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I've had my aircraft up to 24,000 before. I didn't try to go higher before the RVSM regs took effect, and wish I had just to see, but I think it would have readily gotten up to its service ceiling of 33K, albeit at a slowing rate the higher it got.
I found it was true what the book said about it in that you could set the climb settings at sea level (2600 RPM, 28 MAP, 14.5 GPH, and pretty much just let it go right on up to 22 or 24 thousand. It was amazing, and is a testament to me of the design that it works so well. All you have to do is monitor it, switch from canula to mask at 18K, and level off when you get there. (If you went higher you'd have to make a few small adjustments as specified for readings over 22K or so.)
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08-29-06, 01:53 PM
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