Density Altitude General Aviation Payload 
AeroSavvy
AUGUST 20, 2021
I’m not Lindbergh… This trip was ambitious for me, but quite common in the general aviation community. I spent a few months researching aircraft performance and high altitude airport flying techniques. Small aircraft are designed for these kinds of flights. So, the airplane performs like it’s at 10,000 feet.
Plane and Pilot
OCTOBER 3, 2024
It was 87° F, a density altitude of 7300 feet and we ended up with four people, 120 gallons plus baggage, and we got off in 2400 feet with naturally aspirated engines. Burke backed that up by saying the Gweduck has “excellent single-engine characteristics.” An amphibious [Cessna] 206 there had to discharge all but the pilot to get off.”
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