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News of July 25, 2006
Santiago de Chile: A 182SMA has crossed the Andes
From Sergio Panno: "We own the first SMA retrofit in South America. I want to inform you that we have crossed the Andes mountain from Santiago de Chile to Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 5.0 hours at FL 155, burning 188 liters (50.6 gallons) of JET A1. If you want more information and photos, you can contact SMA in France, and visit: http://www.safran-group.com/article.php3?id_article=1293&lang=en
Distance: 670 NM. The leg wasn't a direct flight, due to crossing the Andes in VFR conditions in the valley. The lowest possible flight level to cross it is 140, and we crossed it at 150. Average speed: 134 Kts. We spent only 131 US dollars in JET fuel. This flight is not possible with a standard aspirated C-182, but in case we could, our AV gas expenses would have been 266 US dollars."
There are about 30 182SMA flying in the world. So far we heard only excellent reports.
posted at 6:45 PM
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