scottmschmidt(at)yahoo.co
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 Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 1:58 pm Post subject: RV-10 vs. Turbo 210 |
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On Saturday I flew up to Driggs Idaho from Salt Lake City with a 1977 Turbo 210. This was my first time I had flown with any plane other than an RV. Well, that is not true, I flew to Bear Lake once with a Super Cub but didn't really ever get a speed comparision, I will just say it is about alot!! I had the RV-10 fully loaded (full fuel, 4 people). Of course the RV-10 out climbs the 210 but didn't really do any comparison there.
I did some sight seeing and let him get away from me while we were climbing and then spotted him about 1 mile in front of us. We were both at 10,500 ft. I had the RV-10 at 19.2 inches, 2360 RPM burning 12.5 gph and our ground speed was 171 knots when his was 163 knots. The 210 was buring 18.5 gph and he had four people in the plane as well. Once I caught him, I flew at 18.0 inches to fly formation (12 gph). He was pretty impressed with the RV-10.
The smile you get on your face when you pass a turbo charged 210 is great. I know he would have beat me higher but on an hour flight he probably won't with the climb. Plus, once we got there he had to start slowing down 25 miles out to start cooling his turbo. I pushed the throttle in, flew past the Grand Teton, and then landed about 2 minutes behind.
I had some hiking freinds in the back and we all said, "Well, we are close enough to the Grand Teton now that we can say we hiked it. Good enough for me!......check"
Scott Schmidt
scottmschmidt(at)yahoo.com
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