I definitely felt the thinness when walking around in the upper reaches of
the park. My wife, who inherited an abundance of red blood cells, had no
problems.
The engine was happy as long as I shifted down and kept the RPM above 3000.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Chris Barker" <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 10, 2013 11:53 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: The Wife's Favorite
> Sounds like a rock-hard motor, Jim. The flight docs would say that you're
> getting into risky territory above 10,000 ft without oxygen. Even at that
> height you can feel the thinness of what you're breathing.
>
> Chris
> On 10 Jun 2013, at 17:41, "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Thanks, Chris. I've taken it to 11,000 feet in the Rocky Mountain
>> National
>> Park, while the highest I ever flew a Piper was 10,500 (no oxygen).
>
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