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Density Altitude

Inspire

EAA Sport Aviation contributor Steve Krog discusses the importance of understanding and accounting for density altitude in his latest column. The post Density Altitude first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Why Did I Buy a V3M? Plus: Was It the Right Choice?

Chess In the Air

Self-launch from high-altitude airports, not just from Boulder but also after a possible landout at another airport. The density altitude can be several thousand feet higher. There are no hangars for gliders in Boulder and tie down space is limited. Boulder is at 5,300 ft, Salida at 7,500, Leadville at 10,000.

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The Sum of All Factors

Inspire

Rossier discusses the impact of density altitude on aircraft performance. The post The Sum of All Factors first appeared on Hangar Flying. In a recent column for EAA Sport Aviation, contributor Robert N.

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2700 Miles in a Cherokee Six

AeroSavvy

I spent a few months researching aircraft performance and high altitude airport flying techniques. Density Altitude Piston engines, wings, and propellers lose efficiency as they climb to less dense air at higher altitudes. Pressure altitudes were converted to density altitude.

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High Country View

Plane and Pilot

We didn’t have a heated hangar, but our chief instructor pointed out that, if we did, melted water could collect in the control surfaces, waiting to refreeze once the plane left the hangar and put the control surfaces out of balance. I don’t recall how we did it, 50 years ago, but I still remember being told not to pound on the C172.

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Centerline, centerline, centerline

Air Facts

Centerline, centerline, centerline Air Facts Journal It was a beautiful May day as we grabbed the tow bar to pull the 1981 Cessna 182 out of the hangar. Even though this was late May, it was early enough in the day that the temperatures and density altitude hadn’t climbed to outrageous heights—yet.

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High Country View

Plane and Pilot

We didn’t have a heated hangar, but our chief instructor pointed out that, if we did, melted water could collect in the control surfaces, waiting to refreeze once the plane left the hangar and put the control surfaces out of balance. I don’t recall how we did it, 50 years ago, but I still remember being told not to pound on the C172.

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