Quint Van Deman
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Quint Van Deman
Hi all--
I'm weighing options for my next airplane, and I'm basically down to a retractable Saratoga, but am rather unsettled when it comes to whether to go with the turbo model or not. Some of this is easy to sort through. I've read about intercoolers, reaching TBO likelihood differences, etc. Frustratingly, the part I can't figure how is just how high (exactly) folks are talking about when they talk about "better speeds up high" 12k? 15k? 20k? The details particularly matter for sake of a dog that would be a regular passenger...one that's not going to be able to put on the oxygen...
If anyone could help me understand any of the following I'd be tremendously grateful:
1) What is the optimal altitude for cruise performance for a retractable turbo Saratoga? (I'm mainly looking at the SP's from the 80s)
2) At that altitude, what's the book/real cruise speed @ 75%?
3) What's the book/real cruise speed @ 75% @ 10-12k feet? (A pic of the actual POH table would be huge!)
Much appreciated,
-Quint
N7406P (for now!)
I'm weighing options for my next airplane, and I'm basically down to a retractable Saratoga, but am rather unsettled when it comes to whether to go with the turbo model or not. Some of this is easy to sort through. I've read about intercoolers, reaching TBO likelihood differences, etc. Frustratingly, the part I can't figure how is just how high (exactly) folks are talking about when they talk about "better speeds up high" 12k? 15k? 20k? The details particularly matter for sake of a dog that would be a regular passenger...one that's not going to be able to put on the oxygen...
If anyone could help me understand any of the following I'd be tremendously grateful:
1) What is the optimal altitude for cruise performance for a retractable turbo Saratoga? (I'm mainly looking at the SP's from the 80s)
2) At that altitude, what's the book/real cruise speed @ 75%?
3) What's the book/real cruise speed @ 75% @ 10-12k feet? (A pic of the actual POH table would be huge!)
Much appreciated,
-Quint
N7406P (for now!)