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#1
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Doesn't trouble me at all. Several posters (including me) have already gave you information but you simply won't accept it.
You take a "pollyanna principal" approach to operating the Skymaster as recently exhibited on the thread about flying to Bermuda. 
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05-30-10, 11:21 AM
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Hoo Rah
Load it up, then fly it the way you want. Fill it with sand bags, cement bags (they are readily available). Put in as much or as little fuel as you want. Then take it up to 5K, and shut down an engine. Don't go pansy on us, using the zero thrust thing, shut the engine down. Experiment with the various power settings. Then shut down the other engine. Oh, you might want to fire up the one you shut down first.
See if you can hold altitude at 2300 and 17 inches. Then move up from there. Do the test pilot stuff your self. Let us know if how you do. See if the POH can be ignored. Make a video of all this, too. You can mount a camera so it shows the instrument panel. Looking over the left shoulder.
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#4
05-30-10, 02:47 PM
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Ernie,
My two cents.... Be careful out there. If you are going to start feathering props, start at very light weights and work up from there. And what the heck, you may as well do it over the top of a 4000-5000+ foot runway just in case things do not go quite as planned. I'm just a fan of being conservative. It keeps us safe and keeps our old machines flying. The results would be interesting, however I personally believe the book and assume that is the best case scenario. I figure I would not do as well as the book because my airplane and my skills would not match the airplane and the pilot that Cessna used. Be safe. Ed
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#5
05-30-10, 06:21 PM
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Appreciate the inputs. Hoping to do it late this week. Sorry, but I will do it via the zero-thrust simulation, and yes, on top of a 4000+ runway. I also believe the numbers, adjusted of course for aircraft aging which reduces thrust and increases drag, thus my 2/3 load. Will let you know.
Ernie
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#6
05-31-10, 02:45 PM
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Get Real
This is supposed to be a valid test.
Do it over the water. See what happens. It's amazing what a little reality dose does to your pucker factor. And the validity of your test.
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#7
05-31-10, 03:59 PM
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Just a side note on "zero thrust" settings. Even if you have set the book "zero thrust setting" you are still producing a small amount of thrust.
The airplane will behave differently. Try it with "zero thrust" then go back and feather the engine. It's an eye opener.
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