Idaho Backcountry

[PapuaPilot]

I went to Garden Valley and Idaho City this morning with my hanger mate who has an Avid Magnum. These strips are some of the easier strips that have a little slope and plenty of terrain. There weren't any winds so it was a great flight, not to mention they are only 40-45 miles away.

After today's flight I only have 3 hours left to go to finish my 40 hours in Phase 1 flight testing. You might notice my blue "passenger". I put some sandbags in the right seat and cargo area. This got the plane to the 1550 lbs GW.

[SkySteve]

Beautiful airstrips ... and beautiful plane.

[Mcgaero]

Looks great Phil!
Are you happy with your Catto propeller? I'm thinking of going that way with my Kitfox.

[airlina]

Looks great Phil!
Are you happy with your Catto propeller? I'm thinking of going that way with my Kitfox.

I second that motion Phil, any specs on the IO-240 Catto prop combo. I'd like to hear some performance specs to see if a prop switch would be worth it, Thanks Bruce N199CL

[PapuaPilot]

Bruce,

Do you have any performance charts for you plane/engine/prop combination for takeoff distance, rate of climb, cruise/fuel burn. It would be best to see these at different weights, altitudes and temps. If so I can give you a good comparison.

Up to this point I have mostly been flying at 1200-1250# GW with density altitudes of 2500-4000' in my area. I have just done a couple flights at 1550 GW and have a gotten a few numbers.

[airlina]

Phil ,I will pull out my notes and see what I can come up with from back in my flight testing days. Apples to apples will be the best way to compare our performance . Bruce N199CL