We have a baby 912 also and are hoping it will help us get off the ground
sooner.
At an frugal 13.5 litres per hour (110kts) we are not that keen to swap it
for the 100hp version.
The lack of power on take off is our only gripe - in all other respects we
are more than happy.
Where are you based - it would be interesting to compare the performance of
our respective aircraft (assuming yours is a Classic monowheel).
Carl Pattinson
G-LABS
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Burton" <markb@ordern.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2007 7:41 PM
Subject: Europa-List: Re: Emailing: IMG_0410, IMG_0411
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>> At FL 125 the prop was maximum coarse ... More throttle to climb a bit
>> more resulted in more revs to my surprise. Maybe that's to be expected?
>
> Well, yes, if the prop is already at maximum coarse, increasing the
> throttle will raise the RPM.
>
> My own SR3000 does run out of coarse pitch in the cruise but that is due
> to the coarse limit limit (!) imposed by the PFA. Other regimes may well
> allow the prop to go coarser so it won't run out of pitch. A possible
> issue here is that I only have the baby motor (80hp) so the +ve ROC test
> in fully coarse is always going to be a bit of a struggle.
>
> Apart from that annoyance, I find the SR3000 splendid. It's very smooth
> (in more ways than one), has fantastic leading edge protection and the
> carbon finish looks stunning.
>
> Mark
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> Read this topic online here:
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> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=135925#135925
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