How slow...

[N659HB]

do you go, when you just want to enjoy flying, not get somewhere?

 

[whattauser]

do you go, when you just want to enjoy flying, not get somewhere?

L/D max

 

[Caramon13]

Slow flight, just above stall speed

 

[frfly172]

Low and slow aren't for me ,like a good cruise speed when flying low.

 

[coloradobluesky]

If 70 is best glide, I find 90 indicated to be good. That is about 35% power or so. Half the gas, 75% of the speed! Just try it and see how slow you can go and the plane still handle normally.

 

[RyanB]

About 90kts at about 1500AGL and I'll sit back to enjoy the view. Life doesn't get any better than that.

 

[Velocity173]

Normal cruise around 160-165 kts and 4,500-5,500 ft.

 

[Stingray Don]

In my 172, I throttle back to 2100 RPM so I can stay in the green arc. That power setting yields about 90 kias.

 

[Salty]

My mooney will settle in nicely at 105 kts using 7 gph at 2300 and 18.5" when I don't have somewhere to be.

 

[MAKG1]

If I want to linger, say for photography or searching, generally 90 knots. Lots of maneuvering flight is involved, so I don't want to be much slower.

 

[SoCal RV Flyer]

I like about 2100 rpm for sightseeing/loitering (maybe 110 KTAS), 2300 rpm for a half-hour lunch hop at 5000' MSL (maybe 135 KTAS), and 2550-2600 rpm (145-150 KTAS) when I'm 8000' DA and above, leaned out and headed for another state.

 

[asicer]

Would you still pull back on the knobs if you were paying a wet hobbs rate?

 

[RV10flyer]

Would you still pull back on the knobs if you were paying a wet hobbs rate?

Full rental power.