Figure 15: Fuel, Time, and Distance to Climb

−40 −30 −20 −10 0 10 20 30 40 0 10 20 30 40 OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE − °C FUEL, TIME, AND DISTANCE TO CLIMB ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS: MAXIMUM CONTINUOUS POWER *, 3,600 LB GROSS WEIGHT FLAPS UP, 90 KIAS, NO WIND 20,000 18,000 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 SEA LEVEL DEPARTURE CRUISE PRESSURE ALT − FT FUEL − GAL TIME − MIN DIST − NAUTICAL MILES EXAMPLE DEPARTURE AIRPORT PRESSURE ALTITUDE: 1,400 FT DEPARTURE AIRPORT OAT: 15 °C CRUISE PRESSURE ALTITUDE: 12,000 FT CRUISE OAT: 0 °C FUEL TO CLIMB: 7.5 MINUS 0.5 = 7.0 GAL TIME TO CLIMB: 14 MINUS 1.5 = 12.5 MIN DISTANCE TO CLIMB: 20 MINUS 2 = 18.0 NM * 2,700 RPM & 36 IN M.P. (3-BLADE PROP) 2,575 RPM & 36 IN M.P. (2-BLADE PROP)