Tecnam Astore Long Range Performance Flight Test

With this flight I was trying to find the best altitude and cruise speed for a long range flight. I explane the performance numbers at 8,500 and 9,500 ft.

[@looseparts]

Excellent video - thanks for posting. Questions: Did you top up and calculate your fuel burn? Did you choose the 914 over the 912 because of the altitudes you want to fly at? Do you use AVgas or MOgas? Thanks a lot!

[@funpilot2]

Unfortunately I don't have a fuel flow indicator, so I have been calculating by time and fuel amount when topping off. I think 6gph is pretty accurate for most flights.
The turbo allows for faster take off, especially on hot days. I also like to get high for the built in air conditioning (it's hot in the south).
I would use MOgas if I could get it, but I haven't found a single FBO with it in this area yet.
New Airmaster Constant Speed Prop is being installed next week. I hope to see a 15 kt increate in TAS at the higher altitudes!

[@john9663]

How is the Astore bubble canopy in the summer heat at the lower altitudes? Beautiful plane and enjoy your videos.

[@funpilot2]

Not bad once you are airborne. The Astore has great airflow from the dash vents. I usually taxi with the canopy open.

[@sergeigurov1094]

The constant speed support should increase the cruising speed when the screw is tightened and the rate of climb when the modes are easily adjusted. Above 9,000 feet, the difference should be significant. The result is interesting. I may be wrong, but Rotax does not recommend the constant use of avgas in its engines. Tetraethyl has a bad effect on modern candles and EGT sensors

[@funpilot2]

It did increase performance on climb and cruise. It is a much safer airplane! LSA rules should allow these types of props.
Avgas is hard to find anywhere around here and I don't have the facilities to haul or store fuel, so unfortunately, I change the oil every 25 hours and have the carbs cleaned every 50 hours. The main problem I have is the waist gate keeps gumming up.

[@sergeigurov1094]

@@funpilot2 LSA rules are very strange. The complexity of piloting depends not only on the speed, but on the mass and power-to-weight ratio (the ratio of weight and effective thrust), which determine the responsiveness, the speed of the aircraft's reaction to the control action.
LSA allow heavy weight against UL (600kg vs 495kg under old rules), retractable gear prohibited, constant speed screws. But you can install an engine of any power. This makes bush planes popular. With huge classic high flow engines. And, if you follow the rules, single, without a passenger and with two or three hours of fuel, with a reserve. Of course, all variations of Cub, Rans can lift significantly more. But will a beginner pilot be able to control a single with a 180-200 hp engine and a real weight of just under a ton?

[@sergeigurov1094]

@@funpilot2 waist gate - is it a fuel line, or an oil line?

[@mauriceevans6546]

@@sergeigurov1094 LSA rules are being changed as we speak. It is expected that a notice of proposed rule making will be out this year.
1. Increased weight
2. Increased speed
3. Constant speed prop
4. Four place aircraft
5. Retractable gear
Light Sport Aircraft Proposed Rule Changes, Update II, Sept. 2020 / Light Sport and Ultralight Flyer
czcams.com/video/nbBv7ifoWOg/video.html

[@sergeigurov1094]

@@mauriceevans6546 Great news. Will the SPL under FAA rules also expand? If the new LSA rules require a PPL it would be illogical. SPL is not very popular in the Americas, if you add access levels and ratings (for Increased speed
constant speed prop, four place, retractable gear), then PPL will remain the most profitable training. The development of additional skills by sports pilots will necessarily entail an increase in training hours, hence the cost of training. The difference between licenses with an economic component and the time of preparation will be quite insignificant.

[@funpilot2]

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