kaweeka
Well Known Member
Since I didn't build my -9A and do the performance flights, I always wanted to know my ceiling. Living in the Sacramento Valley, it's nice to know how high I can go to get over the mountains with room to spare. Today was a great day to do this. I took off from KLHM and called up NorCal approach, asking if they had time to help me with my quest. They gave me an area between Beale AFB and Grass Valley, initially cleared to 19,000. That came and went with requests every thousand feet untilI stopped at 24,000. My oxygen just couldn't keep up through a nasal cannula with SpO2 drifting down to 80%. That was enough for me to head down. The controller was great. I told him the book says 19,000 for a ceiling and after passing 21,000 he suggested we "go for the record". FYI, the data at 24,000 from my G3x showed 11.0" Hg, 38% hp. It's on Flightaware. I might have been able to get to 25,000 but just didn't feel comfortable with O2 trending down. Maybe I'll get a mask from my office and try it again.
Happy 4th everyone
David
Happy 4th everyone
David