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Lynn Matteson

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 2778
Location: Grass Lake, Michigan

Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 11:04 am Post subject: Performance figures on California trip...off topic

I did some number bashing just now, and came up with the following:



(all mile figures are statute miles)



getting there (Grass Lake, MI to Auburn, CA, via Hondo,  

TX).......................3211.5 miles...............35.9 hours  

flying time



flying while there (around the Auburn, Davis, Woodland, Cameron Park,  

Eagles Nest, Sacramento, Dunnigan,

Rumsey, and Truckee-Tahoe areas.................................... 

764 miles.....................8.5 hours



coming back  

home............................................................... 

2185.5 miles................18.2 hours



total miles covered during entire  

trip..................................6161 miles



total time spent in the  

air.............................................................62.6  

hours



total days spent on  

trip.................................................................23



average speed of all flying........................................ 

98.4 miles per hour (you "knot junkies" can figure it out...if I  

wanted to talk knots, I'd have built a boat)   : )



fuel stops (including top-off at my hangar after  

trip)......................18



fuel  

used.................................................................... 

..........................246.03 gallons



fuel  

costs................................................................... 

.........................$1004.23 (US Dollars)



fuel price.....high / low / average................$4.53 (at) Kearney,  

NB / $3.28 at home, based on last year's cost when I bought 250  

gallons bulk...otherwise, $3.60 at first stop in Tell City, Indiana /  

$4.08 avg.



miles per gallon.........................................25.04



gallons per hour..........................................3.93



cost per mile............................................$0.163



Incidentals:    3 nights spent in a tent

		      12 nights spent at homes of friends...thanks, Duane and  

Jimmie, and of course, Caroline, and Doris....they had to burn the  

sheets after I left.

                         7 nights spent in motels



If I can find any more ridiculous minutia to post, I will...you can  

bank on it. 					       	



Lynn Matteson

Grass Lake, Michigan

Kitfox IV Speedster  w/Jabiru 2200

flying w/350+ hrs

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Kitfox IV-Jabiru 2200
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Michel

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 966
Location: Norway

Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 11:20 am Post subject: Performance figures on California trip...off topic

On Jun 21, 2007, at 9:06 PM, Lynn Matteson wrote:

 	  Quote: 	
		   average speed of all 

 flying........................................98.4 miles per hour


	


That's not bad at all, Lynn. At what RPM are you cruising?



Cheers,

Michel Verheughe

Norway

Kitfox 3 - Jabiru 2200



do not archive

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Lynn Matteson

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 2778
Location: Grass Lake, Michigan

Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 2:40 pm Post subject: Performance figures on California trip...off topic

Mostly about 2900-2950....sometimes I would see a 28XX, and would  

twist in a few more rpm just to move things along.

As an aside, Michel, while I was at Auburn, CA, I removed the rocker  

cover on the #1 cylinder...the one that had showed the greatest  

rocker arm bushing wear a few weeks ago....and checked the valve  

clearance. One valve was loose by .001". I called that good enough  

(to not look any further), and re-set to .010", and put things back  

together. Now that I'm home, I will pull all the covers and re-check  

all valves.

To those that don't know the history of my engine, a Jabiru 2200,  

about  6 weeks ago, I found the rocker arm bushings badly worn, and  

changed the teflon-coated factory bushings for some brass bushings  

that I got locally. I also drilled the rocker arms to allow for more  

oil to reach the bushings. I don't know why my engine showed this  

wear, as the Jabiru dealers don't show a history of this  

problem....maybe mine was a lemon, I don't know. But my fix worked  

well, as indicated by my trouble-free trip of 6000 miles and 60 hours.

Lynn Matteson

Grass Lake, Michigan

Kitfox IV Speedster  w/Jabiru 2200

flying w/350+ hrs

On Jun 21, 2007, at 3:20 PM, Michel Verheughe wrote:

 	  Quote: 	

 On Jun 21, 2007, at 9:06 PM, Lynn Matteson wrote:

> average speed of all flying........................................ 

> 98.4 miles per hour

 That's not bad at all, Lynn. At what RPM are you cruising?

 Cheers,

 Michel Verheughe

 Norway

 Kitfox 3 - Jabiru 2200

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Kitfox IV-Jabiru 2200
N369LM

kitfoxmike

Joined: 05 Dec 2006
Posts: 373

Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 2:53 pm Post subject: Re: Performance figures on California trip...off topic

Lynn,

If I use your numbers, which are not too far from mine, I've gone 12000 miles so far this year.  Wow!

Lynn Matteson

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 2778
Location: Grass Lake, Michigan

Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 5:46 pm Post subject: Performance figures on California trip...off topic

I'm not sure I understand what you're saying...



