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Monday, June 02, 2014

The Evidence

My passenger from the 13,000 foot flight [click here to read] has sent through some photos from the flight, including the important one! Thanks Amy. Top to bottom we have:

The evidence! Altimeter plus other instruments
Still climbing, but close [middle-right hand side is Wellington, in the distance is the South Island]
Heading back to Wellington, at the Te Marua water reservoir, only about 3500 feet at this stage




I am now wondering if it is worth while getting current in the PA38-112 Tomahawk, to see if it can reach this high??! looks like the service ceiling is 13,000 feet, but that's probably with a factory new aircraft at minimum weights, not a 40-odd year old airframe with an old engine.. I'll see... I need to save some money first!
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2 comments:

  1. Chris Nielsen2 June 2014 at 18:06

    Dude. I tried this in a 152 with full fuel and 2 pob. Got to 10050 and that was as high as it was going to go that day. 13k is well done!

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  2. Rodney2 June 2014 at 18:19

    Thanks Chris! 10050 in an old 152 is good work! I bet if you had less fuel and 1 person you'd make it "easily"! My flight was 1.5 hours, and that included transiting to and from the unrestricted airspace. Cheers, Rodney

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