Oct 5

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10/5/2009 5:43 PM 

Just returned from the 2009 Tandem Wing Fly-In at Beatrice, NE. Had a wonderful trip and the plane ran perfectly. It is always great to see old friends and make new friends. I flew a total of 10.1 hours. The first three legs I consumed 42.5 gals over 7.2 hrs averaging 5.9 gph over 871 nm for 23.5 statute miles per gallon. For this trip, I had an EGT sensor hooked up and ran 1400 to 1450 degrees for most of the trip. This is richer than I have flown previous trips (hence the lower mpg).