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Tri-pacer vs. tri-Maule??

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Re: Tri-pacer vs. tri-Maule??

1:1 Scale wrote:
TxAgfisher wrote:Just did Albuquerque to Houston and back this week in about 4hrs each way, Maule won’t do that!

Just for frame of reference, what was your TAS and fuel burn? A cousin is breaking in his new O470K, and at 25 square, 2k feet was indicating 160mph and 19.2gph.


150mph at 11.5gph
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ColoMtnMan wrote:Flying the Rocky Mtn West, a 182 do will very well, loaded, in high hot airports. Very good choice. The very first 182 built (1956?) is still flying, in MT I think. I had a 73 182P, flew it from FL to CA more than once. Currently fly a Mirage for XC. Dave B


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