S Surin Guest Nov 26, 2021 #21 Mel Malinowski said: High for a 172! You must have supplemental oxygen. Riding the wave, we could have easily soared up to 50,000 feet BUT you use up a lot of oxygen up there, freeze your toot off and it’s a long way down. So we stopped at 16K Click to expand... Scariest place in the 172 was Wellington on a windy day couldn't land. Had to fly almost sideways to Hakea.
Mel Malinowski said: High for a 172! You must have supplemental oxygen. Riding the wave, we could have easily soared up to 50,000 feet BUT you use up a lot of oxygen up there, freeze your toot off and it’s a long way down. So we stopped at 16K Click to expand... Scariest place in the 172 was Wellington on a windy day couldn't land. Had to fly almost sideways to Hakea.
