
Sat Sep 10, 2005 2:03 amby ozzy72
If you fly her right she has good range, I've done from just west of London to Athens and in her and still had fuel to burn
Re: Can I do this...
Posted:
Sat Sep 10, 2005 3:32 amby cspyro21
Thanks for your comments guys,
Esselbach, I will do a few more tests as I have flown her for a while before now, and maybe I'll re-direct over Greenland to save some fuel ;D
Winged-one, if I need to I'll add some aux tanks to it,
Brute, I will look into this.....
And Ozzy, I'm glad I know who else is flying a Howard. Just one question, do you remember just how much percentage of fuel you had left?
Thanks guys :D