Blackbird Sims / Milviz Forum Archive

Hi there,

Loving the 310R - I've got a few hours in it now and feel like i have wrapped my head around leaning and get good performance in general.

I've run into a problem however, getting the plane off the ground at an airport like Aspen (or anywhere ~8,000ft MSL) -- With a TO weight of about 5000lb, I just wasn't able to get the plane to climb much at all, even with 8000ft of runway at KAXX.

Am I just pressing my luck here with the combination of weight and altitude, or should this be possible? As I said, I thought I had my head wrapped around the leaning, but I just can't find enough power to get this done.

The 310R is not turbo charged and as Aspen is close to 8000' the most MP you'll see is about 22" +/- so you are not going to climb rapidly. It's very important to lean properly even before you begin the take off roll. Have a look at the performance charts.