Service Ceiling

[mhcrowder]

Just Aircraft doesn't publish any ceiling numbers for their aircraft. So....how high has everyone been able to get with their Highlanders? So far we've stayed at or below 6500ft. Have plans to do more testing in the future.

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Michael

[mhcrowder]

Answers from Facebook.....

• Shawn Taplin: SuperStol - 10,000’ over Redoubt Volcano

• Clear Left: I climbed up to 10k once from sea level, but not beyond. Was during the initial phase when I had to fly off the hours, but couldn’t actually go anywhere.

• Stephen Gromak: 11500’ coming back out of Utah this past summer in my SuperStol XL with UL520iS.

• Tony Armour: They don't do that because they don't know what power plant you are going to choose. Like turbo vs non-turbo, huge or should we say "high" difference 13,500 with my 914 but I was over high country somewhere way west of Ga. I don't even know where lol

• Dennis Rowe: Pretty sure most of them can fly a lot higher than their pilots can survive, especially the boosted ones and the over 120 hp ones.
  I imagine an Apex powered Highlander could reach 18k

• Richard-Sandie Brinkworth: Impossible to say for the kit manufacturer when there are so many engine options. My recollection of ceiling is when the rate of climb is less than 100 fpm. Obviously a fire breathing turbo Apex is going to have a much higher ceiling than a Rotax 912.
  That being said, having grown up in the Rockies of Colorado, you tend to bump the regular altitudes way up. 15K eastbound over the Rockies in a 172 and 17k west bound in a Dakota were some highlights. Portable O2 is a good add to your kit out here!

• Otis Childers: 12000’ getting over one of our taller mountains

• Morey Redmond: 12,800 during winter months in Highlander 912

• Jeff Ellentuck: Section 6.6.6 of the (original?) Superstol POH states: The service ceiling is 13,000 ft. (10,000 for light sport), No. POH001, REVISION NC, 1/10/2014