Lynn

On Jun 21, 2007, at 6:53 PM, kitfoxmike wrote:



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 Lynn,

 If I use your numbers, which are not too far from mine, I've gone  

 12000 miles so far this year.  Wow!



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 model IV, 1200

 speedster

 912ul

 building

 RV7a

 slowbuild wings, fuse, finish kit

 &quot;if you're not getting razzed from pilots or the FAA then  

 you're not flying enough&quot;

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kitfoxmike

Joined: 05 Dec 2006
Posts: 373

Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 5:27 am Post subject: Re: Performance figures on California trip...off topic

I've put in over 120hrs, at 100mph that's about 12000 miles. In theory anyway.

Lynn Matteson

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 2778
Location: Grass Lake, Michigan

Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 7:04 am Post subject: Performance figures on California trip...off topic

Theories are fine, Mike, but I've got the motel and fuel receipts,  

and the GPS data to back mine up. : )  (No "one-upmanship"  

intended...just havin' fun)



Incidentally, when I got to looking at the track of my trip, I found  

that the GPS had overwritten the first part of the trip, and it  

showed  "in theory" that I had started out from somewhere in Arizona,  

near the San Simon VOR, and that each day I fly now, more and more of  

the trip track will be eaten up...unless I save the track,....which I  

just did. Damn, now I'm gonna have to re-fly the first couple of  

thousand miles. : ) Hey Jimmie, can I stay at your place again?



Another GPS fact that I just discovered....when the "flights" log  

gets full, it starts to overwrite the earliest ones. When I went to  

update my pilot's logbook, the first day of flying on this trip was  

gone. Fortunately, I had written those figures down, as well as all  

the rest of the trip, so it will be easy to transfer those figures to  

my logbook...wouldn't want the 'net/FAA cops to bust me on that one.



Lynn Matteson

Grass Lake, Michigan

Kitfox IV Speedster  w/Jabiru 2200

flying w/350+ hrs

do not archive



On Jun 22, 2007, at 9:27 AM, kitfoxmike wrote:



 	  Quote: 	
		   

 <customtrans(at)qwest.net>



 I've put in over 120hrs, at 100mph that's about 12000 miles.  In  

 theory anyway.



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 kitfoxmike

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Kitfox IV-Jabiru 2200
N369LM

kitfoxmike

Joined: 05 Dec 2006
Posts: 373

Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 11:02 am Post subject: Re: Performance figures on California trip...off topic

I use the IQ3600a and find it works rather well, not sure on the, getting full thing.  I did find that if I did a stop I needed to shut down the gps, collaps the entenna, and it will pick up where I stopped.  As far as the Faa, well, what they don't know won't hurt them.  In fact, the best thing to do with those folks is to be, out of side out of mind, if you know what I mean.

kitfoxmike

Joined: 05 Dec 2006
Posts: 373

Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 11:03 am Post subject: Re: Performance figures on California trip...off topic

Woops! That's "out of sight out of mind"

Michel

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 966
Location: Norway

Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 12:26 pm Post subject: Performance figures on California trip...off topic

On Jun 22, 2007, at 12:43 AM, Lynn Matteson wrote:

 	  Quote: 	
		   Mostly about 2900-2950....


	


Okay, thanks Lynn. You fly at nearly WOT. If I do that, I am too close 

to 100 MPH, which is my Vne.



Cheers,

Michel Verheughe

Norway

Kitfox 3 - Jabiru 2200



do not archive

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Lynn Matteson

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 2778
Location: Grass Lake, Michigan

Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2007 2:41 am Post subject: Performance figures on California trip...off topic

Sometimes WOT won't get me to 2900 rpm, sometimes WOT will put me  

into the 3000's. Sometimes when I'm flying along at 2900-2950, I'll  

have a half-inch of throttle left. It just depends on the winds, I  

guess, or other variables.



Lynn Matteson

Grass Lake, Michigan

Kitfox IV Speedster  w/Jabiru 2200

flying w/350+ hrs

do not archive



On Jun 22, 2007, at 4:26 PM, Michel Verheughe wrote:



 	  Quote: 	
		   



 On Jun 22, 2007, at 12:43 AM, Lynn Matteson wrote:

> Mostly about 2900-2950....



 Okay, thanks Lynn. You fly at nearly WOT. If I do that, I am too  

 close to 100 MPH, which is my Vne.



 Cheers,

 Michel Verheughe

 Norway

 Kitfox 3 - Jabiru 2200



 do not archive

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Kitfox IV-Jabiru 2200
N369LM

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