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jnmeade

jnmeade

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It was a cold, high pressure day and when I took off about 0930, the barometer setting was 30.80, the highest I recall. Density altitude at the 650' MSL runway elevation was -3300 feet.
I was trying to remember the lowest barometer setting I've flown in. Something around 29.45, if I remember right.
 
jnmeade said:
It was a cold, high pressure day and when I took off about 0930, the barometer setting was 30.80, the highest I recall. Density altitude at the 650' MSL runway elevation was -3300 feet.
I was trying to remember the lowest barometer setting I've flown in. Something around 29.45, if I remember right.
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Yikes, that's high!

You just keep that sub-zero stuff up in Iowa this time, Jim. In November, you let it get out, and people down here were NOT happy when it was 36 degrees on the beach! :lol:

We had a gorgeous high pressure day here yesterday. Crystal clear blue sky, a billion miles of viz. 58 degrees on the surface, 62 degrees at 4500'.

Here's a pic with our friend's new (to them) Mooney in Brenham. It was a great day to fly!

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So if it was -3300 wouldn't the plane want to scream it was producing so much power?

I know when drag race that my car is substantially slower in a 5000da then a -100da.
 
30.60" at JWY south of Dallas and 30.66" at Sheppard AFB SPS, Wichita Falls.
 
30.55 in NE Ohio yesterday on the way to Port Clinton, the Arrow loves that cold dense air.
 
jnmeade said:
It was a cold, high pressure day and when I took off about 0930, the barometer setting was 30.80, the highest I recall. Density altitude at the 650' MSL runway elevation was -3300 feet.
I was trying to remember the lowest barometer setting I've flown in. Something around 29.45, if I remember right.
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30.58 today at St Louis
 
30.62 in Olive Branch (south east of Memphis) - The highest I've seen it since i started flying.
 
I got a 30.84 flying over Nebraska -

[FONT=Monospace,Courier]KGRI 301653Z 36014KT 10SM OVC060 M18/M22 A3084 RMK AO2 SLP500 T11781222

Started out the flight at Deer Valley with this -

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[FONT=Monospace,Courier]KDVT 301553Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/M06 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP145 T00611061

Almost an inch of mercury change in one flight.
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SmashTime said:
So if it was -3300 wouldn't the plane want to scream it was producing so much power?

I know when drag race that my car is substantially slower in a 5000da then a -100da.
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Actually you might encounter a situation where the engine isn't able to be rich enough. The mixture knob simply doesn't go far enough and the result is the engine running lean.
 
During my PPL training, the first time I saw a major negative value for DA (field elevation here is 642ft MSL) I commented to my CFI, "So this is what it's like to fly underwater"
 
We had 30.84 yesterday.
 
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N801BH said:
Location ???:dunno:
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It was 30.84. My fat fingers didn't hit my phone correctly.


KPAE 302053Z 02005KT 10SM CLR 01/M08 A3081 RMK AO2 SLP439 T00061078 58009
KPAE 301953Z VRB03KT 10SM CLR 01/M07 A3082 RMK AO2 SLP445 T00061067
KPAE 301853Z 02006KT 10SM CLR M01/M07 A3084 RMK AO2 SLP450 T10061072
KPAE 301753Z 05005KT 10SM CLR M01/M10 A3084 RMK AO2 SLP449 T10061100 10000 21028 53007
KPAE 301653Z 00000KT 10SM CLR M02/M10 A3082 RMK AO2 SLP444 T10221100
KPAE 301553Z VRB03KT 10SM CLR M02/M11 A3081 RMK AO2 SLP442 T10221106
KPAE 301453Z 10007KT 10SM CLR M02/M11 A3081 RMK AO2 SLP441 T10171111 51006
 
30.14 in sunny, gusty California.

We've had winds 25G35 for about 3 days now. No light sport flying in that weather.
 
30.91 yesterday a KSUX -

[FONT=Monospace,Courier]KSUX 301552Z 31013KT 10SM CLR M21/M24 A3091 RMK AO2 SLP500 T12061244


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AggieMike88 said:
During my PPL training, the first time I saw a major negative value for DA (field elevation here is 642ft MSL) I commented to my CFI, "So this is what it's like to fly underwater"
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You'll get about -1000 MSL for DA on a standard day at the airport in this picture. Armageddon Aviator could tell you where this one is. :yes:

Barometer readings have been very high around here. KSEA set a record yesterday. 30.84" That's darned high.
 

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