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patrolpilot 11-06-19 10:25 AM

Hold Power Chart
 
The flight manual for the "G" has a holding chart, only fuel and minutes with the note to use 45% power.

I went ahead and pulled the 45% power from the cruise charts and saved it as a PDF for a quick reference with ForeFlight. As it happens, I found these settings great for descending into the approach environment that I fly in. There is a lot of non-radar airspace here in South Texas, and you are typically held up high, in radar contact, and then dumped down for the approach. It generally is easier/quicker to take the procedure turn over a transition route, and these settings make for an excellent constant power setting, decreasing airspeed (from cruise speed), setup into a tight procedure turn/hold, while configuring, and leaving you ready to land.

Feel free to download it, understand the columns, and use it at your own risk. Oh, I found the picture on google. A non-radar approach environment is busy. I wanted a visual clue to recognize that I have the right chart as I tab back and forth through FF. Thanks to whoever, however, it ended up on google.

http://www.ranchdogoutdoors.com/pilo...Hold_Power.pdf

patrolpilot 11-11-19 05:41 PM

I used the chart this weekend, easy peeze. I flew as part of a "Veteran Flights" event that the FBO at PKV puts on. I was asked to fly at 125 Knots to pace myself with the C182s on the flight route. 45% was perfect! Fuel burn was spot on.


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