Crossing the North Atlantic in a Mooney Acclaim

[210482fmj]

It just goes to show you do not need enourmous passenger airplanes to fly long distances. I bet this used alot less fuel

[Gladioter1903]

You are not crossing the north atlantic you are crossing the Labrador Sea ;)

[AMT2111]

Very Cool! Mooney makes some impressive airplanes!

[zcg3]

I can appreciate the long range of the Acclaim. I know they have cup holders, but where are the urinal holders?

[karabouzouktzis]

The guys fly at FL230 (no masks?!?) with Power 30.5MAP @2400 (2390)rpm. and above FL220 with Best Power. At ISA condition you have 226KTAS @19.6 FF/h. everythings are correct hier. 6.6 means for ice protection.

[mikesanto70]

6.6 gph, my ass, you must have read that wrong, that plane uses 3-4 times that per hour, though they are efficient for how fast they fly!! Bad ass plane, it is the one I want!!! Big Balls crossing over so much H20 on 1 engine, I would feel much better w/ a twin doing that.

[Kaipeternicolas]

Arent u supposed to use oxygen masks over 18000 feet?

[garanater]

@Kaipeternicolas You can see the clear oxygen lines

[Kaipeternicolas]

@garanater oh ya... I must have been drunk or something when I wrote that comment. Or probably I didn't watch it entirely. Sorry.

[Kaipeternicolas]

@garanater actually I was not drunk lol. I meant oxygen masks and not the little nose thing. I learned that you need masks over FL180

[piperSeminole]

That's a bunch of cold water. What is the process of getting rescued after the Mooney breaks a rod or two? If you manage to get out how close is the nearest ship or CG or any other rescuer?

[onecheman]

Damn ugly cockpit... for a high perfomance aircraft.

[LufthansaA343]

how long was the flight?

[Nununda]

Wow, 254 knots is 292 mph. At 6.6 gph, that's 44 miles per gallon! A Mooney Acclaim is more economical than a Prius!

[cwhitty05]

@Nununda That was the icing fluid level...not the fuel flow. The fuel flow is shown on the PFD. It hard to tell, but it either says 18.7 or 19.7 gph, which is about right at that power setting.

[flyboy0920]

i couldn't see the speed but i saw you were running at 6.6 gallons per hour what was your seepd

[fastlane59]

why the oxigen?

[polarbear60]

@fastlane59 They were at about 23,000 feet.

[zombiesurfer1]

@fastlane59 There's not enough oxygen in the air at the altitude they are flying, so they need to use supplemental oxygen to stay conscious.

[cmtecarvalho]

What was that small device that your fellow was holding and cheking? Thanks!

[cwhitty05]

@cmtecarvalho The pilot was checking his blood oxygen level. Its a good idea to check it to make sure you are getting enough oxygen. at that altitude, you have little time of consciousness if you get hypoxic.

[jonny2387]

how long was that crossing? must have been exciting!!!!!

[peanuts2105]

GS of 254 knots is awesome! Though I do have a question: Do you guys takeoff with a full tank of fuel?

[richoverip]

Interesting. How long was the flight?

[cmtroia]

good flight. very nice. congratulations to the pilots.

[singup2him]

You guys look so cozy cruising along...Now forgive me, but why are your props running at high rpm? The mixture doesnt look like it is pulled back as well.

[n3089n]

Good question. It's difficult to see, but they actually are pulled back, a little. It's very little movement to reduce RPM and lean this engine.

[zombiesurfer1]

@n3089n Besides aren't the controls for mooneys very sensative?

[n3089n]

Less than 50 lbs.