8000 Ft Density Altitude Takeoff in a Turbo Saratoga Near Gross Weight
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- Опубліковано 21 сер 2024
- On this video I will be doing an 8000 Ft Density Altitude Takeoff in the Turbo Saratoga near its gross weight capacity. How Will it perform? This journey began at Big Sandy airport in Kentucky into Marshall, Missouri for a refuel stop. Then we continued on into Limon, CO for cheaper fuel before landing at our final destination at centennial Airport. It was a hot day and the density altitude was at 8000 feet. The Saratoga was near its gross weight capacity. Then, after fueling up, I will also have to do a hot start in the Turbo Saratoga. So let's see how this Turbo Saratoga performs.
Welcome back, glad to see you folks ae still flying. Keep the vids coming.
Thanks buddy 😀
Nice video Raul, I know it's always nice to be back home after a long day of flying.
Hi Frank! Thanks a lot and it is always a nice feeling to get back home for sure my friend! 😀
On hot days and when you need a fast fuel turn around it is best to point the plane into the wind and open all cowl doors to keep the engine heat soaking to a minimum. Thank for the videos!
Hi John! Thanks a lot for stopping by and you're very welcome! 😀
Well done sir props to you for even being a pilot and producing this excellent content love the camera angles as well!
Thank you very much James! It sure is a time consuming process but I enjoy flying and the editing. 😀. I appreciate you very much!
Another nice video, my friend! After many years of fighting to start my 79 Archer, I finally figured it out. I used to start, hot and cold, with the boost pump running. It would sputter and flood out sometimes... Now, I just pressurize the system and then shut off the boost pump. Starts right away....
Hi buddy! Yup, I have noticed that every airplane is a bit different and you would be correct for many of them. On mine, when cold, all I have to do is is turn the pump on, mixture about half way (leaned for high altitude) a bit of throttle to prime (pressurize) the engine, and fuel pump off. Like you, it would flood but the sputtering would be a flooded and smoke (smothered with too much fuel) type of sputtering. When those turbos heat up the engine, however, the results are different. All the fuel in the lines vaporize quickly. Here is where it gets tricky though! With high density altitude now I want to be easy on having too much fuel mixture or spark plug fouling and flooding can also occur. So I found out that as soon as it starts sputtering due to lines evaporating a click of the pump takes care of ensuring the fuel lines stay pressurized. On lower elevations I simply add more mixture to compensate for altitude. This also varies on how hot it is outside and/or how long the airplane has been shutdown. The turbocharger keeps the engine really hot and at shutdown the heat from the turbocharger can keep those fuel lines really hot for a while. A major difference between the turbo Saratoga and the Cherokee Six 😀😀😀
Very nice as usual, can’t wait for the next vid. Do you play keyboard for your recordings or use your computer for the mixes? Love the mixes too.
Good morning Duane! Thanks a lot my friend. I’m working on the next one my friend. I used to have a recording studio many years ago and I have a passion for music. I use a combination of synthesizer keyboards and computer software FL Studio to record the notes and edit the mixes. Thanks and I appreciate your feedback 😀
I landed at Limon once. Great job on that hot start. So, you keep the pressure up with the fuel pump and then enrichen it when it starts?
Hi and Thanks Ken 😀. Limon has a great family history and now that they have gps approaches it’s a great airport for procedure practice and currency. Hot starts are worse on a Turbo Saratoga. Those lines notoriously vaporize. Definitely, turn on the pump for 5-7 with mixture off and turn it over immediately, and enrich when it catches. Depending on how hot it is I may have to play with the mixture to get it just right. If I feel the lines continue to vaporize while taxiing I’ll turn on the fuel pump with the mixture leaned for taxi or slightly less until it operates smoothly. 😀
Nice video, question, I’m assuming you pushed throttle all the way forward, curious what was your max MAP on take off
Hi Sherif! Thanks a lot 😀 On the turbo Saratoga the throttle will be about halfway (depending on density altitude). It is a manual wastegate so you want to be careful not to overboost the turbocharger. For takeoff I add throttle until I get no more than 36 inches (max). The 3 blade turbo Saratoga is approved for climbs at 36 up to altitude but I don’t do that. After a safe altitude I’ll reduce MP to 30 which gives me around 800 feet per minute and I’ll maintain it at 30 by adding throttle as required until cruising altitude.
@@FlyingDirty great! How far did the throttle go on this flight to get to 36in?
@@sheriftaher always pretty much about halfway. The turbo does the rest. From there the most important focus will be to keep the MP below 36.
@@FlyingDirty awesome man! feels nice to have full MP at high altitude, your next flight should be to test the limit, take some oxygen and go to the flight levels
@@sheriftaherI’ve taken her up to 17,500 before. But I’ve been up on other similar Turbo Saratogas up there and over 18k the mask consumes a lot of Oxygen. But you will get over 200 mph ground speeds between 19-20k. Flying back and forth now to Kentucky I am pretty sure that’ll end up taping a flight in the FLs one of these days soon! 😀
How do you have your iPad mounted on your panel in the Saratoga?
Pretty much the same way I did on the Cherokee Six. I think I have a video about it on the Six when I did the panel upgrade. It's convenient and easy to mount and dismount.
Do you might sharing your hot start process?
Hi Chris, How are you my friend? I Absolutely Do not mind at all. Did you want me to make a video about it?
@@FlyingDirty Hi. Yes if it’s not too much trouble.
@@chrisc161 I think I can manage that my brother! 😀
What type of audio recording system do you use?
Hi Kurtis! I use a GoPro adapter to the headset. You can get one for the type of camera you will be using at an aviation store. 😀
Awesome! Thank you for the reply, Safe flying!!
@@kurtiswest256 My pleasure, thanks 😊